Consultants in diabetes today provide vital clinical and strategic leadership within their Trusts, both as clinical and medical directors, and in a variety of roles in the wider health economy. In addition to continuous professional development, which all healthcare professionals are required to complete, ABCD encourages its members to engage in continuing personal development, providing a range of development opportunities for those who might wish to take on leadership roles in the future.
The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists
The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) is the national organisation of Consultant Physicians in Britain who specialise in Diabetes Mellitus.
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Upcoming events
ABCD Webinar: A clinical update on screening for type 1 diabetes
This webinar will provide healthcare professionals a clinical update on screening for type 1 diabetes.
This webinar will offer practical advice and help you to:
Understand the rationale and current state of development for screening, including who…
YDEF Diabetes Technology Course delivered by DTN-UK, December 2025
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The Young Diabetologist and Endocrinologist (YDEF) Technology course is back!
This course is one of the best technology courses going, is highly valued by attendees and allows for an immersive three-day crash course in everything diabetes and…
Announcements
ABCD audits at EASD 2025 in Vienna
Dr. Bob Ryder, Consultant Diabetologist,
At the recent EASD in Vienna, there were three presentations from the ABCD audit programme. In a short oral presentation, Dr Alex Liarakos presented data showing that in the ABCD NHS England…
Call for Nominations - Early Career Researchers to Present Highlights from EASD 2025
The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Early Career Academy invites early career researchers and clinicians to contribute to an upcoming webinar series presenting highlights from…
Discontinuation of Levemir (insulin detemir): Joint guidance from ABCD and PCDO Society
Levemir® insulin, in both its Penfill® and Flexpen® presentations, is to be discontinued, with an anticipated supply end date of December 2026. A Medicine Supply Notification (MSN/2025/036U) has been…
ABCD Audits Presented at the ADA 2025
Dr. Bob Ryder, Consultant Diabetologist,
At the recent 85th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in Chicago, Illinois, there were three presentations from the ABCD audit programme. Dr Bob Ryder presented an ePoster…
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The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists is the national organisation of Consultant Physicians in Britain who specialise in Diabetes Mellitus. Most are also Acute General Physicians, and many are also Specialists in Endocrinology and Lipid Metabolism.
