The NICE guidelines which cover the diagnosis and management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children and young people aged under 18 have been updated.
In December 2020, the evidence was reviewed and recommendations relating to fluid therapy for children and young people with diabetic ketoacidosis were made.
Pandemic sees surge in advanced foot disease
The pandemic is being blamed for a worrying surge in the number of advanced foot disease cases reported at hospitals.
Diabetes UK is urging healthcare professionals to remind people with diabetes to continue seeking medical help if they notice any changes to their feet, despite the third lockdown.
A position paper to help reduce the number of major amputations in people with diabetes has been put forward.
The document has been drafted by the Insights for Diabetes Excellence, Access and Learning (iDEAL) group, a team of multidisciplinary diabetes specialists with a keen interest in improving diabetes care outcomes across the UK.
Associate Professor May Ng is a Consultant Paediatrician and Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, based at the Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust.
She has a deep passion for children and helping them live their best lives with diabetes.
Here, she discusses what motivates her, her love for learning and why she decided to specialise as a paediatrician in the first place.
Professor Partha Kar has been awarded an OBE for services to people with diabetes in the New Year’s Honours list.
Professor Kar, a National Specialty Advisor, Diabetes with NHS England and co-lead of Diabetes GIRFT with NHS Improvement, said the accolade represented a huge honour.
JDRF Ambassador receives OBE in New Year’s Honours List. EastEnders actor Nina Wadia has supported JDRF since her son, Aidan, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2017. To read more, click here.
A diabetes nurse consultant who works for Barts Health NHS Trust has been awarded a Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM) award in the 2021 New Year's Honours List. To read more, click here.
A strict low-carbohydrate diet could be the best approach for people with type 2 diabetes to put their condition into remission, a new analysis of studies suggests.
The findings of the meta-analysis, published in the BMJ, involved data from 23 randomised controlled trials involving more than 1,300 participants with type 2 diabetes.
An online taskforce of health experts who came together to help people with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic has launched a website. To read more, click here.
The deadline for applying to be part of the new National Diabetes Audit (NDA) Quality Improvement Collaboratives (QIC) has been extended. To read more, click here.
Care home staff are being invited to attend a live and interactive webinar to help treat residents who have diabetes during acute illness. To read more, click here.
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