The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has released an online course exploring low glycaemic-index (GI) diets in type 2 diabetes.
The 30-minute e-learning module ‘Type 2 Diabetes – a Low GI Approach’ is for healthcare professionals and has been written by Southport-based GP Dr David Unwin in collaboration with diabetes.co.uk.
A quick-reference guide for primary care healthcare professionals to prepare people with diabetes for surgery has been published.
A flowchart designed to aid decision-making and avoid post-operative harm has been published by the journal Diabetes & Primary Care. A PDF is available to download and print.
Guidelines on managing hyperglycaemia in kidney disease have now been finalised by members of a national group which represents diabetes consultants in the UK.
The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) and the Renal Association clinical specialty work programme has released a summary of the full guidelines with audit standards and issues for future research. This guidance will appear in the June issue of the British Journal of Diabetes.
An audit to find out how newly updated guidelines for the use of intravenous insulin (VRIII) are being used among trusts has been launched. To read more, click here.
More people with type 1 diabetes should be considered for pump treatment in line with NICE guidance, says the National Insulin Pump Audit. To read more, click here.
An online digital dietician that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to provide personalised food recommendations has been named the winner of a global diabetes innovation competition.
Whisk, an online culinary coach that is being adapted to help people with type 2 diabetes manage their diet better, has scooped the top cash prize of €100,000 in the Ascensia Diabetes Challenge.
Sanofi has presented results from the first head-to-head study comparing Toujeo® (insulin glargine 300 units/mL (Gla-300)) to insulin degludec. To read more, click here.
The Low Carb Program developed by Diabetes.co.uk has been recognised for its work to help prevent type 2 diabetes by picking up another award. To read more, click here.
Review for type 2 diabetes diet and nutrition
The benefits of the low carb diet have been highlighted in a review of dietary and nutritional approaches published by the BMJ. To read more, click here.
A single blood sample may be sufficient to diagnose type 2 diabetes in clinical practice, an American study has claimed. To read more, click here.
Footcare teams in England and Wales are being urged to submit their data for the next National Diabetes Foot Care Audit (NDFA). To read more, click here.
The ‘artificial pancreas’ could transform the care people with type 2 diabetes receive during hospital stays, according to a new study. To read more, click here.
Current type 2 diabetes medicines used to treat adults are not effective on young people with the condition, according to a new study. To read more, click here.
Banning caffeine-laden energy drinks to under 16s has been outlined in the government’s Childhood Obesity Plan Chapter 2. To read more, click here.
Clinicians and experts from within the field of type 2 diabetes are set to come together to discuss remission of the condition. To read more, click here.
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