Heroes from the diabetes community were rewarded at the ninth annual Quality in Care (QiC) Diabetes Awards.
More than 100 people attended the ceremony, which took place on the evening of Thursday, October 17, at Sanofi’s UK headquarters in Reading.
The two doctors leading diabetes care at NHS England have been reappointed.
Professor Jonathan Valabhji OBE has had his contract renewed as the National Clinical Director for Obesity and Diabetes, while Professor Partha Kar has seen his national tenure extended with the new title of National Specialty Advisor with a specific focus on type 1 diabetes and technology.
A campaign has been launched encouraging a ‘back to basics’ approach to injection technique.
Injection Technique Matters (ITM) will be releasing eight educational videos at the Diabetes Professional Care conference, which takes place on October 29 and 30.
Teams taking part in the ABCD Nationwide Semaglutide Audit can now analyse their own data.
Dr Bob Ryder, Clinical Lead for ABCD Nationwide Audits, has shared a video tutorial on how to use an analysis tool.
A top UK professor is urging the healthcare profession to make older people with type 1 diabetes a “priority and not an after-thought”.
Professor Ketan Dhatariya, a diabetes consultant at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, wants to raise the standard for the over 60s as part of a drive to reduce diabetes-related hospital admissions.
Type 2 diabetes remission was the talking point of the TREND-UK National Conferences held this month.
More than 500 delegates attended the diabetes nursing organisation’s annual events held in Solihull on Friday, October 4, and in London on Friday, October 11.
An academic specialising in diabetes and pregnancy has been recognised with an international award. Dr Rachel Freathy has been awarded the 15th Joseph Hoet Award. Her research uses genetics to understand the factors which affect the growth of a foetus in the womb. To read more, click here.
Rates of preterm births, large for gestational age and neonatal care admissions were significantly higher for women with third trimester HbA1c levels of 48 mmol/mol or above, according to the National Pregnancy in Diabetes (NPID) Audit Report 2018. To read more, click here.
Half of people diagnosed with severe mental illness and type 2 diabetes in England and Wales are not receiving vital checks that could help prevent devastating and costly complications. To read more, click here.
A live panel discussion and a multi-platform initiative to explore the current standard of care for diabetic eye disease has been announced as part of this year's World Diabetes Day on Thursday, November 14, 2019. click here.
The outgoing Chief Medical Officer for England has said that children should be made to stop snacking on public transport to help curb type 2 diabetes in young people. To read more, click here.
Bringing you the latest jobs from around the country within the field of diabetes.
Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse – West London NHS Trust
LAS ST3+ – Diabetes – Swansea Bay University Health Board
Community Diabetes Lead Podiatrist – Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Specialty Doctor – Diabetes/Endocrinology – Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Partha Kar's blog – Incredible... India
Let me paint a picture for you. Especially for those living in the UK..under the umbrella of the NHS. Now you can debate till the cows go home whether it does enough, whether it’s caring enough, but I digress. To read more, click here.
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