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Lawrence Higgins
Managing editor
BSc, Post Graduate Diploma
As managing editor of Patient.info Lawrence looks after all of our features and is a member of the Guild of Health Writers.
Lawrence works with the clinical director to make sure everything is accurate, up to date, and a great read. His career includes being deputy editor on one of the world's leading business magazines, writing Prime Ministerial speeches, and advising FTSE 100 companies on their media and editorial profiles. Lawrence lives by the sea and is a qualified beach surf lifesaver. He is passionate about the wellbeing benefits that being outdoors and can bring us.
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If you have type 2 diabetes it is often difficult to know which foods you should or should not eat. Here we explain the key elements of a diabetes diet to help you prevent or delay associated health problems, and address some common myths around eating with type 2 diabetes.
The physical symptoms of diabetes need managing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. According to Diabetes UK, 2 in 5 people feel mentally overwhelmed by the demands of living with the condition.
Getting diagnosed with type 2 diabetes can feel scary and frustrating, but it doesn't have to be for life. It can be possible to reverse your type 2 diabetes, also known as going into remission. This means getting your blood sugar levels below the diabetes range and no longer needing to take medicine. Matt Schmidt shares his own success story in the hope it will teach and inspire others that reversing type 2 diabetes can be possible.
Every year there are around 100,000 hospital admissions in the UK because of a heart attack - that’s one every five minutes. If you are having a heart attack the key to immediate survival and long-term health is to get treatment as soon as possible. Here we look at how to tell if you are having a heart attack, what you should do, and what will happen to you if you are.
One in eight men in the UK will get prostate cancer - but the earlier you spot it, the easier it is to treat. However, many of the symptoms of prostate cancer are the same as those caused by several less serious conditions. Here we look at the signs to look out for and when to speak to your doctors.
