New guidance has been issued to help care home staff look after people with diabetes who are being treated for COVID-19 with dexamethasone or who are receiving oxygen treatment.
Published by the European Diabetes Working Party for Older People (EDWPOP) and European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS), the document addresses the need to provide clinically relevant and practical guidance for long-term care staff working in care homes who require consideration for dexamethasone and oxygen therapy.
New DISN UK Chair unveiled
The new Chair of the Diabetes Inpatient Specialist Nurses (DISN) UK Group has vowed he will be “robust and dynamic” in his new role.
Erwin Castro, a Diabetes Nurse Consultant for Inpatient and Education at the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, has been confirmed in the role.
First DPC Winter Forum session celebrates GIRFT Report
The GIRFT report and how it has provided a real opportunity to “support, drive and prevent” was discussed during the first DPC Winter Forum session.
Entitled ‘GIRFT 2020 into practice: Report overview & footcare in focus’, the session was the first of six free, independently produced webinars which take place every Wednesday and are being led by a panel of experts from the diabetes multi-disciplinary team.
A new “connected” blood glucose monitoring (BGM) system has been launched to further assist with good diabetes management.
Roche’s Accu-Chek Instant system has been designed so it will support the company’s integrated Personalised Diabetes Management (iPDM).
The company behind the award-winning Low Carb Program has made it onto a prestigious list rating the UK’s top digital companies within healthcare.
Diabetes Digital Media (DDM) has been identified as a leading innovative company, placing it on the UK Digital Health Playbook – the First 100 Companies.
Webinar will examine changes to NICE guidelines on DKA in children
Healthcare professionals who work with children who have diabetes are being urged to attend a webinar about Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) management this month.
The online event is being hosted by the Association of Children’s Diabetes Clinicians (ACDC) and will take place on Friday, March 12. The webinar will remain on the ACDC website for four weeks from the date it is published.
Women who have had gestational diabetes and have been identified as high-risk by the QCovid calculator, could be removed from the shielding list, according to NHS Digital. To read more, click here.
A Londonderry team has won a top award for adapting its diabetes antenatal service during the first wave of the pandemic to help support pregnant women. To read more, click here.
Inpatient teams are being asked to complete a survey on how COVID-19 has impacted their working practices in the last year. To read more, click here.
A Diabetes e-Passport pilot is being rolled out across a number of NHS Trusts from March, it has been announced. To read more, click here.
Taking part in regular exercise in polluted areas is a safe way to prevent type 2 diabetes, according to researchers.To read more, click here.
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