Recommendations to improve access to medical technology for people with type 1 diabetes have been shared in a JDRF report.
They are part of the Pathway to Choice programme and are based on the opinions of people with the condition about the provision of wearable medical technology choices.
The report features three broad suggestions, listed below, and provides details on each one:
- People with type 1 diabetes should have more time with specialist healthcare professionals at appointments.
- Healthcare professionals should receive mandatory training on type 1 diabetes technology.
- Clinical commissioning groups should do more to reach people with type 1 diabetes from lower socio-economic groups.
Guidelines for the management of children and young people under the age of 18 who are suffering from Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) have been amended.
The document, last updated in 2015, has been amended by the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED) DKA Special Interest Group (SIG) and published by BSPED.
New guidelines will help healthcare professionals working in acute emergency departments to provide safe triage to people with diabetes when they are admitted.
Published by the Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care (JBDS-IP), 'Diabetes at the Front Door' has been developed by experts in the field and aims to support staff by offering practical advice and tools for safe care.
Reductions in weight and HbA1c levels demonstrated in the Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP) “compare favourably” with recent meta-analyses of pragmatic studies.
In a newly published research paper led by NHS England’s National Clinical Director for diabetes and obesity Professor Jonathan Valabhji, the findings also suggested there are likely to be future reductions in cases of type 2 diabetes.
Transitional care is under review after a survey was launched by the Association of the Children’s Diabetes Clinicians (ACDC) to determine variation in services across the country.
Healthcare professionals involved in young people transitioning from paediatric to adult services are being urged to complete the Transition Service National Survey.
A warning has been issued to users of a specific insulin pump made by Tandem Diabetes Care over a “potential safety” problem. To read more, click here.
UK pump teams have the opportunity to come together to share ideas and best practice at a forthcoming conference. To read more, click here.
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A new recycling scheme has been introduced in the UK by Roche Diabetes Care in a bid to reduce waste.
The company has announced plans to go green where possible as part of a wider global commitment and also to help the NHS meet its own target to become carbon neutral by 2030.
An upgraded wireless insulin pump is being trialled for the first time in the UK at King’s College Hospital in London, it has been announced. To read more, click here.
Healthcare professionals with an interest in shaping the future of paediatric diabetes care are being urged to apply for a new role. To read more, click here.
A team of experts have planned a meeting which will look at how to lower mortality rates among those with type 2 diabetes using novel anti-diabetes agents. To read more, click here.
Structured education programme X-Pert Health is launching a digital platform to help people prevent and manage type 2 diabetes better. To read more, click here.
Exercise increases the life expectancy of people with diabetes but does not have same benefit in those with depression, according to new research. To read more, click here.
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