A new guideline has outlined which medications can now be given to people with type 2 diabetes who would normally be prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs).
Developed by the Primary Care Diabetes Society (PCDS) and the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD), the guidance aims to support clinicians in selecting alternative glucose-lowering therapies for treating type 2 diabetes while there is a national shortage of GLP-1RAs.
The NHS has now started offering hybrid closed loop systems to individuals with type 1 diabetes.
Local NHS systems have started identifying eligible people living with type 1 diabetes who health chiefs believe could benefit from a hybrid closed loop system.
A lead inpatient diabetes specialist nurse from the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust has been presented with a distinguished award for her dedication to improving patient care.
Paula Johnston has won the British Journal of Nursing’s Diabetes Nurse of the Year Award for demonstrating an individual approach to people living with diabetes by using the essentials of compassionate care and best evidence.
DDM Health’s flagship specialist weight management service has been nominated for a top accolade.
The Gro Health W8Buddy platform has been shortlisted for a Health Service Journal (HSJ) Digital Award.
A retired Scientific Officer has become the first person in the world to be given a new medication that could prevent him from losing his eyesight, thanks to teams at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. To read more, click here.
A new online event dedicated to artificial intelligence and diabetic foot ulcer management has attracted a huge amount of interest just a month after opening registrations, organisers have announced. To read more, click here.
The Obesity & Weight Management Alliance is proud to unveil the impressive speaker line-up for its inaugural conference. To read more, click here.
Building on the incredible success of last year’s campaign, Insulin Safety Week returns this year with a focus on the safe use of diabetes technology. To read more, click here.
A recognised Diabetes Consultant speaks about the “exciting journey” ahead for hybrid closed loop systems in the latest episode of Talking Diabetes.
Professor Partha Kar speaks to Oliver Jelley about which individuals are eligible for a hybrid closed loop.
I have been reflecting on the varied experiences of individuals with diabetes that I have the good fortune to work with at the surgery. To read more, click here.
A diabetes training provider has worked with the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board to help upskill those involved in primary care diabetes reviews. To read more, click here.
A diabetes consultant whose research has improved the treatment of diabetic nerve damage has been recognised with a NIHR Senior Investigator award. To read more, click here.
A course developed to help health professionals working in diabetes care improve their consultation skills is welcoming registrations. To read more, click here.
April 2016… and finally? Time to end the role in shaping of policy in diabetes care of the NHS eight years later. The mission given at that time by Stevens & Keogh was very simple: 'Improve Type 1 Diabetes care'. Eight years later, I think we have done ok. To read more, click here.
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Diabetes Specialist Practitioner (DSP) – Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Diabetes Specialist Dietitian – Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust
Inpatient Diabetes Specialist Nurse – Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Highly Specialist Adult Diabetes Dietitian – Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
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