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Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2023
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The Diabetes UK Professional Conference (DUKPC) 2023 took place this week with hundreds of healthcare professionals attending the annual event.
The conference programme delivered a range of daily sessions, with a mix of plenaries, symposiums and workshops.
A variety of speakers presented the latest developments in diabetes treatment and discussed the most pressing and controversial areas relating to management.
National Diabetes Inpatient Safety Audit highlights lack of insulin training
The latest National Diabetes Inpatient Safety Audit has revealed that only 72 per cent of healthcare providers are currently providing insulin training to staff.
During the Diabetes UK Professional Conference (DUKPC) 2023, Dr Alistair Lumb, Consultant in Diabetes, presented the findings of the audit – a national review of the inpatient service provision in England and Wales against the 2020 GIRFT recommendations.
Two recognised diabetes professors revealed the latest findings from the DiRECT intervention at the prestigious Diabetes UK Professional Conference (DUKPC) 2023.
Professor Mike Lean, at the University of Glasgow, and Professor Roy Taylor MBE, at Newcastle University, gave delegates a first look at the results, showing that for some people it is possible to stay in remission for at least five years.
People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes during adolescence are likely to die a decade earlier than those who develop the condition later in life, two diabetes specialists have revealed.
Professor Melanie Davies CBE, Professor of Diabetes Medicine at the University of Leicester and co-founder of the Leicester Diabetes Centre, highlighted the link between early-onset type 2 diabetes and a reduced life expectancy during her presentation at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference (DUKPC) 2023.
Eli Lilly and Company has announced that tirzepatide (10 mg once-weekly and 15 mg once-weekly) achieved superior weight loss compared to placebo at 72 weeks of treatment, according to results from SURMOUNT-2.
The study met both co-primary objectives and all key secondary objectives for tirzepatide compared to placebo for both estimands.
New commissioning recommendations on blood glucose and ketone meters, testing strips and lancets have been published following a national assessment on the products.
NHS England has released the new guidance after conducting a clinically led national assessment to better understand the products available and how they meet the needs of all people living with diabetes.
A diabetes nursing group has published a hybrid closed loop comparison chart to help people living with diabetes choose the most appropriate system for them. To read more, click here.
The FreeStyle Libre® 3 sensor is now authorised to work with Ypsomed’s mylifeTM YpsoPump and CamDiab’s CamAPS FX mobile app. To read more, click here.
A pilot of NewDAWN Hubs will be taking place across the UK soon, according to an academic dietitian from the University of Oxford. To read more, click here.
A recognised inpatient group has revised some of its guidelines ahead of the Diabetes UK Professional Care Conference 2023. To read more, click here.
Having a greater focus on weight control can help to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes, a consultant in metabolic medicine claims.
Speaking at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2023, Professor Naveed Sattar, from the University of Glasgow, pledged that large, sustained weight loss may offset type 2 diabetes and other complications, such as chronic kidney disease and heart failure.
Taking short breaks from sitting can help people with type 1 diabetes better manage their blood sugar levels, latest evidence has revealed. To read more, click here.
A molecule secreted by frogs could offer a new treatment option for people with type 2 diabetes, new research has revealed. To read more, click here.
New research presented at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2023 and funded by Diabetes UK has revealed, for the first time, that type 2 diabetes can directly cause lung complications. To read more, click here.
New research has pinpointed five unique combinations of genes that either help protect people living with obesity and overweight from developing type 2 diabetes or increase their risk. To read more, click here.
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