So many terms can be used to describe it and I have always watched all the debates with a relative amount of mirth. I am pretty clear on this one. I have not done any leadership courses or got any badges or certificates. I am instinctive by nature and the best teacher has perhaps been time. To read more, click here.
The support being offered by an online low carb programme has so far saved the NHS £4 million in deprescription costs, it has been revealed. To read more, click here.
An online guide explaining the new NICE recommendations on treatments and technology for adults with type 1 diabetes has been launched. To read more, click here.
The future of the NHS is at risk because the cost of treating diabetes could hit £17 billion by 2035, health experts have warned. To read more, click here.
Scarborough in North Yorkshire and Mansfield in Nottinghamshire have the highest diabetes amputation rates in England, figures suggest. To read more, click here.
A specific type of long-acting basal insulin has now been recommended for use within NHS Wales, it has been announced.
The All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) has issued guidance stating that Novo Nordisk’s insulin, Tresiba® can now be used for restricted use. To read more, click here.
Abigail Kitt's latest blog post as The Diabetes Manager.
We are all eagerly awaiting the NHS England bidding process for the diabetes transformation fund announced in the 2017-19 NHS Operational and Planning Guidance.
There is a huge amount of speculation and diabetes managers have been bombarded, since the announcement on the 22nd of September, with questions from providers, commissioners and businesses, about how to get their hands on some of the funding. To read more, click here.
A global discussion on diabetes self-management and prevention will take place in Denmark in December.
The second annual conference of the Alliance for Diabetes Self-Management and Prevention will be staged in the centre of Copenhagen on December 1 and 2, with newcomers as well as previous participants invited. To read more, click here.
