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Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2025
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The Diabetes UK Professional Conference (DUKPC) returned this week in Glasgow, drawing in a multitude of healthcare professionals for its prestigious annual gathering.
Throughout the event, attendees were immersed in a diverse array of sessions spanning plenaries, symposiums, and workshops, each offering unique insights and perspectives.
A renowned lineup of speakers shared cutting-edge advancements in diabetes care, engaging in lively discussions on the most prominent topics in the field.
Millions of people with type 2 diabetes could receive better treatment thanks to a new, simple low-cost tool, according to groundbreaking research announced at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2025.
Researchers at the University of Exeter, funded by the Medical Research Council, Wellcome and NIHR Exeter Biomedical Research Centre, and supported by Diabetes UK, have developed an innovative way of identifying the most effective glucose-lowering drugs for a person with type 2 diabetes.
A highly respected independent nurse consultant who devoted 50 years to revolutionising diabetes care has died.
Following a courageous battle with cancer June James passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 23.
Birmingham Children’s Hospital is the first in the UK to provide children in clinical care with a groundbreaking treatment called teplizumab, which delays type 1 diabetes. To read more, click here.
People who have received teplizumab, or are caring for someone who has, felt grateful for the opportunity to delay type 1 diabetes or make it easier to manage following using the drug. To read more, click here.
A study aimed at identifying the early signs of type 1 diabetes has successfully screened 25,165 children, exceeding its original target by more than 5,000.
Data, presented at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2025, highlights the success of the ELSA (EarLy Surveillance for Autoimmune diabetes) Study, which surpassed its initial goal of screening 20,000 children. The target was set when the trial launched on World Diabetes Day in 2022.
Timely onward referrals will reduce high numbers of amputations in at risk people with diabetes, an experienced podiatrist has revealed.
Jayne Robbie, who is also a Senior Lecturer in Diabetes Care at Birmingham City University, marked history when she became the first podiatrist to present the Janet Kinson Lecture at this year’s Diabetes UK Professional Conference (DUKPC) in Glasgow.
New research presented at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2025 has revealed stark and worsening inequalities in type 1 diabetes outcomes. To read more, click here.
Research, presented at Diabetes UK’s Professional Conference, shows that using AI to analyse photos of diabetes eye screening provides a window into kidney health. To read more, click here.
New findings reveal that individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to encounter diabetes-related stigma and stereotypes compared to the general population.
Andy Broomhead presented the results from the latest Diabetes UK survey on diabetes-related stigma during his session at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2025 in Glasgow.
A primary school teacher from Leeds with type 1 diabetes says a revolutionary new continuous glucose monitor has provided the freedom to help him live his life “anxiety-free”.
As one of the first people to trial the CareSens Air in the UK, Kal, 34 and married, said at times he forgot he was wearing the discreet device distributed in the UK by award-winning healthcare company Spirit Health Ltd.
The Joint British Diabetes Societies (JBDS) for Inpatient Care has announced the date of its national conference. To read more, click here.
Secondary care teams should also look after young people with type 2 diabetes aged between 16 and 25, a consultant has said. To read more, click here.
New research shows that people with type 2 diabetes do benefit from continuous glucose monitoring technology but are not given it due to lack of training.
Continuous glucose monitoring technology (CGM) devices, which are usually worn on the arm, allow individuals to see their blood sugar levels in real-time, cutting down on delays to treatment which can be made with the most up-to-date information.
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