To some she is Europe’s first great queen, who united Spain and sent Columbus off to the New World in 1492. To others she is one of history’s great villains, the woman who helped create the Spanish Inquisition and who ethnically cleansed the Jews & the Moors. But there is no

📢 NEW PAPER OUT! Association of ethnicity & socioeconomic status with health outcomes in women with GDM

-South Asian: greater risk of type 2 diabetes
- Black women: greater risk of hypertension
- Black & South Asian: reduced risk of depression vs White

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

For centuries Spain had been an outlier in Europe due to its religious diversity; Christians, Jews, and Muslims all existed reasonably peacefully across the Iberian peninsula. Under Isabelle of Castile that all changed.

So I had this idea: LOTR meets the Islamic World

New Empire Pod:
The Fall of Granada
... and the Moor's Last Sigh

with the great Brian Catlos, whose fabulous Kingdoms of Faith is one of my favourite ever history books

A lovelorn Nayika, swooning with passion as the monsoon lightening crackles: the Nainsukh family style at its very loveliest in this masterpiece from the Second Generation c1820

VASAKASAJJA NAYIKA, THE EXPECTANT HEROINE, SIGNED BY CHAITU, GRANDSON OF MANAKU, GULER OR GARHWAL,

Huge congratulations Prof May Ng OBE 吳 诗 梅 & team! Extremely impressive results! 👏👏👏

The paeds paper out b4 the adults again... watch this space though! 😂 Diabetes Technology Network UK DTN-UK Tom Crabtree Pratik Choudhary Tomás Griffin Alexandros Liarakos Alistair Lumb Sufyan Hussain Ketan Dhatariya Geraldine Gallen ABCD Diabetes

New Empire Podcast Episode:

Isabella of Castile & the Moor's Last Sight:
The Spanish Inquisition & the Conquest of Granada

New Empire Podcast episode:

The Rise of Nur Jahan-
Light of the World & Empress of India

linktr.ee/empirepoduk

Many may not think too deeply about the academic apparel required for their graduation ceremony. But some believe the familiar graduation outfit worn throughout the world today originated from the Arab clothing - thawb

A thread on Universities in Islamic history & thawbs…

Because a colourful world is more beautiful…

From the bright buildings in Istanbul, to the ‘blue pearl’ of Morocco, here are 20 of the most colourful neighbourhoods and cityscapes across the Muslim world…

A thread…

Don't miss our spectacular Empire Podcast double bill where anita anand & I discuss one of the most powerful, kick-ass women in all Indian history- huntress, architect, elephant warrior, designer, political genius, Empress:

Nur Jahan, Light of the Palace, Light of the World

In Old English, the ampersand, '&', was considered the 27th letter of the alphabet. Children reciting the alphabet in school would chant 'per se', Latin for 'by itself', after letters that were words in themselves: 'A per se A, I per se I', etc, and also '& per se &'. This 'and

Nice slide on ‘disease modifying’ in #T2DM by Naveed Sattar Diabetes UK #DUKPC2024 GoggleDocs Prof Kamlesh Khunti

Sarah Ali FRSA 👩🏻‍⚕️👩🏻‍🎨 lovely to catch up with you earlier today ❤️

A calm chat with Sarah Ali FRSA 👩🏻‍⚕️👩🏻‍🎨 about London restaurants & work-life balance, amongst the commotion of #DUKPC2024

Systematic review

Regular exercise in people with T2 diabetes or at risk of diabetes associated with reduced appetite.

mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/8…

This is what we all love about face to face conferences - meetings close friends and catching up!

Diabetes UK #dukpc2024

Dr Amar Puttanna 🎸 Sarah Ali FRSA 👩🏻‍⚕️👩🏻‍🎨 Vinod Patel

Getting ready to present with this fabulous group Kidney Research UK Symposium Diabetes UK #dukpc

We should really do such collaborative work more often🙏🏻

Our own Melanie next on - Shaping the person with diabetes