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Latest news: Adult-onset type 1 diabetes; inequalities in diabetes care; and final HCL recommendations

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

2 Jan 2024

First study to screen adults for type 1 diabetes now recruiting

New study to shed light on the development of adult-onset type 1 diabetes.

11 Dec 2023

Challenges posed by CGM use among older, vulnerable people with diabetes

Research highlights the difficulties that vulnerable, older people may face when using CGM systems.

21 Feb 2023

Request for poster abstracts

Readers are invited to submit poster abstracts for the 17^th National Conference of the PCDS.

23 Jul 2021

Diabetes Distilled: Glucose-lowering therapies and risk of COVID-19 mortality in people with type 2 diabetes

Reassuring findings on prescribing for type 2 diabetes from nationwide observational study.

21 Apr 2021

The experiences and views of children with type 2 diabetes and their families

Victoria Lee explores the experiences and views of young South Asian people with type 2 diabetes and their caregivers with the aim of improving engagement and outcomes

10 Nov 2020

Sleep: How quality and duration affects insulin sensitivity and glucose control

Sleep quality and duration: risk factors for metabolic health.

25 Sep 2020

Request for poster abstracts

Readers are invited to submit poster abstracts for the 16^th National Conference of the PCDS.

29 Jul 2020

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

29 Jun 2020

Disease-modifying drugs significantly improve HF survival

29 Jun 2020

Annual BSPED meeting: ketoacidosis, diabetes trials and social media

Overview of the 2019 BSPED meeting with a focus on diabetic ketoacidosis, ongoing and diabetes recent trials and enhancing practice through social media

3 Mar 2020

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

16 Jan 2020

Association between HbA1c variation and cognitive decline in older people

16 Jan 2020

Polypharmacy increases mortality and MI in elderly with diabetes

16 Jan 2020

Early blood pressure control reduces atherosclerotic event risk

12 Dec 2019

Early intensive multifactorial therapy reduces stroke risk

12 Dec 2019

Visual impairment linked to mortality in diabetes

Investigators were aware that visual acuity loss is a common consequence of type 2 diabetes and may complicate diabetes self-management. They investigated patients with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes to assess whether loss of visual acuity was an independent risk factor for mortality in this population. They found that impaired visual acuity at diagnosis was associated with increased all-cause mortality, independent of other risk factors for mortality.

24 Nov 2019

Variability in HbA1c associated with adverse outcomes

Investigators wanted to examine whether variation in HbA_1c, the degree of variability and how HbA_1c varies over time predict hospitalisation and mortality in individuals with type 2 diabetes. They performed a retrospective analysis of a large cohort of patients from UK primary care and found that HbA_1c variability was strongly associated with overall mortality and emergency hospitalisation. This was not explained by average HbA_1c or hypoglycaemic episodes. Findings were similar for emergency hospitalisations; however, increasing average HbA_1c rather than variability was predictive of emergency hospitalisation for coronary artery disease and ischaemic stroke. Investigators suggest that clinical targets should focus on both the stability and absolute level of HbA_1c.

24 Nov 2019

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