The blueprint for a high-quality diabetes inpatient service has been mapped out in a new Joint British Diabetes Societies (JBDS) document.
A good inpatient diabetes service is a summary of best practice in adult inpatient diabetes care, based on the suite of JBDS for Inpatient Care guidelines which have been published since 2011.
An online handbook has been created to help junior doctors safely look after adult inpatients with diabetes.
The Handbook for Adult Inpatient Diabetes Care provides guidelines, educational videos and top tips and can be accessed via mobile phone, iPad, laptop or PC.
Nominations are open for voting for two QiC Diabetes awards aiming to reward outstanding diabetes professionals.
Votes can now be cast for the Outstanding Educator in Diabetes and Diabetes Professional of the Year accolades as well as The People’s Award. Voting closes on Monday, September 2.
More people with type 1 diabetes should be considered for pump treatment in line with NICE guidance, the latest National Diabetes Insulin Pump Audit report has recommended.
The 2017-18 report covering England and Wales has called for improved access to the technology to reduce variation in provision and also because of associations with treatment target benefit.
Diabetes Prevention Programme participants who can not make face-to-face support sessions will be offered wearable tech and online coaching.
The move follows successful pilot schemes where offering convenient, around-the-clock access to online advice significantly boosted the numbers taking up the Diabetes Prevention Programme (DPP).
Leading diabetes nursing group TREND-UK has joined forces with a major awards programme to launch a new accolade aimed at rewarding excellence and innovation in education.
The UK’s biggest conference for healthcare professionalsDiabetes Professional Care (DPC) is running its DPC Industry Awards programme for the second-year running after a successful debut year, with the ceremony taking place on the evening of the first day of the 2019 show, Tuesday, October 29.
More than a third (38%) of people aged over 30 initially diagnosed with type 2 diabetes actually have type 1, according to University of Exeter Medical School research. To read more, click here.
Polypharmacy is linked with increased all-cause mortality, macrovacular complications and hospitalisation in older people with type 2 diabetes. To read more, click here.
Metformin use was associated with lower rates of all-cause mortality in people with type 2 diabetes at high risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study. To read more, click here.
NHS England has issued a questionnaire to help shape a new website for adults with type 2 diabetes. To read more, click here.
DESMOND teams have been invited to enter an awards programme designed to reward excellence and good practice. To read more, click here.
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