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Diabetes Distilled: Risk factor control and cardiovascular event risk in people with type 2 diabetes in primary and secondary prevention settings

Clinically significant residual cardiovascular risk exists in people with type 2 diabetes, even when cardiovascular risk factors are optimally managed.

Q&A: Medicines optimisation in primary care – taking a patient-centred approach

Su Down answers questions from primary care regarding diabetes remission, medicines optimisation, treatment individualisation and more.

Achieving diabetes remission in the second wave

As we face the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Su Down emphasises the importance of supporting people to maintain or improve their glycaemic control and to lose weight, and highlights some opportunities to do this.

The roundabout of remission: integrated personalised care in tertiary prevention

Anticipating a second wave: The need to improve glycaemic control

People with poor glycaemic control are at significantly greater risk of suffering complications from COVID-19 infection. In her editorial, Su Down offers some resources to support nurses in improving glycaemic control rapidly in anticipation of a second wave of coronavirus.

An open letter to Boris Johnson on his war against fat

In an open letter to the Prime Minister, Tam Fry evaluates the Government’s proposed strategy to tackle obesity, and recommends further initiatives that should be taken.

Improving infrastructure to improve care: National Diabetes Network delivery plan

Infrastructure forms the basis of new 5-year National Children & Young People's Diabetes Network delivery plan

Latest news – August 2020

Stay abreast of the latest news that could impact diabetes nursing.

Diabetes Distilled: Are lower BMI cut-off points needed when screening for type 2 diabetes in minority ethnic individuals?

Data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) cohort add to the evidence base to support lower ethnic-specific BMI thresholds for the screening of type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Distilled: Association between prediabetes and risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease. Updated meta-analysis

Individuals with prediabetes have a higher risk of all-cause mortality and CVD, both in the general population and in those with a history of atherosclerotic CVD.

Familial hypercholesterolaemia 10–20 times more common in heart disease patients

Meeting report: ADA 80th Scientific Sessions

Stay abreast of the latest news that could impact diabetes nursing. In this issue, we summarise the key presentations from the American Diabetes Association 80^th Scientific Sessions.

Diabetes Distilled: Early outcomes from NHS DPP suggest reduction in progression to type 2 diabetes is achievable

Reductions in weight and HbA_1c compare well with those in other pragmatic prevention studies and suggest reduced progression to type 2 diabetes.

HbA1c variability linked to cognitive decline in non-diabetic older adults

Association between HbA1c variation and cognitive decline in older people

Slowing, halting and reversing the upward trend in type 2 diabetes

A practice-based lifestyle intervention for patients at-risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Early blood pressure control reduces atherosclerotic event risk

Early intensive multifactorial therapy reduces stroke risk

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