A professor named a ‘world expert’ in diabetes and older people has marked his 70th birthday by continuing to fly the flag for the “silent majority”. Professor Alan Sinclair says retirement is ...
COVID-19, diabetes and key issues to consider when managing acute illness in the frail and housebound will dominate the next Older Peoples Diabetes Network (OPDN) meeting in 2021. The last ...
A panel of leading experts have been brought together in a bid to enhance diabetes care and the quality of life residents with diabetes living in care homes have in the future. The main aim of ...
Research drives improvements to frontline healthcare. The evidence it generates is at the core of medical innovations, pathways and treatments. Our Behind the Science feature tackles the latest ...
Healthcare professionals with an interest in older people with diabetes have the opportunity to sign up to attend a well-established annual one-day conference dedicated to the subject. Now in its ...
The date for the annual National Conference of the Older People’s Diabetes Network (OPDN), chaired by Professor Alan Sinclair, has been unveiled. The conference will include a variety of topics, ...
A series of recommendations to assist in the clinical management of older adults with diabetes with a pre-existing or a new diagnosis of frailty in a hospital have been published. Joint British ...
Following a specific intervention programme leads to a ‘clinically relevant and cost-effective improvement’ in older people with type 2 diabetes and frailty, research has suggested. The study, ...
Frailty, sarcopenia and the importance of physical activity and individualised care were themes of the 5th National Conference of the Older People’s Diabetes Network (OPDN). The challenge of how ...
An international expert professor says diabetes services for older people are “too fragmented” leaving them “vulnerable to poor health” in the later stages of their lives. ...