People living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes will be able to share their experiences of the care they have received from the NHS by filling in a survey that is going live in the Spring.
NHS England will soon launch the National Diabetes Experience Survey to give people living with either type of diabetes the opportunity to change policy and practice by giving feedback on their care experiences.
Dietary approaches to obesity management and diabetic foot care will be among the topics discussed at this year’s Trend Diabetes National Nursing Conference.
This year’s event is called ‘Navigating the Path Through Diabetes’ and it will have a strong focus on education.
Healthcare professionals who are responsible for the roll out of a new generation of diabetes management technology should benefit from mandatory, funded training, a group of diabetes experts has said.
The group, which includes the Diabetes Technology Network-UK (DTN-UK) chair Dr Alistair Lumb and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) head of policy Rachael Chrisp, underlines the importance of supporting care professionals to be able to communicate to people that hybrid closed loop systems may be an option for them.
An award-winning digital health platform has been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for adults wanting to lose weight.
Gro Health’s W8Buddy tool has been endorsed by NICE for delivering a specialist weight-management service to people who are eligible for weight-loss medications such as Wegovy.
A new research initiative is currently seeking volunteers to participate in a pioneering study that aims to investigate the feasibility of using voice recordings to detect type 2 diabetes.
DDM Health and the Royal Holloway, University of London have launched the innovative trial to develop a non-invasive tool capable of identifying individuals at risk of type 2 diabetes solely through the analysis of their voice.
As another QOF year draws to a close in general practice, I am considering how I can make the next year’s diabetic reviews more successful. To read more, click here.
A prominent awards programme which recognises a young clinician making a difference in the world of diabetes research is now open for applications. To read more, click here.
A new study has shed light on the relationship between the levels of ketone and glucose before an impending diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) event. To read more, click here.
Healthcare professionals have been urged to sign up for a new conference featuring free CPD-accredited education from leading experts. To read more, click here.
People with type 2 diabetes using GLP-1s and a FreeStyle Libre together had greater improvement in HbA1c compared to those on GLP-1s only, studies say. To read more, click here.
Roche has presented ‘positive topline' data on its novel solution for continuous glucose monitoring at the 2024 ATTD Diabetes Congress. To read more, click here.
Partha Kar's blog – Reflections of a College role
It was around the start of last year – or thereabouts –when I was asked by someone close to me whether I had considered joining the Council of Royal College of Physicians. It did actually make me startle a bit – the Royal College? Like THE RCP of London? I mean, I had my MRCP – and then paid for the tag of an FRCP – there was more beyond that? To read more, click here.
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