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People with type 2 diabetes often start on non-insulin glucose-lowering medication but, as their condition progresses, they may need insulin. Dr Lalantha Leelarathna, consultant diabetologist at the Manchest...

A new paper in Diabetologia describes how a unique dataset of HbA1c measurements drawn from the UK Biobank reveals the extent of undiagnosed diabetes. The findings suggest that population-wide screening coul...

There are exciting developments in diabetes technology happening right now, which can help lighten the daily burden of managing the condition. The challenge of making the latest diabetes devices and monitori...

As Muslims around the world embark on a month of Ramadan fasting, for the latest episode in our series ‘The long and the short of it’, Professor Wasim Hanif and Dr Sarah Ali deliver a timely remi...

Diabetes in Europe has become a rapidly accelerating public health crisis. That is why the EASD and other major stakeholders have come together to form the European Diabetes Forum, which aims to translate re...

Over the one hundred years since its first use, insulin has undoubtedly saved many lives, yet it still does not fully meet the needs of people living with diabetes. However, there is cause for optimism, acco...

Pregnancies complicated by diabetes are on the increase and pose risks for mother and baby. The role of diabetes technology in improving outcomes in these pregnancies was under discussion at ‘Revolutio...

Suzie Normanton, EASD e-Learning’s Accreditation and Feedback Lead, reports on the feedback we’ve received over recent months – and what’s been done to address it.

SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists have benefits that go beyond glucose-lowering in diabetes. A new study, reported in Diabetologia, looked at the cost-effectiveness of these medications. The find...

Diabetic retinopathy was one of the hot topics at the recent International Diabetes Federation (IDF) meeting. The session covered the latest research into retinal dysfunction and the challenges of setting up...

A new study, reported in Diabetologia, shows that vigorous exercise on a bike or using a home video helps protect pancreatic beta cells from apoptosis induced by endoplasmic reticulum-induced stress. The ben...

Around 537 million adults around the world now live with diabetes – an increase of 73.6 million between 2019 and 2021 – according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Diabetes Atlas 202...

The latest module from EASD e-Learning unpicks the complex pathway of events involved in exocytosis within the beta cell – and explores some of the points along that pathway that have been implicated i...

A new study reported in Diabetologia looks at how breaks in sedentary behaviour and timing of physical activity affect liver fat and insulin resistance. The findings could inform lifestyle interventions to p...

Continuous glucose monitoring allows a person with diabetes to monitor time in range (TIR), which gives a more complete picture of glycaemic control than HbA1c measurements. So should TIR therefore replace H...

In war or during a natural disaster, people with diabetes often go without the care they need because attention is focused upon dealing with medical emergencies. Speakers at the recent International Diabetes...

There are large differences among individuals with type 1 diabetes in their level of glycaemic control, as reflected by glucose variability. An imaging study, reported in a recent issue of Diabetologia, find...

Prevention and remission of type 2 diabetes is crucial for tackling the projected increases in incidence in coming years. The logistics of setting up a large-scale programme in England and the challenges of ...

The use of SGLT-2 inhibitors in diabetes for cardiorenal protection, as well as for glucose lowering, is now backed by clinical guidelines. However, the heart and kidney benefits may actually arise from circ...

Low birth weight (LBW) is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. At the recent EASD meeting in Stockholm, researchers at the Steno Diabetes Center in Copenhagen revealed that people with LBW a...

A new paper in Diabetologia shows that the incidence of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes in Sweden has levelled off over the past two decades, although it is still high. Increased immigration to Sweden by fam...