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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 so...

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...

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’ symposiu...

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 coll...

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 ...

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 thei...

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...

A further analysis of the STEP 2 trial results presented at last week’s 57th EASD Annual Meeting showed promising glucose metabolism results for the GLP-1 receptor agonist, with two thirds of participa...

Results from the EMPEROR-Preserved trial give further testament to the benefits offered by SGLT-2 inhibitors in diabetes care.

The brain is a voracious consumer of glucose and for many the effects upon it of a lack of blood sugar are among the most concerning aspects of life with diabetes. For our latest ‘Long and short of it&...

The value attached to real-world evidence (RWE) in clinical decision making has increased significantly over recent years. Using examples taken from diabetes treatment, our latest module – launching to...

In his second module for our ‘Diabetic neuropathy’ course, Professor Solomon Tesfaye takes a closer look at the pathophysiology of diabetic peripheral neuropathy and surveys the treatments curren...

Centennial celebrations of insulin’s discovery have, with good reason, tended to dwell on progress and innovation in its design and usage. But what about the more basic challenges still faced by so man...