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Huge congratulations to Dr Ian Gallen who has been awarded a CBE in the Prime Minister's Resignation Honours which were selected by the former leader, Teresa May following her resignation.

re: DKA risk in T1DM with SGLT2s.
https://buff.ly/2jUgGgp &
Education (PWD & *all* HCP) & ketone testing processes vital.

Pratik Choudhary on Twitter “ Studies ( that had aggressive DKA risk mitigation protocols) had a 1-4% DKA rate ( which can happen with glucose

NICE draft guidance for the use of Dapagliflozin ( ) in type 1 diabetes https://buff.ly/2NSjoRN

Guidelines covering type 1, type 2 and diabetes in children are to be updated by NICE, following four separate public consultations.

ExTOD/PEAK, rated as either excellent or good by 99% of attendees last year
https://buff.ly/2GXDi8E

Download the winning submissions from the 2019 Rowan Hillson Insulin Safety award

Download the winning submissions from the 2019 Rowan Hillson Insulin Safety award | ABCD (Diabetes Care) Ltd I am pleased to share the entries which won Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award this year. You might find some of the ideas in these entries quite easy and useful to replicate in your institution. Please e mail me at [email protected] if you need any further information.

Our position statement on the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in type 1 diabetes.

Updated ABCD Position Statement | ABCD (Diabetes Care) Ltd The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) has updated our position statement on the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in type 1 diabetes. View ABCD position statement on the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in type 1 diabetes

RT Emma Wilmot: Review of DIY artificial pancreas systems from Tom Crabtree & Alasdair McLay.
https://buff.ly/2VzenQV

DIY artificial pancreas systems: here to stay? - Practical Diabetes Abstract Diabetes technology has been advancing rapidly over recent years. While some of this is driven by medical technology companies, a lot of the driving force for these developments comes from people living with diabetes ( ) who have developed their own ‘do-it-yourself’ artif...

ABCD Nationwide FreeStyle Libre Audit – New Data Deadline - 21st May 2019, in time for the ADA & for publication.
https://buff.ly/2IJOt6F–-new-data-deadline-21st-may-2019

ABCD Nationwide FreeStyle Libre Audit – New Data Deadline - 21st May 2019 | ABCD (Diabetes Care) Ltd This next deadline of 21st May for data submission to the ABCD nationwide FreeStyle Libre audit has been set for two reasons.  An updated analysis will be undertaken to form the data that will be presented at the  American Diabetes Association annual professional conference between June 7-11, 2...

ABCD/ExTOD/JDRF PEAK featuring & Ian Gallen

ABCD members get a discount, even on the early bird rates - book via ABCD.care

The Flash Glucose Monitoring Web Education playlist has now been extended, with the videos from the 1st April

Flash Monitoring - YouTube

Flash monitoring videos now online:
Carbohydrates
Bolus insulin https://buff.ly/2G2HZME Jackie Elliott
Reviewing data https://buff.ly/2UrHhlV
The diabetes rollercoaster https://buff.ly/2G4hFS8

Nicola Taylor - Carbohydrates

Monday's Flash Glucose Monitoring Webinar is now online!
(The individual modules are to follow & will appear on the playlist too)
https://buff.ly/2G07YoY

Places are still available to attend the ABCD Spring conference on 16/17 May. Featuring the latest clinical updates this meeting is rich in highly relevant material for your clinical practice and professional portfolio - see

ABCD Spring Meeting 2019 | ABCD (Diabetes Care) Ltd Don't miss out on your opportunity to attend the next Spring meeting! Packed with highly relevant presentations this conference offers professional education, update, development and networking for clinicians working in diabetes and endocrinology.

If you miss it: the Diabetes Technology Network UK DTN-UK webinar will be online after tonight’s live session. As soon as we can, but it needs more work behind the scenes than you might think.

RT : Benefit of intervention in -patient ⁦ABCD Diabetes⁩ ⁦Diabetes UK⁩ ⁦Emily Watts⁩ ⁦⁦West Herts Hospitals⁩ ⁦Michael van der Watt⁩ https://buff.ly/2FJytOq

Early Intervention for Diabetes in Medical and Surgical Inpatients Decreases Hyperglycemia and Hospital-Acquired Infections: A Cluster Randomized Trial OBJECTIVE To investigate if early electronic identification and bedside management of inpatients with diabetes improves glycemic control in noncritical care. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We investigated a proactive or early intervention model of care (whereby an inpatient diabetes team electronically...

