New ways of providing care
COVID-19 is forcing us to change the way we work. Professor Chantal Mathieu from Leuven, Belgium, explains how video ...
Glucose sensors and paracetamol
Professor Pieter Gillard from Leuven, Belgium, gives a timely warning about the risk of false glucose sensor readings...
COVID-19, microvascular complications and long COVID
What links COVID-19 and the microvascular complications of diabetes? And what is the significance for the post-COVID ...
Vaccines and beyond, Part 2: Predicting the future
In the second part of his special presentation, Dr Marc Evans looks at how we predict COVID-19 transmission and asks ...
COVID-19 update: Vaccines and beyond Part 1: Understanding the vaccines landscape
Dr Marc Evans (Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK) on the current vaccine landscape – the first in...
Ramadan fasting for people with diabetes in the new pandemic era
Education, risk stratification, treatment, monitoring – and when to stop fasting: Professor Wasim Hanif on supporting...
Answering questions of risk
Professor Samy Hadjadj on conducting research during a pandemic and how the CORONADO initiative was able to identify ...
A booster shot for telemedicine
Professor Catarina Limbert on how COVID-19 has transformed paediatric diabetes services – and what’s required to exte...
Where are we now?
Dr Prash Vas on how a year of COVID-19 has transformed diabetic foot services.
A rollercoaster year
From guesswork to anti-inflammatories and anti-coagulants, Professor Mikael Ryden on a year of having to learn quickl...
Complications of therapy
Though known to reduce mortality in people with COVID-19, dexamethasone can also induce hyperglycaemia – even diabete...
Inpatient hyperglycaemia
Professor Ketan Dhatariya on how to manage hyperglycaemia in people with COVID-19 in a hospital setting.
Check glucose, check ketones, check feet
Professor Ketan Dhatariya updates guidance on hyperglycaemia in people presenting with COVID-19 at hospital.
ACE in the hole?
One year on, Professor Peter Rossing revisits controversies over the impact on COVID-19 outcomes of RAS-blocking agen...
"The penny dropped"
Professor Carel Le Roux on the NEJM paper that showed him why people with diabetes are disproportionately vulnerable ...
Lessons learned
Learning from this pandemic will be vital in future crises. EASD President Professor Stefano Del Prato launches our n...
The long road back
Restarting clinics is essential to improving the lives of people with diabetes, says Professor Chantal Mathieu. But w...
Healthcare in the new normal
Better integration of primary care into healthcare systems will be essential to meeting the challenges of ‘the pandem...
After the deluge
Professor Xavier Cos gives a primary care perspective on the experience of COVID-19 in Spain and Italy, and calls for...
What next for diabetes research?
Professor Gian Paolo Fadini anticipates the post-COVID-19 research agenda.
Trying times
Stay safe, go virtual and keep ‘in range’ – and don’t forget to exercise. Professor Tadej Battelino shares his top ti...
A question of age
Dr Amar Puttanna considers the particular vulnerabilities faced by older people with diabetes during COVID-19.
Ward report
After a month spent working with COVID-19-positive diabetic patients in Stockholm, Professor Mikael Rydén reflects on...
Footcare challenge
Managing diabetic foot is challenging at the best of times. COVID-19 adds a whole new dimension, says Dr Prash Vas.
Ramadan risk?
In the context of this pandemic, is Ramadan fasting safe for people with diabetes? Dr Nader Lessan considers whether ...
Double danger
Growing evidence points to obesity as an independent risk factor for severe COVID-19. Don’t let this compound existin...
COVID-19 case studies
How should you advise and treat diabetes patients with suspected COVID-19? Dr Amar Puttanna talks you through three c...
Are RAAS-blocking drugs a risk factor for COVID-19?
Professor Peter Rossing weighs the evidence as to what role ACE inhibitors and ARBs might play.
Why is ethnicity affecting COVID-19 outcomes?
The number of people developing severe COVID-19 from BME groups is disproportionately high. Professor Kamlesh Khunti ...
Diabetes in the time of COVID-19
Dr Amar Puttanna gets down to the basics of managing diabetes during the pandemic.
Getting through it together
EASD President Professor Stefano Del Prato pays tribute to the work of diabetes healthcare professionals grappling wi...
A marathon, not a sprint
Self care and self compassion are essential if healthcare professionals are to cope with the stress of COVID-19 over ...
What’s the data on diabetes and COVID-19?
Information on diabetes and COVID-19 is changing almost daily. Based on evidence from China and Italy, Dr Amar Puttan...
Staying safe and keeping well
Professor Pratik Choudhary shares some key pointers for people with type 1 diabetes on how to keep well during the CO...
What non-diabetes specialists need to know about diabetes
People with diabetes are especially vulnerable to COVID-19. Professor Ketan Dhatariya sets out the essentials of diab...
Keeping diabetes teams together
Professor Ketan Dhatariya explains why keeping diabetes teams intact is vital to the COVID-19 effort.