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New guidance on caring for diabetes patients at end of life
Guidance for nurses managing end-of-life care patients with diabetes has been published by the organisation Trend Diabetes. The guidance is…
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Blood glucose test ‘underestimates’ diabetes risk in South Asians
A blood test routinely used for diagnosing and monitoring diabetes may be inaccurate in one out of 13 patients of…
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Diabetes nursing group creates leaflet on safety in Ramadan
A new leaflet has been published by a team of specialist nurses to help ensure the safety of Muslim people…
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Calls for nurse training to spot diabetes disordered eating
Lack of training and education and poor integration between specialist services are preventing nurses from identifying and treating people with…
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Nurses warned about ongoing shortage of diabetes drugs
The shortage of a class of diabetes medicines that is leaving some patients without access to their recommended treatment is…
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Transdermal blood taking ‘reliable’ for children with diabetes
A less invasive method of taking blood samples from children with type 1 diabetes has been found to be a…
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NICE backs ‘game changing’ hybrid closed-loop systems for type 1 diabetes
Advanced technology that combines HbA1c monitoring with insulin pumps has been recommended for patients with type 1 diabetes by the…
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Drug found to be effective at treating early-onset type 2 diabetes
A new class of drug has been found to be as effective at treating early-onset type 2 diabetes as it…
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A&E screening could ‘detect thousands’ of undiagnosed diabetes cases
The introduction of screening for type 2 diabetes in accident and emergency (A&E) departments could uncover thousands of previously undiagnosed…
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