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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and heart failure in type 2 diabetes were under discussion at the recent Primary Care Diabetes Europe conference. Screening and implementing the latest research need to be priori...

A new study reported in Diabetologia shows that the association between prediabetes and dementia can be explained by the development of clinical diabetes. Preventing or delaying the progression of prediabete...

David Matthews, Professor Emeritus in Diabetic Medicine at the University of Oxford, gave the Paul Cromme Award Lecture at the recent Primary Care Diabetes Europe (PCDE) conference in Barcelona. Professor Ma...

The EASD’s entire e-Learning platform has been accredited for continuing professional development (CPD) by the UK’s Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (RCP). 

Type 2 diabetes is increasingly being diagnosed among people under the age of 40. Early-onset diabetes is associated with an increased risk of complications and requires more intensive intervention, accordin...

Research on the impact of physical activity on health outcomes is hampered by its reliance on participants’ self-reporting of their daily exercise, which is subjective. A new study, reported in Diabete...

Another 15 modules on the EASD e-Learning platform have now been accredited for continuing professional development (CPD) by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK (RCP), taking the num...

A new review, reported in Diabetologia, looks at the glycaemic impact of different forms of exercise performed after a meal in people with type 1 diabetes. The findings should help inform more detailed guide...

As the planet warms, people with diabetes are beginning to experience health impacts from climate-related factors such as heat, air pollution, extreme weather events and infectious diseases. A new review in ...

Modern treatment means that people with cystic fibrosis are living longer, healthier lives. However, this welcome news brings a challenge – more people are also living with cystic fibrosis-related diab...

Preclinical findings reported in a recent issue of Diabetologia suggest that GLP-1 receptor agonists can improve beta cell and neuronal functioning in Wolfram syndrome, promising a new approach to this rare ...

Immunotherapy offers new hope to those at risk of type 1 diabetes, with teplizumab being the first approved treatment. Research into identifying those most likely to respond to immunotherapy and which treatm...

Prediabetes is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, diabetes complications and mortality. It is highly prevalent and a new discussion paper in Diabetologia looks at different approaches for reducing the potent...

As we come out the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic, a webinar hosted by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) focused on the challenges and lessons learned in different parts of the world. Lisa Buc...

A new study in Diabetologia looks at the impact of bariatric surgery on three different diabetes complications. The findings suggest that surgery could be an effective approach for reducing peripheral neurop...

The COVID-19 pandemic forced diabetes clinics to go online at short notice. The benefits and challenges involved in the continuing use of telemedicine in diabetes care were in the spotlight at the recent Adv...

While physical exercise is good for people with type 1 diabetes, it does carry a risk of hypoglycaemia, which is why it may be necessary to reduce insulin doses afterwards. However, the ADREM (Adjustment of ...

People at risk of type 1 diabetes can be identified before symptoms occur, reducing the risk of an emergency diagnosis. Initiatives around the world looking at population-based screening for the condition we...

In EASD e-Learning’s latest module, which launches today, Professor Eelco de Koning examines the different patient journeys for islet transplantation that are available to people with diabetes, accordi...

What should people eat to manage or prevent type 2 diabetes? The complexity of food has led to confusion over what is healthy, unhealthy or optimal among healthcare professionals and the public alike. Howeve...

Many factors, including ethnicity, location and socioeconomic status, contribute to disparities in diabetes care and it is important that these are addressed to improve clinical outcomes and quality of life ...