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Respair. Ever heard of that term? It's something from the 15th century to be fair. It means "Fresh Hope..or a recovery from despair". And I feel a bit of that today. 1st November 2017. A couple of things happened today - and am also going to use this blog to answer a few queries.

Well - what did happen was that Freestyle Libre got on the NHS Tariff. We started this year with me being roundly told it was impossible to get this to tariff - but with help from some tenacious allies of different quarters, we are here. Along with it, NHS England - via their Regional Medicine Optimisations Committee - got guidelines out today to make sure we can try and reduce variation (so have Wales!) …so you see…respair it indeed is today. Most folks probably won't get it - but this is a big deal what so many have worked together to achieve- many years back, we made one big step of moving from urine dip to finger prick testing. Now we make the next one to go to non-invasive one - of course we have had Continuous Glucose monitoring systems - but the high cost of them have made it prohibitive for many, caused countless battles, much angst - though understandably the purists love it. However, at scale? At a population level? This is a big step change. Respair it indeed is. So now to answer some queries- as there is only so much one can do on twitter. Some believe I have pushed for Libre -perhaps because I have "shares" in the company or something along those lines. No - I don't - and give me some credit -if I was, I wouldn't be doing it so openly. I may not be the sharpest tool in the box - but I'm not that stupid either. To clarify? I would do exactly the same for any diabetes innovation. To read more, click here. 

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Finding a cure for type 2 diabetes and new ways to reverse it have emerged as key research priorities in a new poll.

In a survey compiled by Diabetes UK, thousands of people with type 2 diabetes, carers and healthcare professionals have chosen their most important research priorities for the condition. To read more, click here. 

International guidelines outlining a ground-breaking model for how to manage older people with physical weakness and fatigue who have diabetes have been published.

An International Position Statement on the Management of Frailty in Diabetes Mellitus was led by Professor Alan Sinclair of Diabetes Frail's Foundation for Diabetes Research in Older People and Professor Bruno Vellas, Chief of the Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at the Toulouse University Hospital, France. To read more, click here. 

Public Health England (PHE) has revealed plans to develop a return on investment tool across critical cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors to plug holes in gaps in the economic evidence for prevention.

The organisation is scoping the feasibility of building an overarching tool and accompanying report for CVD prevention. To read more, click here. 

Only half of people with type 2 diabetes are meeting the recommend glycaemic goals despite there being more treatment options available, according to research.

A US study said in the last 10 years the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved more than 40 new treatment options for the condition, despite people still not managing their type 2 diabetes as they should be. To read more, click here. 

Charcot foot, vascular invention, radiology and amputation were some of the learning outcomes established at a recent footcare conference.

Nearly 100 delegates attended the 4th Northern Diabetes Footsore Clinical Symposium in Durham where international speaker and Charcot foot expert Professor William Jeffcoate presented. To read more, click here. 

Obesity is among the most prevalent health conditions in England, according to newly released figures.

Diabetes rates were recorded at 6.5 per cent in 2015/16 and have gone up slightly to 6.7 per cent in the past 12 months according to an annual Quality and Outcomes Framework report looking at the rates of 21 health conditions across the country. To read more, click here. 

Long-term use of statins has been found to raise the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 30 per cent in some individuals, according to research.

The findings were discovered during the decade-long US Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS) of more than 3,200 people, which was carried out by a team from New York. To read more, click here.