The subject of inpatient diabetes care has been given a festive twist after a Christmas elf was introduced to University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust staff.
The idea, based on Elf on the Shelf that has become popular among parents with small children, was launched by Philip Newland-Jones, a Consultant Pharmacist in Diabetes and Endocrinology.
NHS England is considering new guidance calling for GPs to prescribe cheaper alternatives of blood glucose test strips for people with type 2 diabetes.
Needles for pre-filled and reusable insulin pens are also on a list of items highlighted as having lower-cost substitutes.
An expert panel has responded to NHS England calls for the prescribing of cheaper blood glucose test strips for type 2 diabetes by advocating for quality and calling for independent testing of equipment.
As outlined in the story above, the organisation has launched a three-month consultation on measures it says aim to “ensure consistency” and encourage commissioners and prescribers to consider “cost-effective options”, including lower cost test strips for people with diabetes.
In response, The iDEAL (Insights for Diabetes Excellence, Access and Learning) Group has urged prescribers to consider quality as part of a raft of measures outlined in a position statement.
Health systems should “put away pills" and focus on type 2 diabetes prevention, summit attendees were told. To read more, click here.
A company that runs a leading diabetes member forum has scooped its third award in less than a month. To read more, click here.
Aerobic exercise may reduce the risk of diabetes-related kidney disease, according to researchers. To read more, click here.
The four stages of type 2 diabetes have been identified and written into a position statement by two leading diabetes doctor groups in America.
The document emphasised the importance of prevention during the first phase of diabetes, when signs of insulin resistance had begun to develop.
One of the world's first structured education programmes for children with type 2 diabetes, entitled iCAN Live Well With Diabetes, has been launched in Leicester. To read more, click here.
A study assessing the best insulin strategy for non‐critically ill people in hospital with diabetes has been unable to determine the most appropriate regimen. To read more, click here.
The development of microvascular and macrovascular complications early in type 2 diabetes is a “substantial” global challenge, a study has suggested.
The conclusion was made following a study of almost 16,000 people with the condition initiating second-line therapy in 38 countries.
The keynote presentation by the country’s two diabetes clinical directors at Diabetes Professional Care 2018 (DPC2018) is now available.
The morning keynote ‘An update from NHS England Diabetes’ from day one of the show, which took place on World Diabetes Day, has been published on the DPC2018 website. It was presented by Dr Partha Kar, diabetes consultant and Associate National Clinical Director, Diabetes, NHS England, and Professor Jonathan Valabhji, National Clinical Director for Obesity and Diabetes, NHS England.
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