Dr Tunde Falode, General Manager of the Primary Care Business Unit at Sanofi UK and Ireland, has spoken exclusively to the Diabetes Times about the company's commitment to diabetes amid changing research priorities.
He also explains how the pharmaceutical company plans to continue improving the lives of people with diabetes by introducing a connected ecosystem and he also discusses the forthcoming launch of the smart sensor cap that clips onto an injection pen.
Diabetes inpatient audit pioneer Professor Gerry Rayman has been given an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List.
The Consultant physician at the Diabetes and Endocrine Centre and the Diabetes Research Unit at Ipswich Hospital developed the 'Ipswich Touch Test', which has received international acclaim.
Fat over-spills from the liver into the pancreas triggers the development of type 2 diabetes, according to researchers.
The findings were collected from people who had previously been involved in the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT), led by Professors Roy Taylor and Mike Lean.
Toujeo® (insulin glargine 300 units/mL) can now be used to treat children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes, pharmaceutical giant Sanofi has announced.
The European Commission (EC) has approved the medication to be used in children from the age of six years.
The 2019 version of a survey about the UK’s diabetes consultants has opened.
The Diabetes Workforce Audit aims to find out where Britain’s diabetes and endocrine consultants work and the type of job plan they have. It closes on Friday, February 21, 2020. To read more, click here.
2019 Rowan Hillson award entries are open
Healthcare professionals are being urged to enter a national competition showcasing excellence in inpatient diabetes care.
The 2019 Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award is open and the theme for this year is ‘Best Perioperative Pathway for People with Diabetes’. To read more, click here.
Professor Ketan Dhatariya, who has several high-profile roles among national diabetes organisations, explains that his love for all things diabetes was a slow starter.
He also recalls how he was once turned down for a job by a well-known consultant, not in diabetes, beause they were only after "high flyers".
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Nearly 47,000 people have joined the free online digital Hypo Program and mobile app in the last 12 months, it has been announced.
Owned by Diabetes Digital Media (DDM), 85 per cent of those who have completed the digital hypoglycemia education program said they felt more confident in reducing their risk of hypoglycaemia. To read more, click here.
The Low Carb Program is the highest-rated diabetes management app, according to the world’s leading health app evaluation and advisor organisation.
Developed by Diabetes Digital Media (DDM), the Program is a multi-award-winning, evidence-based behaviour change platform for people with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes and obesity. To read more, click here.
Recommendations made relating to the management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes have been updated following last year’s cardiovascular study outcomes.
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) began work on the update in July last year and the updated document has recently been published.
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The majority of people who attended Diabetes Professional Care (DPC2019) said they plan to return because they learnt so much at the two-day show about diabetes care, organisers said. To read more, click here.
A new module has been developed to help doctors better understand who should be referred onto the Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP). To read more, click here.
Nearly 90,000 people have completed the Healthier You: NHS: Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP) and lost a combined weight of 185,051kg, it has been announced. To read more, click here.
Motivational interviewing was a hot topic at the most recent Diabetes Professional Care (DPC) conference.
In a debate, led by GP and broadcaster Dr Sarah Jarvis, and in front of a 600-strong audience, expert witnesses Professor Paul Chadwick, Professor Karen Ousey, Sue Marshall and Donna Welch explored whether motivational interviewing could achieve better diabetes outcomes than scare tactics.
A pioneering insulin management system that alleviates the need for daily injections and allows users to discreetly manage their diabetes via a touchscreen interface has been launched. To read more, click here.
A clinical researcher has received multiple awards for his work on a major study that investigated how different interventions improved the heart function of people with type 2 diabetes. To read more, click here.
The molecule miR-409-3p could be used as a biological ‘marker’ in the early diagnosis of type 1 diabetes has been discovered by a research team during a part-funded JDRF trial. To read more, click here.
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