39th edition – New Type 1 NICE guidelines published

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NICE guidelines published

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New type 1 technology guide released

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Five million people at high risk of type 2 diabetes

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Weight loss treatment ‘breakthrough’ for type 2 diabetes

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Oral treatment trial to continue

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I don't know – Dr Partha Kar’s latest blog post

I don't know... I honestly don't know the answer to many things and those who are sure they do... are simply either putting on a face of sheer bravado or... I don't know what they know or believe... but it's either not grounded in reality of life and politics... or they are aware of something I am not privy to. I won't say today I have seen enough, won't bore you with all my 'achievements' in life, all my exploits... the honest truth? I don't know.

Do you know what I am talking about? It's the NHS and the direction of travel. There is a lot of things I don't know or believe views are too polarised in – all of which stops and continues to obstruct any meaningful discussion.

For starters, there is a question whether the NHS needs more money.... again... I don't know for sure what the answer is – I really don't. I look at diabetes care – and I don't even know how much money is where, who is spending it, how the counter productive tariffs are supposed to help... so how can I honestly ask, hand on heart, the public to give more? I look at the lack of finances needed for say, structured education... To read more, click here.

iHealth test strips added to Drug Tariff

Blood glucose meter test strips made by iHealth are to be made available on the Drug Tariff, it has been announced.

The strips, which are compatible to the blood glucose meters iHealth Gluco and iHealth Align, will be available from Thursday, October 1.

The Drug Tariff is used by pharmacists and doctors dispensing in primary care.

To read more, click here.

NICE guidelines published

Tighter targets for blood sugar levels have been included in the new type 1 diabetes guidance released by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

The guidance covers type 1 diabetes in adults, type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children and young people, and diabetic foot care. To read more, click here .

New type 1 technology guide released

A new family-friendly guide to type 1 diabetes technology has been launched.

Entitled ‘Type 1 Technology: A guide for young people and families’, it aims to help families when they are talking to healthcare professionals about the technology on offer to them.

Different types of insulin pumps, flash glucose monitoring and continuous glucose monitoring are among the technology options covered. To read more, click here.

Five million people at high risk of type 2 diabetes

Five million people in England are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new report published today by Public Health England (PHE).

The estimate of how many people over 16 in England have blood sugar levels in a range indicating a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, otherwise known as non-diabetic hyperglycaemia, was made in a new a report, compiled by PHE’s National Cardiovascular Health Intelligence Network (NCVIN). To read more, click here.

Weight loss treatment ‘breakthrough’ for type 2 diabetes

A study showing how a newly approved obesity treatment can help shed the pounds in people with Type 2 diabetes represents a breakthrough in weight loss management, according to a leading diabetes researcher.

Professor Melanie Davies, Professor of Diabetes Medicine at the Leicester Research Centre, University of Leicester, led the large international study involving nine countries and believes the findings could prove “significant”. To read more, click here.

Oral treatment trial to continue

The next phase of a trial looking at treating type 2 diabetes orally is to go ahead, it has been announced.

Global healthcare company Novo Nordisk has announced it plans to begin Phase III after “encouraging” results in previous trials.

The programme, named PIONEER, will be made up of seven trials with approximately 8,000 people with type 2 diabetes. To read more, click here.

DIABETES DIGEST

Warning over home-use blood glucose monitoring system

A warning has been issued over a home-use blood glucose monitoring system.

An alert from the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) has been made over the Accu-Chek mobile meter and Accu-Chek mobile test cassette. To read more, click here.

Diabetes forum site up for top health prize

A leading diabetes online forum has been nominated for a prestigious health award for a life-saving social media campaign.

Diabetes.co.uk, which is Europe’s largest community website for people with diabetes, has been recognised by the E-Health Insider Awards in the best use of social media to deliver a healthcare campaign category. To read more, click here.

Bucks plan diabetes service revamp

Services in Buckingham are being redesigned to help enhance the care and quality of life for people who have diabetes, it has been announced.

The Improve Bucks Diabetes online community has been created as part of the Diabetes Transformation Programme. To read more, click here.

Diabetes up 60 per cent in last decade

The number of people living with diabetes in the UK has soared by almost 60 per cent in a decade mainly down to Type 2 diabetes, it has been announced.

The new figures, extracted from NHS data by Diabetes UK, show there are now 3,333,069 people diagnosed with diabetes, which is an increase of more than 1.2 million adults compared with 10 years ago when, in 2005, there were 2,086,041 people diagnosed with the condition. To read more, click here.

200,000 diabetes complications a year

People with diabetes suffer 200,000 devastating complications including amputation, heart attack and stroke every year, according to new analysis.

The findings by Diabetes UK are based on National Diabetes Audit data and shows that in 2012/13 there were 199,537 cases of debilitating diabetes-related complications in England and Wales. To read more, click here.