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People who get regular short bouts of exercise are less likely to develop diabetes, dementia and heart disease, a new study finds. And an added benefit - regular movement puts people in a better mood.

Similar devices are already set to be approved for NHS use for patients with type 1 diabetes.

Officials said they hope complications linked to hypoglycaemia caused by type 1 diabetes could become a ‘thing of the past’ thanks to the technology.

Hummingbirds are an extreme example, but virtually all of bird biology can be understood in terms of adaptations to the exceptional energy demands of powered flight.

In the past year, Ozempic has become increasingly popular with celebrities, tech moguls and TikTok influencers as a quick and effortless way to lose weight. It has prompted shortages of the drug worldwide.

It is estimated that approximately half a million people in the UK alone are thought to have diabetes without knowing it as experts weigh in on the visible symptoms.

Research suggests that an estimated 500,000 people have diabetes but do not know it. The NHS has a list of main symptoms of the disease

Around half a million people in the UK are thought to have diabetes without knowing

If you've been diagnosed with prediabetes, it means your blood sugar levels are not high enough to be classified as Type 2 diabetes, but are high enough to indicate a need for change.