A landmark UK study involving thousands of families has shown that childhood screening for type 1 diabetes is effective, laying the groundwork for a national screening programme.
Results from the first phase of the ELSA (Early Surveillance for Autoimmune diabetes) study, co-funded by charities Diabetes UK and Breakthrough T1D, are published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.
Following approval from its notified body, CamDiab Ltd announces its latest innovation that will allow users to manage their type 1 diabetes without needing to count carbohydrates or give pre-meal insulin.
This latest innovation will be the world’s first, commercially available, automated insulin delivery algorithm to enable people living with type 1 diabetes to utilise a fully closed-loop system.
A newly published resource outlines an integrated, evidence-based approach to improving diabetes services across primary, community and specialist care.
The Diabetes Model of Care Toolkit (2012-2025) reflects more than a decade of collaboration between NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR), University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL), National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) East Midlands and EDEN to create a practical model for diabetes care.
Trend Diabetes is pleased to share an update on its committee membership, with a mix of returning members and new voices joining Debbie Hicks.
It is delighted to confirm that Erica Richardson, Lead Diabetes Research Nurse and Senior Nurse Lecturer at University Hospitals Leicester, Liz Camfield, Advanced Nurse Practitioner at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, and Anne Currie, Lead Nurse for Diabetes and Endocrinology at East and North Herts NHS Trust, are all returning to the committee.
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has pledged to speak with a father whose two-year-old daughter died from undiagnosed type 1 diabetes last year. To read more, click here.
The Founder and Campaign Lead of the Lyla’s Law campaign will speak at an online International Diabetes Federation (IDF) event next week. To read more, click here.
Teachers across the UK can now access new lesson plans focused on raising awareness of type 1 diabetes among children. To read more, click here.
Breakthrough T1D UK is delighted to announce a £350,000 donation from the Bukhman Foundation. To read more, click here.
The Obesity & Weight Management Alliance has received funding by means of sponsorship, including from pharmaceutical companies, to support the delivery of its conference. The sponsoring companies are Zentiva Pharma UK and Leicester Diabetes Centre. Its sponsors have had no editorial input or control over the agenda, content development or choice of speakers, nor opportunity to influence except for the sponsored symposia presentations.
Delegates attending the Obesity & Weight Management Alliance 2026 conferences still have time to submit a poster to showcase research and best practice at the national obesity events. To read more, click here.
X-PERT Health has published its 2025 Annual Audit Report, revealing significant clinical and behavioural improvements among participants of its diabetes education programmes. To read more, click here.
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have led the largest study to date demonstrating the significant benefits of lifestyle interventions in reducing the risk of gestational diabetes. To read more, click here.
A woman who has lived with diabetes most of her life has shared how the University of Dundee’s My Diabetes My Way app has helped her take control of her health, as the platform marks a big anniversary. To read more, click here.
I’ve always found it fascinating to look back at the end of the year. Revisiting blogs written at the close of 2024, 2023 and years before, and reflecting on how things have evolved since. Last year was no different, and if I had to summarise 2025 in a single phrase, it would be this: a blockbuster year. To read more, click here.
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Locum Consultant Diabetes and Endocrinology – Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Locum Consultant in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine – The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Diabetes Practice Nurse – Hartlepool & Stockton Health
PCN Diabetes Specialist Nurse – Hitchin & Whitwell Primary Care Network
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