A data tool has been developed by the GIRFT team to help trusts and systems in England to calculate the benefits of employing diabetes inpatient specialist nurses (DISNs).
The easy-to-use tool – created by GIRFT and co-badged by the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) and Diabetes UK – calculates the return on investment (ROI) if trusts were to invest in employing more DISN nurses.
The scope and role of Physician Associates needs defining to ensure high-quality care for people with diabetes, according to a growing movement of professional associations.
Last year, NHS England pledged to increase Physician Associates (PA) training places to establish a workforce of more than 10,000 PAs by 2036.
Roche has announced that it has now received the CE Mark for its Accu-Chek SmartGuide® continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) solution.
This significant milestone paves the way for the solution to be made available to people living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes over the age of 18 on flexible insulin therapy.
Facial temperatures examined through a thermal camera and data-trained model can help detect high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, new evidence has revealed.
Latest research has found that a colder nose and warmer cheeks are associated with a range of chronic illnesses.
The eagerly anticipated annual campaign Hypo Awareness Week returns this October, with the aim of raising crucial awareness of hypoglycaemia among healthcare professionals in the UK and Ireland.
Building on the incredible success of last year’s campaign, which saw over 500 primary and secondary care sites across the UK and Ireland take part in seminars, courses and activities to promote best practices, Hypo Awareness Week 2024 aims to increase understanding of hypoglycaemia.
Healthcare professionals looking to develop their knowledge of advanced insulin pumps are being given the opportunity to attend a two-day course next year. To read more, click here.
A digital health solution that improves mental health outcomes for people with diabetes has been recognised for its work in an international competition. To read more, click here.
Medway NHS Foundation Trust will become the latest maternity services provider to extend new remote oral glucose tolerance testing (OGTT) to all expectant mothers at risk of gestational diabetes.
The collaboration between Digostics and Medway NHS Foundation Trust will involve the full implementation of GTT@home – the world’s first commercially available home use OGTT, and the only alternative to traditional clinic-based testing.
Intermittent fasting is effective for weight loss and specific cardiometabolic health markers in people with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. To read more, click here.
People with diabetes and obstructive sleep apnoea showed an increased risk of developing nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, new evidence has claimed. To read more, click here.
Educators at Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) have collaborated with Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership to adapt the DESMOND diabetes self-management education programme for the D/deaf population.
Established in 2003, DESMOND is a range of group-based and digital self-management programmes grounded in evidence and developed by LDC for people with, or at risk of, type 2 diabetes, and other long-term conditions.
A Dragons’ Den inspired scheme that financially supports diabetes projects is now open for applications. To read more, click here.
More than 100 specialist nurses from across the UK came together last week for the third annual hFRenDs meeting. To read more, click here.
Researchers have been awarded a £1.4 million grant to continue their work to detect and prevent heart failure in those living with type 2 diabetes. To read more, click here.
An inventor who vastly improved the lives of people with type 1 diabetes with a series of innovations has been awarded an honorary degree by UWE Bristol. To read more, click here.
Reflection is always an interesting thing to do. I suppose the challenge is to find time to do that in a life with multiple responsibilities and jobs. Yet sipping on a Coke Zero in idyllic surroundings in gorgeous sunshine a few days away from the madness seemed to provide the perfect impetus. To read more, click here.
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