A paper providing guidance for de-prescribing type 2 diabetes drugs has been published.
The article 'Adapting diabetes medication for low carbohydrate management of type 2 diabetes: a practical guide' has been published by the British Journal of General Practice.
BDA gives positive review of Low Carb Program app
The British Dietetic Association has come out in support of the NHS-approved Low Carb Program App after releasing a positive review of the platform.
The three-page report provides a comprehensive overview of the Low Carb Program; a structured education and behaviour change programme for people with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes and obesity launched in 2015. Users of the Low Carb Program have access to video lessons, handouts, recipes and a moderated online support forum.
Production of the FreeStyle Libre is to be stepped up as part of a drive to make it more accessible for people in the UK and around the world.
Abbott, which makes the device, said it is hoping to increase the manufacturing process by three to five times over the next few years.
A map documenting where the FreeStyle Libre has been made available to people with type 1 diabetes has been created.
Dr Partha Kar, NHS England Deputy National Clinical Director for Diabetes, published the infographic on his Twitter page.
Pharmacists should be fully integrated into type 2 diabetes services to increase prevention and detection of the condition and improve care, according to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) in England.
The organisation says it wants to see the NHS utilise pharmacists across all care settings to improve the care of people with type 2 diabetes and has published an online guide called 'Using pharmacists to help improve care for people with Type 2 diabetes' to support this integration.
The names of Diabetes UK’s latest cohort of Clinical Champions have been unveiled.
The charity has appointed 20 new healthcare professionals, including consultants, nurses, GPs, dietitians, podiatrists, pharmacists and psychologists to the programme, which promotes local leadership to help address variation in care.
Guidelines covering type 1, type 2 and diabetes in children are to be updated by NICE, following four separate public consultations.
The 2019 surveillance review considered four NICE guidelines on the theme of diabetes and all guidelines were subject to a separate stakeholder consultation.
The Chief Operating Officer of Diabetes Digital Media Charlotte Summers has won a prestigious award. To read more, click here.
The DISN UK Group has made its annual conference free to attend to mark its 15th anniversary. To read more, click here.
Technology meetings start in Newmarket
The first in a series of regional workshops on diabetes technology will take place later this year in September. To read more, click here.
Diabetes Digital Media (DDM) has been approved to supply the Low Carb Program on the G-Cloud 11 framework, it has been announced. To read more, click here.
Awards developed to showcase success and innovation across the diabetes industry is to return to Diabetes Professional Care this year. To read more, click here.
The definition of type 2 diabetes remission will be explored by leading experts at a major conference, it has been announced.
Latest updates and approaches will be explored during the two-day Diabetes Professional Care 2019 (DPC2019) conference, as evidence builds around successful reversal of the condition.
NHS staff and diabetes charity workers from across the UK were celebrated at a Downing Street reception hosted by Theresa May. To read more, click here.
A brand new diabetes village for people with type 2 diabetes has opened in Leicester to make services more accessible. To read more, click here.
Insulin resistance is not the main cause of type 2 diabetes in black African people, according to new research. To read more, click here.
Young people who are thought to have type 1 diabetes should be screened for monogenic diabetes, according to researchers. To read more, click here.
Bringing you the latest jobs from around the country within the field of diabetes.
Diabetes Specialist Nurse –Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Diabetes Nurse Specialist – Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Diabetes Nurse Specialist – Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Diabetes Specialist Nurse – Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Diabetes Specialist Nurse – Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
Dr Partha Kar's blog – Midway point
So we are here. July. Always an opportunity to take stock at 6 months work done from the diabetes team at NHS England. Have things been done beyond the chatter? Has anything been delivered beyond the rhetoric? The judge will be the people with diabetes. To read more, click here.
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