Diabetes Inpatient Audit dates confirmed – No 58

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Diabetes Inpatient Audit dates confirmed

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Delayed treatment 'letting type 2 people down'

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Insulin Pump Network relaunches

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Unknown diabetes molecule identified

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'All bets are off – who knows what's next?' – Dr Partha Kar’s latest blog post

'What next?' It's pretty much the question on everyone's lips. Many theories, many conjectures, many thoughts, but to be honest, when you are in uncharted territories, all bets are off.

So all guesses, including mine, are all, at best, guesses - some tinged with reality, some in hope, some in despair - and some as ever with an agenda lurking in the background. To read more, click here.

Shoe shop raises amputation awareness

A temporary shoe shop in London has helped raise awareness of the 135 diabetes-related amputations which take place in England every week.

Each weekly amputation was represented by a pair of shoes which were displayed to attract customers off the street. To read more, click here.

Diabetes Inpatient Audit dates confirmed

The dates for this year's National Diabetes Inpatient Audit (NaDIA) have been announced.

The bedside survey, which provides a snapshot of diabetes inpatient care in England and Wales, will be held between September 26 and 30. To read more, click here.

Delayed treatment 'letting type 2 people down'

People with type 2 diabetes are being “let down” because they are being forced to wait for further treatment when needed, new research has suggested. To read more, click here.

Insulin Pump Network relaunches

The Insulin Pump Network has relaunched with the support of the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD).

The original Insulin Pump Network was launched in May 2012 under NHS Diabetes. But the organisation closed in 2013 and the network folded shortly after. To read more, click here.

Unknown diabetes molecule identified

Scientists have solved an immune system mystery relating to type 1 diabetes, which could help develop new ways to prevent and treat the disease.

Researchers who worked on the study from the University of Lincoln have identified a previously unknown molecule which is attacked by the immune system in people who have the condition. To read more, click here.

DIABETES DIGEST

Diabetes quality outcome workshop launches

The first practical and interactive national workshop focusing on driving quality outcomes in diabetes care will take place in June. To read more, click here.

Insulin and metformin study findings released

People with type 2 diabetes who are treated with a combination of insulin and metformin have a reduced risk of death and heart attacks, according to new research. To read more, click here.

Date for APPG Diabetes summit announced

The date for the next All Party Parliamentary Group for Diabetes meeting has been announced. The Diabetes Innovation Summit will take place on Thursday, October 27 and will take place in Manchester. To read more, click here.

Mindset linked to poor foot ulcer outcome

The mindset of people with diabetic foot ulcers about their illness has a significant effect on their survival, new research has suggested. To read more, click here.

JDRF announces £97m research funding

A total of £97m will be spent on new research programmes to help tackle diabetes in the UK, it has been announced. The money is being provided by seven funders charity JDRF said. To read more, click here.