Diabetes campaign launched
16th November 2018
A campaign supported by The Guardian was launched to help support people with diabetes. Understanding Diabetes was developed by MediaPlanet and the digital platform went live on World Diabetes ...
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Type 1 diabetes comic sequel to launch
30th October 2018
A follow-up to a comic that was launched by two leading diabetes consultants to help educate people about type 1 diabetes is being released. Type 1: Attack of the Ketones is the sequel to Type 1: ...
JDRF signs up to major autoimmune research project
30th October 2018
A major type 1 diabetes organisation has joined forced with other charities to launch a first-of-its-kind research project to tackle the UK’s high prevalence of autoimmune conditions. JDRF has ...
Type 2 treatment intensification guidelines issued
6th September 2018
Guidelines about treatment intensification in adults with type 2 diabetes have been issued for healthcare professionals around the world. The recommendations, which appeared in Annals of Internal ...
Type 1 toolkit launched for university students
4th September 2018
Healthcare professionals are being urged to signpost university students with type 1 diabetes to a new toolkit specifically designed to help them manage their health in a new environment. The ...
Health of type 1 university students at ‘high risk’
18th July 2018
Young people with type 1 diabetes are at a “high level of risk” when they transition to university, according to a study. The team from the department of diabetes and endocrinology at ...
“Seven year switch” in type 1 diabetes provides better understanding
12th June 2018
The rapid decline in insulin production that causes type 1 diabetes continues to fall over seven years and then stabilises, according to research. A team at the University of Exeter Medical ...
Babies with diabetes can safely be treated with tablets
5th June 2018
Babies born with diabetes can now be treated successfully with tablets instead of injections, a new study suggests. Researchers focused on a decade of data collected from children diagnosed with ...
Type 1 carbohydrate management programme set to launch
23rd May 2018
A new programme geared towards helping people with type 1 diabetes control their condition by modifying their carbohydrate intake is set to be launched. Healthcare professionals and people with ...
Insulin dose and type 1 diabetes leaflets published
28th March 2018
Advice on managing insulin doses at mealtimes and what do if someone with type 1 diabetes is unwell has been published by a leading diabetes nursing organisation. The Managing Mealtime Insulin ...