A diabetes nursing group has launched an insulin comparison chart.
The Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN) Forum UK has developed the chart to outline the different insulins and delivery devices in a simple concise format.
NHS England’s National Specialty Advisor for Diabetes Professor Partha Kar is stepping down after eight years “shaping policy” in the role.
Starting the position in 2014, Professor Kar has been involved in some of the biggest diabetes transformations in the NHS.
The diabetes community in the UK is being encouraged to shine a light on their achievements by entering the Rowan Hillson Inpatient Diabetes Award 2024.
A team at the forefront of inpatient diabetes will be nationally recognised during the annual award ceremony later this year.
A primary care doctor with a special interest in diabetes has shared how he ventured into the world of research and what attracted him to diabetes.
Dr Sam Seidu, a practising GP and Clinical Professor in Primary Care Diabetes and Cardio-metabolic Medicine at the University of Leicester, spoke to the Diabetes Times Editor Oliver Jelley as part of the latest Big Interview.
A type 2 diabetes navigation guide for people of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian descent has been published.
Tembi Chinaire, Diabetes Consultant Nurse, has written the book to uncover some of the socio-economic and cultural reasons for the rise in type 2 diabetes in ethnic minority populations.
A forthcoming webinar is to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can help treat and manage diabetic foot ulcers.
Hosted by SpectralMD, the online event will discuss how developing technologies involving AI can improve healing prediction and have a positive impact on patient outcomes.
One of the co-chairs of the award-winning Trend Diabetes will lead an educational session at the inaugural Diabetes Nursing Awards. To read more, click here.
Hundreds of healthcare professionals have already signed up for a new conference dedicated to obesity and weight management. To read more, click here.
A new Government report reveals one million adults in the UK are likely to have undiagnosed diabetes and at least 5.1 million are prediabetic. To read more, click here.
A high proportion of people with type 1 diabetes do not achieve glycaemic targets and experience hypoglycaemic events, despite the rise of diabetes technologies. To read more, click here.
The landscape of multiple long-term conditions (MLTC) research in India has been explored in the latest episode of Chronic Conversations.
Nikhil Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy, Senior Research Scientist at the Public Health Foundation of India, has revealed that some communities in southern areas of India do not know what diabetes is.
The Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN) Forum UK is to hold its second face-to-face national conference in October – an exclusive event for DSNs. To read more, click here.
Initiating dapagliflozin can improve kidney function outcomes and albuminuria in people with type 2 diabetes who have a low renal risk, study shows. To read more, click here.
Professor Claire Meek at the University of Leicester is to access a unique database which could help prevent type 1 diabetes. To read more, click here.
Time is running out to complete a survey designed to improve the care offered to homeless people living with diabetes. To read more, click here.
SGLT2 inhibitors are consistently linked with a decrease in total mortality for older and frail people living with type 2 diabetes and heart failure. To read more, click here.
People who put their type 2 diabetes into remission are 50 per cent less at risk of having a heart attack or stroke, latest research reveals. To read more, click here.
Adults living with overweight and type 2 diabetes are less at risk of developing chronic kidney disease if they frequently take part in moderate-to-vigorous physical activities, evidence shows. To read more, click here.
A scientific career which has generated progress in understanding type 1 diabetes has won a University of Exeter professor two international accolades, including a lifetime achievement award. To read more, click here.
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