Flash and continuous glucose monitoring devices can now be used to take glucose readings by insulin-dependent drivers, it has been announced.
The DVLA has updated its current regulations following discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on driving and diabetes.
A new checklist has been launched, featuring key messages developed to help achieve the best outcomes for people who take injectable medication for their diabetes.
The document, Injection Technique Matters – Key Messages, has been published on the TREND-UK website and features a checklist of actions that people who rely on injectable medication. It includes everything from medication collection to performing the injection effectively.
A blood glucose meter combined with a specially developed app can reduce the risk of hypoglycaemia in people with diabetes, according to new research.
The study findings, unveiled at the 12th International Conference on Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) in Berlin, involved health data collected from more than 11,000 people.
Tickets for TREND-UK’s National Annual Conference are now available to reserve online.
Once again, the event will be held in two different UK locations to make access for attendees easier.
A new Medical Device Awareness Card will help make foreign travel and airport security easier for those with type 1 diabetes. To read more, click here.
Healthcare professionals wishing to enter the annual Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award have until the end of the February to submit their applications. To read more, click here.
Bridget Turner is Diabetes UK’s Director of Policy, Campaigns and Improvement and is the subject of our latest DT Big Interview. Learn about what projects she is currently working on and find out what a typical day in Bridget's professional life looks like.
The deadline to apply to be in the next cohort of Diabetes UK Clinical Champions is next month. To read more, click here.
A team of Diabetes Specialist Nurses have been flying the flag for their profession as part of a six-city tour of England. To read more, click here.
A residential course for Masters students studying to help address DSN shortage in the NHS has been hailed as a “huge success”. To read more, click here.
Beta-1 selective beta-blockers could reduce the risk of death among those with type 2 diabetes and hypoglycaemia, according to a study . To read more, click here.
A bank of case studies has been brought together by a national programme designed to improve NHS diabetes care by reducing variations. To read more, click here.
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Diabetes Nurse Specialist – Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
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National DAFNE Administrator – Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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