Due to COVID-19, the 2020 ABCD Regional Meetings in Yorkshire and the Midlands, the DTN Meeting and the ABCD Conference will be delivered as virtual events. We will update the website with further...
Current News
Announcement date: 3 July, 2020
Insulin Safety Week 2020 will take place across the UK and Ireland, raising awareness in a bid to reduce insulin errors among healthcare professionals.
The campaign aims to raise awareness...
Announcement date: 2 July, 2020
I am delighted announce the results from the recent ABCD election.
We were fortunate to have several worthy candidates standing for two committee positions which were available.
I...
Announcement date: 30 June, 2020
DTN-UK are very pleased to announce the launch of the Best Practice Guide for Diabetes Technology in Pregnancy.
Written by the leading experts in pregnancy in type 1 diabetes in the UK, the...
Announcement date: 30 June, 2020
The Society for Endocrinology has set up a work stream called “Defining the Future of Endocrinology working group”, in the post Covid era. This parallels work being currently done by...
Announcement date: 26 June, 2020
I am delighted to share this document which is a result of collaborative working by a number of UK specialist and primary care bodies.
The summarised guidance is for cardiovascular risk...
Announcement date: 24 June, 2020
A Quick guidance to Risk Stratification and recovery of Diabetes Services in the post – Covid-19 Era
ABCD has issued interim guidance for the recovery of diabetes services in the post...
Announcement date: 23 June, 2020
The DPC Summer Forum - ADA into practice will decipher the main outcomes from the ADA Scientific Conference.
This series of digital panel sessions is designed for all healthcare...
Announcement date: 18 June, 2020
Now in it’s tenth year, QiC Diabetes recognises, rewards and shares innovative practice demonstrating quality in diabetes management, education and services for people with diabetes and/...
Announcement date: 16 June, 2020
NEW ABCD AUDIT DATA demonstrate better glucose control and fewer hospital admissions for people with type 1 diabetes using the FLASH glucose monitoring system
People in the UK living with...
The British Journal of Diabetes is the official journal of the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists. It is a peer-reviewed quarterly publication available online and in print.
Working together to enhance access to technology for people living with diabetes
Welcome to the Diabetes Technology Network UK, an organisation designed to support UK healthcare professionals who are involved in the delivery of technologies designed to improve the lives of people living with diabetes.
The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists is proud to announce the launch of the Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Collaborative – UK. This is a collaborative of healthcare professionals working in multi-disciplinary teams providing care for adults with type 1 diabetes across the UK.
ABCD Events
Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
Membership of the UK’s leading specialist association of clinical and academic diabetologists
Representing Diabetologists in national health decision making by influencing health policy and improving clinical practice at the highest levels in the organisation of the national health service (Click HERE for more on this)
Committed to the preservation and support of diabetes specialist care services
Supporting the growth of local secondary care diabetes services to provide leadership and guidance for local diabetes communities
Representing diabetes specialists who also practice endocrinology, general medicine and acute medicine and understanding the resulting multiple pressures particularly in the current financial climate
Meetings designed for busy clinicians: Thursday evening lecture, networking and conference dinner; Friday clinical educational meeting covering Diabetes and Endocrinology
Complimentary hard copy subscription (UK members only) to ABCD's Journal - The British Journal of Diabetes delivered directly to you
Quarterly Chairman’s e-bulletin/newsletter providing current updates
Free online access to Practical Diabetes – the peer-reviewed journal most dedicated to providing practical support to those involved in diabetescare on the front line
Discounted delegate rates for members which offset the annual subscription
Provision of high-quality training for Specialist Registrars in diabetes and endocrinology
Opportunites to contribute to and learn from national audits of new therapies eg exenatide and liraglutide
Opportunities to set up and run your own nationwide audits or surveys through our Sharepoint website
RSS feeds from our major speciality journals through the ABCD website
Networking with fellow diabetologists who face the same pressures throughout the UK at the 3 meetings each year
Supporting the development of newly appointed consultants through a national mentoring programme
Speciality support for revalidation
Support for members’ applications under the Department of Health’s Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA)
Access to contact details of other ABCD members via the online directory
Access to the members area of our website
Providing specific SpR benefits
Meetings and travel grants of up to £1000 for attendance at international meetings
Free attendance at the ABCD-YDF Kings Fund SpR Leadership Course for SpRs in their final year of training - an opportunity only available to ABCD members
Discounted rates for diabetes trainees to attend ABCD meetings
Annual SpR meetings
