Diabetes UK has defended its recently announced Britvic deal saying the money will go towards helping support children with type 1 diabetes in schools.
Last week the charity signed a three-year, £500,000 partnership deal with the soft drinks firm. It was then criticised for teaming up with a company which sells Pepsi and Tango.
The 2018 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 opened on Monday, November 26, and runs until Friday, February 8.
The FreeStyle Libre will be prescribed to everyone with type 1 diabetes who qualifies for the technology from April 2019, NHS England announced on World Diabetes Day.
The game-changing flash monitoring device became available on the NHS from November last year subject to local health decision, but only two in three NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CGGs) offer the technology, leaving people in some parts of the country unable to access the system unless they pay for it themselves.
The first commercialised ‘artificial pancreas’ product outside of a clinical trial in the UK has been given to a young person in Leeds.
Laura Dunion, 17, of Oulton, is the first person out of three others to receive the new automated insulin delivery system, which she said has given her more freedom to live her life.
A call for examples of good practice relating to diabetes and mental health has been made by NHS England.
The organisation is looking for case studies as part of the next step to improve care and support in this field.
The role of how medical professionals promote activity among people with type 2 diabetes is under the spotlight at Leeds Beckett University, it has been announced. To read more, click here.
A conference organised by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Diabetes will bring together leading minds in care and research into the condition. To read more, click here.
Ascensia Diabetes Care’s CONTOUR®DIABETES app has been updated to enable seamless integration with Apple Health™, the company has announced.
Connectivity between these two apps means users are able to select to share blood glucose readings and carbohydrate data from the CONTOUR®DIABETES app with Apple Health™.
Record numbers of children and young adults now have type 2 diabetes, according to new figures. To read more, click here.
The pioneering artificial pancreas technology has attracted a Royal visit at a Cambridge hospital. To read more, click here.
Bringing you the latest jobs from around the country within the field of diabetes.
Consultant Diabetic and Endocrine – East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Diabetes Specialist Nurse – Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Locum Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology – Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Diabetes Nurse Manager – Health and Community Services Jersey
World Diabetes Day 2018. A day which will stay as a landmark day for me... a culmination of 12 months of work. NHS England stepped in and decided enough was enough in regard to the postcode lottery and access to the FreeStyle Libre - and have mandated a uniform uptake from April 2019. To read more, click here.
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A call for abstracts has been made ahead of the launch of the new Diabetes Times online journal, with researchers and healthcare professionals invited to make submissions covering applied health research and service evaluation, delivery and audit.
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