Rowan Hillson Award 2025 winner announced

A nurse consultant in diabetes and her team have been named the winners of the prestigious Rowan Hillson Inpatient Diabetes Award 2025.

Christina Lange Ferreira, from Wye Valley NHS Trust, has been awarded the accolade for demonstrating innovation in inpatient diabetes care.

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Teplizumab will keep UK at forefront of diabetes care, expert says

The first ever immunotherapy for type 1 diabetes is critical for keeping the UK at the forefront of diabetes care, a top consultant has said.

Professor Parth Narendran, from the University of Birmingham, has outlined that teplizumab is currently one of the most exciting advances in diabetes and he is hopeful that people will have access to this medicine in the near future.

 
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CamDiab launches iPhone companion feature for CamAPS FX

The digital health and medical device company behind the CamAPS FX app announced the launch of its iPhone companion feature, enabling iPhone users to remotely monitor glucose and insulin data for people living with type 1 diabetes.

The CamAPS FX app update including this new feature is available in the United Kingdom and Sweden, with additional countries to follow.

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Hidden genetic risk could delay diabetes diagnosis for Black and Asian men

A common but often undiagnosed genetic condition may be causing delays in type 2 diabetes diagnoses and increasing the risk of serious complications for thousands of Black and South Asian men in the UK – and potentially millions worldwide.

The new study is conducted by the University of Exeter, in collaboration with Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and funded through a Wellcome Discovery Award.

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Ketone testing not required for type 2 diabetes, DSN says

Routine ketone monitoring is not recommended for people living with type 2 diabetes, according to a Mansfield-based diabetes specialist nurse (DSN). To read more, click here.

MPs praise Sheffield’s pioneering approach to diabetes care

MPs have described a diabetes screening service as the future of how diabetes care should be provided during a visit to the Northern General Hospital. To read more, click here. 

 

Oxford University to accelerate type 1 diabetes research with £10 million gift

The University of Oxford has announced a gift of £10 million from the Bukhman Foundation to support ground-breaking research into type 1 diabetes. To read more, click here.

World-first home diabetes screening for people with cystic fibrosis launched

Digostics and NHS Highland have developed the first home-based oral glucose tolerance testing service for people requiring cystic fibrosis diabetes screening. To read more, click here. 

 

Paediatric diabetes team come out top in national audit

The paediatric diabetes team at Good Hope Hospital has topped the table in a national audit which looks at children’s diabetes care. To read more, click here.

Can social prescribing improve the health of people with diabetes?

Social prescribing improves blood sugar control for those with type 2 diabetes, but for clinical outcomes is not value for money. To read more, click here. 

 
 

Bringing you the latest jobs from around the country within the field of diabetes.

Consultant in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine – The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Diabetes Support Nurse​​​​​​ – James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Diabetes Specialist Nurse – NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Consultant in Endocrinology, Diabetes, General Internal Medicine​​​​​​​ – University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust​​​​​​​

 

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