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We’ve come a long way in improving pregnancy outcomes for women with type 1 diabetes, but research continues and drug companies are advancing their insulin offerings. In the latest episode in our Insul...

A new study, reported in Diabetologia in January, tested the performance of 22 cardiovascular risk scores in primary care data from people with type 2 diabetes. The findings suggest these tools do not provid...

Early gestational diabetes and new screening recommendations were among the issues addressed in the Diabetes and Pregnancy session at the recent International Diabetes Federation Middle East and North Africa...

Dr Kevin Fernando, GP Partner and Educational Supervisor, North Berwick Health Centre, and Scottish Lead of the Primary Care Diabetes Society, shared some tips on detecting diabetic eye problems – and ...

One hundred years since the first insulin injection, do recent research findings mean there will be no need for this lifesaving medicine in the future? Speaking at the recent International Diabetes Federatio...

EASD e-Learning’s latest module takes a fresh look at Ramadan guidance for people with diabetes, this time through the lens of COVID-19. The module explores how the risks of Ramadan fasting have been e...

Owing to COVID-19 restrictions, the acclaimed EASD-Robert Turner clinical research training course will now be held online as a virtual interactive course.

Learner feedback is a two-way process and central to the ongoing development of the EASD e-Learning platform. Dr Gillian Manning, EASD e-Learning’s Clinical Education Lead, reports on activities in thi...

What do we know about the microbiome’s role in diabetes – and could modulating it be a future treatment? These questions were answered in a presentation at the International Diabetes Federation M...

It has long been evident that labelling people with diabetes as having either type 1 or type 2 does not reflect the complexity of the condition. A paper in a recent issue of Diabetologia reviews evidence fro...

Dr Kevin Fernando, GP Partner and Educational Supervisor, North Berwick Health Centre, and Scottish Lead of the Primary Care Diabetes Society, gave a masterclass in managing chronic kidney disease with type ...

A real-world study of people with type 1 diabetes in Scotland, reported in a recent issue of Diabetologia, shows that adopting flash monitoring reduces HbA1c, as well as hospital admissions for diabetic keto...

Dr Kevin Fernando, GP Partner and Educational Supervisor, North Berwick Health Centre, and Scottish Lead of the UK’s Primary Care Diabetes Society, shared some top tips for dealing with non-alcoholic f...

The huge potential of telehealth for education and managing diabetes was discussed at the International Diabetes Federation Middle East and North Africa Congress 2021 (IDF MENA). Lisa Buckingham reports.

Ramadan is just two months away – the perfect time to assess and advise your patients with diabetes who wish to observe the Ramadan fast. In the latest EASD e-Learning module, Dr Ehtasham Ahmad focuses...

The discovery of insulin just over 100 years ago was one of the most significant moments in medical history. It is still essential for those with type 1 diabetes and, today, increasing numbers of people with...

Episodes of hypoglycaemia – especially severe hypoglycaemia – are an ongoing concern in diabetes, so an update given at the 19th World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes and Cardiovascular ...

Weight loss – an important goal for those with or at risk of type 2 diabetes – is high on many people’s list of New Year’s resolutions. For those wanting to lose weight in 2022, a new...

The latest guidance on the use of insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitoring and other technology in diabetes care was presented at December’s World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes and Cardi...

Weight loss is key to prevention and management of type 2 diabetes. Speaking at the 17th National Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society (PCDS) recently, Jennifer Logue, Professor of Metabolic Medic...

What are the clinical characteristics of severe hypoglycaemia requiring emergency room (ER) treatment? Revealing data was presented at the 2021 International Hypoglycaemia Study Group (IHSG) Advances in Hypo...