You only have until tonight to register for the Diabetes Technology Network UK DTN-UK webinar!
(This is NOT a joke)
buff.ly/2FtrcSK

DTN-UK Flash Glucose Monitoring Education Programme | ABCD (Diabetes Care) Ltd DTN-UK are delighted to announce the launch of it’s Flash Glucose Monitoring Education Programme. Expert health care professionals and users of the Flash Glucose Monitoring system have developed a range of modules which we hope provide you with a better understanding of and into how to make the mo...

“Treatment for subclinical hypothyroidism does not improve Quality of Life in randomized placebo-controlled trials”

THYRAGE study on Twitter “Treatment for subclinical hypothyroidism does not improve Quality of Life in randomized placebo-controlled trials https://t.co/OhP5vCV45n ”

Coming soon...the 2nd flash glucose monitoring interactive webcast. Register now to join in on the 1st of April.

Diabetes Technology Network UK DTN-UK on Twitter “Coming soon...the 2nd flash glucose monitoring interactive webcast. Register now to join us in the 1st of April. See you then! https://t.co/AS8fizu6l3...

For those of you looking for a more specific (short) video from the flash monitoring webinar (20/3/19)
Intro https://buff.ly/2ukalwq
Experience https://buff.ly/2Flc5KV
Getting Started https://buff.ly/2FknxXc
Daily traces https://buff.ly/2unYkpD
Basal Insulin https://buff.ly/2uo6AGn
Full Webinar, with Q&A https://buff.ly/2Tm7tJu

Emma Wilmot - Intro

“There is a significant improvement in diabetes control as measured by Haemoglobin A1c particularly in those people with higher Haemoglobin A1C levels before use of FreeStyle Libre. About 8 in 10 people reported that their glucose level was below normal less often than previously, and hypoglycaemic attacks during the day and at night occurred less frequently in about 3 out of 10 people.There has also been a significant improvement in a measurement of how aware someone with diabetes is of a glucose falling to dangerously low levels (Gold Score).”

ABCD nationwide FreeStyle Libre audit shows improved diabetes control in people with Type 1 diabetes during the first 6 months of usage | ABCD (Diabetes Care) Ltd Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) nationwide audit of  the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System (Abbott Laboratories) shows improved diabetes control in people with Type 1 diabetes during the first 6 months of usage

The next webinar on flash glucose monitoring is on the 1st of April. The joke’s on you if you’re not there!

Diabetes Technology Network UK DTN-UK on Twitter “Join us for the next webinar on April 1st. 500 places with 250 already filled. Register now https://t.co/ymSVQvrzx9 https://t.co/D9zJIQVYWq.....

everyday ups & downs on Twitter “the next webinar will have 5x the spaces”... register now & fill them up!

everyday ups & downs on Twitter “So sorry to everyone who was unfortunately locked out of the Libre Education webcast last night. You can now view online at your leisure. Next webcast will have 5x the spaces! https://t.co/E2kYTl9ChN”

Diabetes Technology Network Libre webinar, behind the scenes shot. The recordings will be online soon.

Diabetes Technology Network UK DTN-UK on Twitter “Behind the scenes shot from the Flash Glucose Monitoring webinar. The content will be available online soon...watch this space. Next event on 1st April. Register now at: https://t.co/ymSVQvrzx9 ”

Last night's Flash monitoring Webinar is now online for all to view. Featuring

Register for the next Webinars here: https://buff.ly/2Y8VbI9

DTN Flash Glucose Monitoring Webinar 20th March 2019 Introduction – Dr Emma Wilmot Mike’s experience of FreeStyle Libre – Mike Kendall, DTN-UK representative​ Getting started with FreeStyle Libre – Dr Peter Ham...

That was a fantastic first Libre education webinar!
We’re working on getting the videos online ASAP!
There are 2 more, with different sessions (& with the technical issue fixed), so register & put them in you diary!

Webinar schedule for Libre education sessions

Excited!!

Want to be part of the all parliamentary group on diabetes?

Sufyan Hussain on Twitter “Bored of ? Come join the at for discussions on https://t.co/i23kvfR6NX https://t.co/skmszvCpQ8”