Cases of life-threatening diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) have been steadily increasing since 2004, with those from socially deprived areas most likely to be hospitalised or die as a result, research has suggested.
A team of researchers, led by Dr Joe O’Reilly at the University of Edinburgh, used National Records of Scotland data to track people with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes from 2004 until 2018.
Healthcare professionals are being urged to be “vigilant” when seeing people with diabetes who are observing Ramadan.
The religious month, which started on Monday, April 12, is marked by taking part in fasting, prayer and reflection.
A “highly respected” diabetes consultant has agreed to take part in a live interview as part of the first ever Diabetes Times webinar.
Professor Ketan Dhatariya, a Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has agreed to be interviewed by Editor Oliver Jelley as part of the ‘Big Interview’ on Tuesday, May 25 at 3pm.
The keynote speakers for the first English Diabetes Footcare Network (EDFN) National Conference have been unveiled as Professors Jonathan Valabhji OBE and Gerry Rayman MBE.
Professor Rayman, Consultant physician at the Diabetes and Endocrine Centre and the Diabetes Research Unit at Ipswich Hospitals NHS Trust and joint GIRFT programme for Diabetes and Endocrinology, will talk about Getting It Right the First Time (GIRFT) during his online presentation.
Age, gender and ethnicity have been identified as potential barriers to accessing the FreeStyle Libre (FSL), researchers have said.
The pioneering device has been shown to have a significant impact on glycaemia, hospital admissions and diabetes distress.
Care home staff across the UK are to receive the very latest training in diabetes care among older people.
It is thought there are 450,000 people who currently live in a care home and a quarter of those have diabetes.
A free online educational platform for continuous personal learning aimed at healthcare professionals working with people with diabetes has been launched.
The On@Pro tool, which was originally piloted in September 2020, is being rolled out by Ascensia Diabetes Care.
A junior doctor with a special interest in type 1 diabetes and technology has become the latest member of the Joint British Diabetes Societies Inpatient Care (JBDS – IP) team. To read more, click here.
The unprecedented volume of work within the NHS caused by the pandemic has led to the 2021 Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award being postponed, organisers have announced. To read more, click here.
The second edition of the Joint British Diabetes Societies (JBDS) self-management guideline has been published. The document covers a range of inpatient subjects. To read more, click here.
People are having to wait more than two years before they are clinically diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, according to new research. To read more, click here.
High blood pressure and cholesterol levels could be to blame for people with type 2 diabetes eventually developing dementia. To read more, click here.
Women who have had gestational diabetes would welcome support to maintain a healthy diet and do more physical activity in the longer term. To read more, click here.
Medical practitioners with a broad range of experience in the field of diabetes are being sought to join the DVLA’s Secretary of State for Transport’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panel for Driving and Diabetes. To read more, click here.
Local teams in England and Wales are being asked to join the second cohort of the NDA Quality Improvement Collaboratives (QICs). Recruitment for the first cohort of the 2021-22 QIC programme was completed earlier this year. To read more, click here.
A diabetes decision-making resource to help healthcare professionals provide the best type 2 diabetes management possible has been launched. To read more, click here.
The ITS Insulin Safety e-learning module is now being offered free of charge to any acute Trust. It is for hospital staff who work with insulin. To read more, click here.
A top Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist has helped revolutionise type 1 diabetes care among children and young people in deprived communities across South-East Asia. To read more, click here.
The exceptional work undertaken during the unprecedented pressure of COVID-19 will be reflected, recognised and celebrated at the forthcoming Quality in Care (QiC) awards. To read more, click here.
Up to 22 per cent of homeless people around the world have diabetes and many of them struggle to control their condition, new research has shown. To read more, click here.
A national study to investigate the characteristics of children presenting to Emergency Departments with diabetes during the pandemic has been launched. To read more, click here.
Disappointing is such a lame word, you know. I mean it's the context which matters. Yet it somehow feels inadequate. A bit more of a gentle chastise when it comes to something as significant as the recent report on racism in the United Kingdom. To read more, click here.
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