The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) has released a Position Statement on frailty and its association with diabetes.
The document, ‘Managing frailty and associated comorbidities in older adults with diabetes: Position Statement on behalf of the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD‘, was drafted by Professor Alan Sinclair from the Foundation for Diabetes Research in Older People, Diabetes Frail, and Dr Alison Gallagher of the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
Evidence‐based guidelines on the prevention and management of diabetic foot disease have been published.
The International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) has been producing evidence-based guidelines on the prevention and management of diabetic foot disease since 1999.
The Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care (JBDS-IP) is looking to introduce a “broader approach” to updating existing guidelines.
The organisation, which aims to improve inpatient diabetes care across the UK through the development and use of high-quality, evidence-based guidelines and inpatient care pathways, is calling on participation from members of the Association of British Diabetologists (ABCD), the UK DISN group, Diabetes UK and others who use the guidelines.
Guest contributor: When the personal matches the professional
Michael Goetzl, MD of Roche Diabetes Care, exclusively talks about breaking out from his comfort zone and what the company has in store for the future.
He also discusses digital expectations within the diabetes community and how Roche's global vision will impact people and change their lives for the better.
Using the FreeStyle Libre for a year reduces diabetes-related sick days and hospital admissions by a third, according to new research.
The wearable flash monitor, which allows people with diabetes to track their blood sugar levels without having to prick their fingers, also leads to fewer and less severe hypoglycaemic episodes.
The new decade will see an even “greater focus” on the importance of outcomes, access, and technology in diabetes care, according to a top NHS advisor. To read more, click here.
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has made its annual changes to its Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes. To read more, click here.
Consultants, nurses, GPs, podiatrists and pharmacists are being urged to take part in Diabetes UK’s next cohort of Clinical Champions.To read more, click here.
Diabetes teams are being urged to complete a survey about the UK’s diabetes consultants before the February deadline.
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.
A new Footcare Pathway to improve services for adults living with diabetes has been released in Northern Ireland.
Published by the Diabetes Network for Northern Ireland, the pathway enables all adults with diabetes to access the same services no matter where they live in the country. To read more, click here.
The role of the diabetes specialist nurse is hugely important in ensuring high-quality diabetes care.
Our DSN Spotlight series celebrates this great position and also aims to find out more about those who are making a difference to people with diabetes every day.
This month it is Rahab Hashim's turn to tell us about her role. She has worked at the Weston Area Health Trust for five years and here she tells The Diabetes Times what her biggest achievement in diabetes care has been to date.
A “paradigm shift” from stratified healthcare to personalised medicine must be adopted to overcome barriers to diabetic foot disease, researchers have said. To read more, click here.
A newly developed computer algorithm has been found to accurately predict which women are at a high risk of gestational diabetes. To read more, click here.
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2020 has got off to a bang, hasn't it? If 2019 was a year of "what the heck" moments, even within the first 3 weeks, 2020 is setting a pace of its own. To read more, click here.
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