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“The longer you leave it, the worse the outcomes,” says Professor Kamlesh Khunti in his new module on therapeutic inertia and type 2 diabetes, which launches today.

Another two EASD e-Learning modules have been accredited for CPD by the UKs Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).

As we battle the entwined epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes, exercise is an important tool at our disposal. In her Claude Bernard prize lecture at this year’s EASD conference, Professor Juleen Zierath...

Obesity is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes but it’s not universally the case that those who are diagnosed are overweight or obese. Two pieces of new research presented at the recent 57th EASD Annual Meetin...

Findings presented at the 57th EASD Annual Meeting suggest that calcium dobesilate can prevent retinal damage by stopping capillary leakage. It may therefore be able to protect the eyesight of people with di...

The strong influence of genetics in type 2 diabetes is becoming increasingly apparent, thanks to advances in technology like next generation sequencing. In her Minkowski Prize Lecture at the 57th EASD Annual...

In the latest in our new series, ‘Insulin in my country’, we learn about the challenges of treating diabetes in St Lucia.

Webcasts from the EASD’s 2021 virtual meeting are now available free to all on the EASD website. To help you explore what’s on offer, over the coming weeks we’ll be giving you a taste of some of this year’s ...

Listening and responding to feedback from our learners continues to be at the forefront of ensuring the EASD e-Learning programme is up-to-date, evidence based and meets the needs of our learners. It is also...

Current technologies and hopes for the future were hot topics at October’s GAED Annual Virtual Congress.

Dr Kenneth Cusi, chief of the division of endocrinology and diabetes at the University of Florida and Professor Gianluca Perseghin, chief of endocrinology at the University of Milano-Bicocca, team up to disc...

A study presented at last month’s EASD Annual Meeting reveals that spinal cord stimulation is a safe and effective treatment for persistent pain caused by diabetic peripheral neuropathy. It also brings about...

Regional nuances in the public health impact of inactivity and approaches to its treatment were in the spotlight at this year’s EASD Annual Meeting, as part of an ‘East meets West’ symposium on medical nutri...

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) can be prevented and involving the patient in their own footcare plays a large part in achieving that.

Seven EASD e-Learning modules have now been accredited as educational resources for continuing professional development by the UK’s Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and will carry the college’s ...

A new study from the Steno Diabetes Center, presented at last month’s EASD conference, shows the value of multifactorial intervention in type 2 diabetes. Improvement in more than one risk factor had a signif...

Reporting at the EASD’s 57th Annual Meeting, a team at the Karolinska Institute has found that mental health issues like depression and anxiety affect not just the person with type 1 diabetes, but their fami...

Psychosocial care and individualisation were common themes from the new ADA/EASD consensus report presented at the 57th EASD Annual Meeting 2021.

To kick off its latest initiative, ‘The briefing room’, EASD e-Learning has brought together a stellar panel to discuss one of the most urgent and significant issues facing diabetes today: obesity.

Researchers in Finland have used the latest genome-analysis technology to discover some rare gene variants that contribute to severe diabetic retinopathy.

It may be worth paying more attention to both degree of insulin resistance and fasting insulin levels when monitoring the health of people with type 2 diabetes, according to new research presented at the EAS...