Access to the award-winning and evidence-based Low Carb Program through the NHS is set to increase in 2019 thanks to a new partnership with Ascensia Diabetes Care.
Ascensia’s team will be visiting, and providing support to, GP surgeries across the country to implement the digital behaviour-change platform for people with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes and obesity, which has over 380,000 users and pioneering and peer-reviewed outcomes
The NHS will provide continuous glucose monitors to all women with type 1 diabetes during pregnancy by 2021, it was announced this week in a new 10-year plan for the health service.
People with type 1 diabetes will also benefit from flash glucose monitors from April 2019 in line with clinical guidelines to end “variation”, according to The NHS Long Term Plan.
Drivers with diabetes on insulin will soon be able to use the FreeStyle Libre and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices, it has been reported.
The DVLA’s Medical Advisory Panel approved use of the technology in July and objections were raised from other organisations, but this week it overruled the concerns.
Health Education England has launched an online diabetes footcare screening assessment.
The Diabetic Foot Screening Interactive Assessment has been designed to be used by health and social care professionals who care for people with diabetes and who already have a knowledge of the procedures and skills involved.
The date for Diabetes Professional Care (DPC) 2019 has been revealed, with the organisers moving the event to a bigger venue to cater for demand.
The free-to-attend, CPD-accredited education conference will be held on October 29 and 30, staying at Olympia London but moving to its National Hall – allowing for larger theatre capacities and space for additional new streams. Delegates can now also register an interest in next year’s show.
Ascensia Diabetes Care has entered into a global alliance with a developer and manufacturer of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems, it has been announced this week.
The company has entered into an agreement that appoints them as the exclusive distributor for Zhejiang POCTech, Co., Ltd (POCTech) in an initial 13 specifically selected markets where POCTech does not yet have a distributor, with the right of first refusal for distribution rights in other available countries.
Data for nearly 3,000 people was collected for the first stage of the ABCD FreeStyle Libre audit, organisers have announced. To read more, click here.
Dates for Diabetes UK’s Tomorrow’s Leaders programme have been announced and applications are open to attend. To read more, click here.
Less than half of the 15 million people eligible for the NHS Health Check over the last five years have taken it up, NHS England says. To read more, click here.
The deadline for this year’s Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award is next month. The title this year is ‘Best Inpatient Diabetes Educational Programme for Healthcare Professionals’ and submissions must be entered by February 28. To read more, click here.
Research funded by Diabetes UK has calculated the cost of delivering a type 2 diabetes remission programme in the NHS to be £1,000 per participant. The findings have been published in according to the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology. To read more, click here.
A list of the most influential UK researchers in type 1 diabetes in terms of impact has been published as part of a new DT series.
The Diabetes Times has teamed up with Expertscape, the world’s leading index of academic achievement and expertise in healthcare, to highlight the UK’s leading diabetes experts
A series of recommendations to detect type 2 diabetes after a woman has had gestational diabetes during her pregnancy have been produced. To read more, click here.
The one-hour glucose level during an oral glucose-tolerance test (OGTT) improves the early prediction of type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. To read more, click here.
The National Clinical Director for Diabetes and Obesity at NHS England has been recognised in the 2019 New Year’s Honours list. To read more, click here.
Restricting carbohydrates can improve lipid markers when compared with low-fat diets, according to a new study recently released. To read more, click here.
Analysis has shown there were 26,378 lower limb amputations related to diabetes in England from 2014 to 2017, a new report states. To read more, click here.
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has included several new and revised clinical practice recommendations in its 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes.
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