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Conference over coffee: Diabetes and obesity initiatives, multiple long-term condition management and the bookends of pregnancy

Bite-size practice points from the 2024 PCDS National Conference.

22 Nov 2024

Early view articles

Scottish Government and NHS Scotland consensus statement on GLP-1-based therapies for obesity

Scotland-wide advice to inform the process of making injectable weight management drugs available and to prevent variation between Health Boards.

14 Nov 2024

How to: Rescue therapy in the management of type 2 diabetes

How and when to use short-term rescue therapy to bring blood glucose levels down.

1 Nov 2024

Case report: Non-overweight/non-obese type 2 diabetes

Up to 10% of cases occur in people with a low or normal BMI. What is the differential diagnosis of diabetes in someone with a normal BMI?

29 Oct 2024

Latest events & on-demand videos

2025: 21st National Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society

National Conference Centre, Birmingham

19th - 20th November 2025

Save the date for November 2025!

→ Event, Face-to-Face

2024: 14th Northern Ireland Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society

Hilton Belfast Templepatrick

Thursday 19 September 2024

Presentations now available to view

→ On-Demand

2024: 15th Welsh Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society

Leonardo Hotel, Cardiff - Formerly the Jurys Inn

Presentations now available to view

→ On-Demand

2024: PCDS Webinar: Early-Onset Type 2 Diabetes On demand

Originally broadcast on 5 February 2024. Watch on demand now!

→ On-Demand

2023: 16th All Ireland Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society

Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport

Presentations now available to view and download!

→ On-Demand

Latest published articles

Editorial: Type 2 diabetes, CVD, CKD, dementia and health inequality: Adopting a preventative approach

Jane Diggle discusses points for our practice that can help prevent all of these conditions, as well as improve equity of care.

13 Nov 2024

The dialysis timebomb: Why preventing kidney disease is everyone’s responsibility

The key role of primary care in avoiding a four-fold increase in the number of people needing dialysis by 2035.

13 Nov 2024

Conference over coffee: Oncology, end-of-life care, psychology and insulin dilemmas

Key messages from the 14th Northern Irish conference of the PCDS.

13 Nov 2024

How to follow up gestational diabetes

The crucial steps to screen for and prevent future diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, in women who develop gestational diabetes.

13 Nov 2024

Prescribing pearls: A guide to pioglitazone

Understanding pioglitazone: The essential information in one place.

13 Nov 2024

Interactive case study: Antiplatelet treatment in diabetes

When are antiplatelet therapies appropriate for cardiovascular disease prevention in people with diabetes?

13 Nov 2024

Hypertension case finding and treatment to target as part of the NHS diabetes eye screening programme

A pathway offering opportunistic blood pressure checks during eye screening to support hypertension case finding and follow-up.

13 Nov 2024

PCDS Committee election candidate biographies (2024)

Biographies of the candidates standing for election in 2024.

13 Nov 2024

Diabetes Distilled: Reducing dementia risk while delivering diabetes care

Primary care has the potential to prevent up to 45% of the population attributable risk of dementia.

13 Nov 2024

Diabetes Distilled: Optimising glycaemic control is still important, especially early in type 2 diabetes

A global group of experts recommends a two-pronged approach to type 2 diabetes management.

13 Nov 2024

Diabetes Distilled: A STEP in the right direction for people with prediabetes

STEP 10 trial: Semaglutide 2.4 mg plus lifestyle support can induce prediabetes remission, not just preventing progression to type 2 diabetes.

13 Nov 2024

Diabetes Distilled: Ethnic disparities in quality of diabetes care in Scotland

Lower odds of receiving the 9 care processes in non-White ethnicities, particularly African, Caribbean, Black and Asian individuals.

13 Nov 2024

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