NEWS
THE BEAT WENT ON, AND ON
Thousands of Tesco colleagues, members
of the public (below) and celebrities have
beaten the Guinness World Records title
for the longest dance marathon relay and
raised £2m for Cancer Research UK, the
British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK.
Almost 5,000 people, led by pop star
Aston Merrygold and professional dancer
Kimberly Wyatt, broke the existing record
of 25 hours and 2 minutes for its biggestever fundraising campaign, Dance Beats.
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The shimmying took place at Wembley
Stadium on Friday 19 July to everything
from pop and indie to house and hip-hop
in one-hour shifts, with a baton passing
between groups in a 30-hour relay.
The world record-breaking feat took
place along with dance marathon events
in thousands of Tesco stores across
UK throughout June and July, thereby
fundraising and raising awareness
nationwide.
SCANNING
FOR TYPE 2
Specialist measuring of the eye can
predict patients with Type 2 diabetes
and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT),
also known as prediabetes, according
to research presented at this year's
European Association for the Study of
Diabetes (EASD) in early September.
This early pilot study, by Dr Mitra
Tavakoli, University of Exeter Medical
School, showed that measuring the level
of autofluorescence in the lens of the eye
can predict who will develop T2D and
prediabetes, caused by impaired glucose
tolerance. Prediabetes often leads to the
development of T2D. The study used a
newly developed biomicroscope which
can detect advanced glycation endproducts
(AGEs) in the eye via a simple
scan. The increased levels of AGEs in
the body contributes to development of
many diseases, including complications
of diabetes such as retinopathy and
neuropathy. In this pilot study with
20 people with T2D, 20 people with
prediabetes and 20 healthy age-matched
control subjects, there was a significant
increase in AGE levels in the eyes of
people with T2D. It also showed an
increase levels in people with prediabetes.
Dr Emily Burns, Head of Research
Communications at Diabetes UK, said:
"Finding simple and effective ways to
spot the signs of Type 2 diabetes and
its complications will help us to intervene
as early as possible. While this research
points to a new and interesting way to
potentially do that - with a simple eye
scan - it's very early days, and larger
clinical trials are needed to be sure of how
this technique could help in the future."
On 22nd September 2019 people took
to the streets of London to raise money
for JDRF. The family-friendly One Walk
involved participants covering 6 or 10k
to raise funds to help find a cure for Type
1 diabetes. Supporters of the research
charity met at the Oxo Tower Wharf in the
capital's South Bank for a dance warm-up
led by professional dancer and former
EastEnders' star, Jonny Labey.
The actor (pictured) played popular
character Paul Coker, was diagnosed with
Type 1 when he was 15, and became a
celebrity ambassador for the charity in
2018. He said, "I'm delighted JDRF asked
me to open One Walk in London. It's such
a special event because it brings together
hundreds of people who are affected by
Type 1 diabetes. It's a really fun day out,
WALKING TO
ERASE TYPE 1
at the same time we're raising vital funds
to support the charity's research for better
treatments today and to one day find the
cure." wwwjdrf.org.uk