Insulin glargine 300U/ml for people with type 1 diabetes has met primary endpoint in the InRange head-to-head study versus insulin degludec, according to findings presented today at the Advanced Technologies and Treatments of Diabetes (ATTD) conference.
Adults living with type 1 diabetes achieved comparable time in range at 12 weeks after switching from their previous long-acting basal insulin treatment to second-generation longer-acting basal insulin Toujeo® (insulin glargine 300 units/mL) or insulin degludec 100 units/mL in the first randomized controlled trial (RCT) using time in Range (TiR) as primary endpoint.
A national diabetes advisory panel that is dedicated to improving care for older adults with the condition has launched its first set of care home guidelines.
The National Advisory Panel on Care Home Guidance (NAPCHD) has created the comprehensive guidance to improve diabetes care in care homes.
The FreeStyle® Libre system provides significant reductions in HbA1c that are sustained over two years in adults with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, new meta-analysis has reported.
Abbott has announced that after three months of using the FreeStyle Libre system, HbA1c levels were reduced by 0.53 per cent in adults with type 1 diabetes (from 8.20 per cent to 7.67 per cent) and 0.45 per cent in adults with type 2 diabetes (from 8.17 per cent to 7.72 per cent).
Three diabetes organisations have joined forces to develop and commercialise an integrated, automated insulin delivery system to improve the lives of people with diabetes.
Abbott, CamDiab and Ypsomed have announced they are partnering to help lessen the burden of round-the-clock diabetes management for people with the condition.
An international diabetes organisation has launched a diabetes eye disease competition, with the winner to be given free access to its annual conference.
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is inviting healthcare professionals to test their diabetes retinopathy knowledge in a daily case study competition.
A type 2 diabetes education programme developed in Leicester and exported to Australia is celebrating 10 years of providing “vital education and information” to thousands of people across Australasia.
DESMOND is a world-class range of group-based and digital programmes to support self-management for people who are at risk of developing or diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement professionals from the Midlands are coming together to share ideas and best practice at an upcoming virtual event. To read more, click here.
A national charity has donated £50 million to two leading diabetes organisations to transform the lives of people living with type 1 diabetes. To read more, click here.
A famous chef is getting behind a new NHS project which is helping people in Cornwall better manage their diabetes. To read more, click here.
Healthcare professionals are being encouraged to get behind a national type 2 diabetes awareness week next month. To read more, click here.
A diabetic foot clinic is inviting healthcare professionals with an interest in diabetic foot to attend its symposium. To read more, click here.
A Swansea University researcher’s pioneering work in the field of diabetes has helped earn her a major funding boost. To read more, click here.
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