More than 7,500 healthcare professionals have been visiting the UK's biggest free CPD-accredited conference dedicated to diabetes which "seamlessly" went virtual this year.
This year, because of COVID-19 restrictions, DPC2020 Virtual moved online and started on Wednesday, November 11. The three-day event had a different programme everyday, which started from 8.30am to 2pm. Evening sessions were also available from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
Losing just two to three kilograms of weight and exercising for two years nearly halves the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, research has shown.
The findings of the Norfolk Diabetes Prevention Study (NDPS), the largest diabetes prevention research study in the world in the last 30 years, have been published in the JAMA Internal Medicine journal.
All trusts must have a dedicated multi-disciplinary team of specialist diabetes inpatient practitioners, according to a new NHS report.
The call is one of several recommendations outlined by the Diabetes GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report by Professors Gerry Rayman and Partha Kar.
Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) is an NHS improvement programme delivered in partnership with the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust and this latest diabetes report was published to mark World Diabetes Day 2020.
Specialty endocrine services are being advised to continue during the second wave of COVID-19 but to “tailor their future working” depending on what is going on in their region.
The Society of Endocrinology has issued some guidance to those working in the field as coronavirus figures continue to climb.
Novo Nordisk is leading the way in predicting health outcomes with their pioneering semaglutide studies SUSTAIN 6 and PIONEER 6.
A post-hoc analysis of the data from these two trials has shown the possibility of predicting when a person might start to develop cardiovascular disease and their cardiovascular lifetime risk.
Lead study investigator, Dr Jan Westerink, talks to The Diabetes Times about the process and how the findings might radicalise the future.
Roche Diabetes Care announced today that it will join a cooperative partnership with the ABCD Diabetes Technology Network (DTN), and software company Glooko AB to provide an e-learning platform for healthcare professionals.
The platform will provide educational content on a range of diabetes technologies with the hope that it will help to reduce variations among healthcare professionals in diabetes medical technology capabilities.
The second generation of the FreeStyle Libre system has been approved and added to the NHS Drug Tariff for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland from November.
Abbott, which makes the sensor-based technology, is recommending all current users speak to their healthcare teams from January to discuss replacements.
A specialist diabetes nurse (DSN) who worked tirelessly during the first COVID-19 peak is urging other nurses not to "belittle their experience, but to cherish it" as the second wave continues to grow. To read more, click here.
The “critical role” and the “positive impact” nurses have on people with diabetes is being celebrated by a leading diabetes company as part of World Diabetes Day (WDD) which takes place on November 14. To read more, click here.
A GP surgery in Norwood has proven that following a low carb diet has significant health benefits among those at risk of, or who have type 2 diabetes.
Dr David Unwin – otherwise known as the Low Carb GP – has published research that has shown over a six year period, those who ditched bread and pasta lost weight weight and improved their HbA1c levels, lipid profiles and blood pressure.
Nationwide Diabetes consultant survey launched
Diabetes and endocrine consultants across the UK are being encouraged to take part in the Diabetes Workforce Audit. To read more, click here.
Diabetes Specialist Nurses (DSNs) are once again being asked to take part in a survey relating to their job satisfaction. To read more, click here.
A consensus document to help healthcare professionals better understand the importance of kidney disease screenings among people with type 2 diabetes has been published. To read more, click here.
Professor Kamlesh Khunti, based at the Leicester Diabetes Centre, has helped draft guidelines that will help improve outcomes for chronic kidney disease (CKD) around the whole world. To read more, click here.
Just before the second lockdown of 2020 was announced in England, the Diabetes Times spoke to Matt Bunyan, Director Cardiovascular and Metabolic Unit, AstraZeneca UK about how the company quickly adapted to help healthcare professionals.
Childhood obesity rates are continuing to rise, according to the latest figures from the Government’s National Child Measurement Programme which have been released. To read more, click here.
There was a significant increase in severe DKA cases among children and young people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes during the first wave of the pandemic. To read more, click here.
All pregnant women with type 1 diabetes in Scotland should be offered a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) device, new guidance for the country has recommended. To read more, click here.
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