Thousands of people with diabetes will benefit from new technology to help them manage their condition after NICE recommended the use of real-time continuous glucose monitoring for adults and children with type 1 diabetes for the first time.
Campaigners have welcomed the news, saying that technology is now being recognised as “an integral part of diabetes management, not simply an added luxury”.
NHS England has provided ‘life-changing’ artificial pancreases to nearly 1,000 people with type 1 diabetes as part of a national trial looking at the benefits of this innovative hybrid closed system.
The ground-breaking technology is currently being trialled in 35 NHS diabetes centres across the country before it can be rolled out nationally.
The Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care invites applications from enthusiastic and committed individuals for the role of Co-Chair of the group.
The role is designed to aid in the running of the highly influential and globally recognised JBDS Inpatient Care Group.
Healthcare professionals with an interest in diabetes have been invited to attend an informative event on the history of endocrine medicine and diabetes.
Hosted by the Royal Society of Medicine, the day-long meeting will explore how past practices in diabetes and endocrinology have changed through the years by comparing them with current evidence-based medicine.
A predictive tool using artificial intelligence could provide hope for earlier diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in children across the UK, a new study has identified.
Early research presented at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2022 has revealed that artificial intelligence reduces the risk of potentially fatal diabetes ketoacidosis (DKA) in children.
A global diabetes care company has launched the next-generation Eversense® E3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System for people in the US.
Ascensia Diabetes Care has launched the latest Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System alongside the new Eversense PASS savings programme.
People diagnosed with type 1 diabetes will manage their condition successfully if they have high levels of psychological resilience, research shows. To read more, click here.
An upcoming national diabetic footcare conference will cover hot topics including health inequalities, wound care and mental health services. To read more, click here.
An established awards programme which shares initiatives that improve the quality of life for people living with diabetes is now open for applications. To read more, click here.
A leading Diabetes Nurse Consultant discussed how diabetes technology is “moving on leaps and bounds” in the third episode of The Inpatient Podcast. To read more, click here.
So it's happened. NICE guidelines have landed around glucose monitoring in diabetes and as the period of excitement settles, there will, of course, be many questions, much speculation and an ask for answers, so I will try and do a bit of "usual questions", some answers and some advice. To read more, click here.
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