Two leading diabetes organisations have unveiled new consensus on the management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes.
The American Diabetes Association® (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) has published new recommendations on how to improve equity of care and reviews on how social determinants of health impact the management of hyperglycaemia.
People living with type 2 diabetes on once-daily insulin therapy can prevent being admitted to hospital by using the FreeStyle Libre® continuous glucose monitoring system, latest data shows.
Abbott has found these results from the Real-World Evidence of FreeStyle Libre (RELIEF) study and has presented them during the 58th Annual European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) meeting.
The new co-chair of an influential group of senior clinicians has pledged to “raise standards” and “encourage innovations” in inpatient diabetes care.
Dr Omar Mustafa has been announced as the new co-chair of the Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care group (JBDS-IP), alongside Professor Ketan Dhatariya.
A leading diabetes nurse consultant spoke about his many accomplishments in inpatient care as part of the latest online Big Interview for the Diabetes Times.
Erwin Castro, Diabetes Nurse Consultant at the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, spoke to the Diabetes Times Editor Oliver Jelley about his achievements as the Chair of the Diabetes Inpatient Specialist Nurse Group UK. Erwin stepped down from the role earlier this year.
A pilot project has been launched in Norfolk to help Polish people living with diabetes in the region.
Specialist diabetes community nurses, dieticians, and physicians from Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) have begun working with interpreters and offering educational resources translated into Polish to help people living with diabetes to better manage their condition.
Healthcare professionals are being invited to enter a national competition showcasing excellence in inpatient diabetes care. To read more, click here.
Final registrations are being sought for a national awareness week that rolls out education on hypoglycaemia. To read more, click here.
A University of Exeter researcher has been awarded the prestigious Diabetes UK RD Lawrence Fellowship. To read more, click here.
More than 36 per cent of adults with type 2 diabetes treated with once-weekly insulin icodec achieved an HbA1c <7.0%. To read more, click here.
An international programme is making a significant difference to the lives of people with type 2 diabetes. To read more, click here.
The Diabetes Technology Network welcomed hundreds of healthcare professionals to its annual meeting. To read more, click here.
Ascensia Diabetes Care has recently launched GlucoContro.online, a web based solution allowing healthcare professionals to securely connect with their patients’ blood glucose readings seamlessly. To read more, click here.
Type 2 diabetes takes a greater toll on the mortality and life expectancy of women, younger people and smokers, according to new research being presented at the annual meeting of the EASD. To read more, click here.
JDRF is launching a refreshed Youth Ambassador Programme to empower young people living with type 1 diabetes to share their experience with others. To read more, click here.
An international research organisation has launched a type 1 diabetes index to raise awareness of the burden and unmet needs of people living with the condition. To read more, click here.
It's been that time of the year again. A diabetes conference, and one of the flagships of the year. The European Association of Study for Diabetes conference in Stockholm. And with time, the way one sees conferences or gains something or anything from them have changed for me personally. To read more, click here.
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