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SADIE (Skills for Adjusting Diet and Insulin in East Sussex): Ten years on

A report on the 10-year audit of this educational programme.

Association between severe hypoglycaemia and CV outcomes and mortality

In an analysis conducted as part of the study DEVOTE (Trial Comparing Cardiovascular Safety of Insulin Degludec vs Insulin Glargine in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events), the incidence and rates of severe hypoglycaemia and all-cause mortality were analysed. There was a significantly higher risk of all-cause mortality for people who had experienced severe hypoglycaemia during the trial. There was also a higher risk of all-cause mortality up to 1 year after experiencing severe hypoglycaemia compared with no severe hypoglycaemia in the same time interval.

Carbohydrate counting: A locally developed structured education course in Liverpool

A new structured education course designed to help people with diabetes better manage their condition.

Updates from EASD 2017

Breaking news in cardiovascular outcome trials; empagliflozin and stroke; and glycaemic variability in type 1 diabetes

To busy to keep up to date with the latest research? In this series, Lori Berard, a Nurse Manager from Canada, selects the latest papers of interest to diabetes nurses.

How to… assess fitness to drive

Summary of the DVLA's guidance for healthcare professionals on assessing fitness to drive June 2017.

A focus on glucagon

Insulin provision therapy associated with higher mortality than insulin sensitising therapy in older people

Updates from the ADA conference, the NHS RightCare diabetes pathway and more

Insulin self-administration: Development of an assessment tool to empower hospital inpatients with diabetes

A pilot to assess whether inpatients are able to self-administer insulin and to ensure that their suitability is continually reviewed.

Unit 3 – Special care groups: Children and young people with diabetes: A practical guide for primary care

Fear of injections among people with type 2 diabetes: Overview of the problem

A review of the literature on a common barrier to insulin therapy.

Conference report: 12th National Conference of the PCDS

Teaching carers how to administer insulin: A residential care home project

Nneka Agbasi gives an account of a project to teach care home staff to administer insulin to their clients.

Early adopters’ perceptions of a new diabetes medication system: A questionnaire survey

Insulin pump users require recurrent education for the management of pump failure

A study reveals gaps in insulin pump users’ knowledge and skills to prevent hyperglycaemia and ketoacidosis in case of pump failure.

Improving insulin safety: An ongoing campaign

A new age in management of type 2 diabetes treatment

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