ABCD Announcements

	ABCD postpone all upcoming meetings Dinesh Nagi Tuesday, 17th March 2020 ABCD has made the decision to postpone annual DTN/ABCD and regional meetings for 2020 in the wake of Covid-19 virus. Last updated: 17 March 2020 The country remains in the grip of Corona virus and it would appear that the... Read More
	Collaboration with cardio-renal groups Dr Dipesh Patel Tuesday, 17th March 2020 ABCD are formally collaborating with UK cardio-renal groups to improve understanding of the disease area, to help produce recommendations to improve patient care and joint education at the British Cardiovascular Society event. Further... Read More
	New ABCD Resource: SGLT-2 inhibitors in people with type 2 diabetes Umesh Dashora Thursday, 12th March 2020 Two of ABCDs core objectives are to ensure the highest quality of care for patients with diabetes and to provide a resource of information not only for our members but also the wider multidisciplinary team and colleagues providing care for people... Read More
	Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award 2019 - Extended Deadline Professor Ketan Dhatariya (Chair JBDS-IP) Monday, 24th February 2020 We are inviting colleagues to submit entries to this year’s competition which will be for the: ‘Best Perioperative Pathway for People with Diabetes’ This JBDS – IP project is being led by Umesh Dashora, Debbie... Read More
	World Diabetic Foot Day Dinesh Nagi, Chair ABCD Friday, 24th January 2020 The World Diabetic Foot Day will be held at the EWMA 2020 Conference in London on 15 May 2020. What to expect The objective of the World Diabetic Foot Day is to look into what has been achieved so far within the management of... Read More
	JBDS guideline review Professor Ketan Dhatariya (Chair JBDS-IP) Thursday, 16th January 2020 JBDS would like to use a broader approach to updating existing guidelines and would welcome ABCD participation. Any comment on the use of the guideline or any audit data would be particularly helpful. Comments would be collated and... Read More
	JBDS Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award 2019 - Best Perioperative Pathway for People with Diabetes’ Professor Ketan Dhatariya (Chair JBDS-IP) Monday, 13th January 2020 This JBDS – IP project is being led by Umesh Dashora, Debbie Stanisstreet, and Erwin Castro. The submissions will be judged against predetermined criteria, by an independent panel chaired by Rowan Hillson, and the winner will be presented with... Read More
	Applications for ABCD Officer/ Committee positions Dinesh Nagi, Chair ABCD Thursday, 5th December 2019 Following the completion of the terms of office of a number of ABCD committee members and officers, we are now seeking nominations and inviting applications from members to stand for election for the following positions... Read More
	DTN-UK Win QiC Special Judges Award Dr Emma Wilmot Friday, 22nd November 2019 The Diabetes Technology Network UK (DTN-UK) has won the Judges' Special Award at the 2019 Quality in Care Diabetes Awards. The judges commented "DTN UK have achieved a great deal in a short time in an area that has great need around evolving... Read More
	Time To Join The ABCD Nationwide Semaglutide Audit Dr Bob Ryder (Website Co-ordinator, Clinical Lead, ABCD Nationwide Audits) Thursday, 14th November 2019 As Semaglutide is now on most formularies, ABCD would like to encourage you to join in the nationwide audit. Semaglutide has been shown to be more effective than other GLP-1 receptor agonists, both at improving HbA1c and reducing weight. ... Read More
	Rowan Hillson Inpatient Safety Award 2019 Dr Ketan Dhatariya (Chair JBDS-IP) Friday, 13th September 2019 We are inviting colleagues to submit entries to this year’s competition which will be for the: ‘Best Perioperative Pathway for People with Diabetes’ This JBDS – IP project is being led by Umesh Dashora, Debbie Stanisstreet, and Erwin... Read More
	Analyse your own - ABCD nationwide semaglutide audit Dr Bob Ryder (Website Co-ordinator, Clinical Lead, ABCD Nationwide Audits) Monday, 9th September 2019 Semaglutide is now on most formularies. It is easy to analyse your own results in the on-line ABCD semaglutide audit tool as shown in the how to do it video tutorial. Some CCGs are requesting local audit and the tool facilitates this... Read More
	Videos -how to analyse your data in the Freestyle Libre audit Emma Wilmot, Elected committee member Thursday, 5th September 2019 ABCD is pleased to announce the creation of a series of “how to do it” videos demonstrating how centres can analyse their own data in the Freestyle Libre audit and indeed in all the ABCD nationwide audits. You can see these videos through... Read More
	ABCD Nationwide FreeStyle Libre Audit – New Data Deadline - 2nd October 2019 Professor Thozhukat Sathyabalan, Clinical Lead, ABCD Nationwide FSL Audit Wednesday, 4th September 2019 This next deadline of October 2 for data submission to the ABCD nationwide FreeStyle Libre audit has been set with the aim of achieving a data analysis with a view to submitting an abstract from the audit for submission to Diabetes UK... Read More
	1 week to go - nominate your colleagues for a QiC Diabetes 2019 award - closing date 31 July Dinesh Nagi, Chair Wednesday, 24th July 2019 Quality in Care Diabetes 2019 Award nominations open, recognise your colleagues today Open for nomination until 31 July Do you have a local diabetes healthcare professional who has succeeded in raising standards of care over and... Read More
	JBDS New document : A good Inpatient Diabetes Service Professor Mike Sampson (Chair JBDS-IP) Tuesday, 23rd July 2019 A good inpatient diabetes service is a summary of best practice in adult inpatient diabetes care, based on the suite of Joint British Diabetes Societies (JBDS) for Inpatient Care guidelines which have been published since 2011. As well... Read More
	Diabetes Technology Network Update and East of England Workshop Emma Wilmot Thursday, 11th July 2019 At the national DTN day, Dr Pratik Choudhary from King’s college London took over as the chair of DTN from Dr Emma Wilmott. , with Dr Alistair Lumb from Oxford taking over as Vice chair. DTN is very happy with the uptake and... Read More
	ABCD at 10 Downing Street Dr Emma Wilmot Tuesday, 2nd July 2019 Dr Dinesh Nagi, ABCD chair, Dr Pratik Choudhary and Dr Emma Wilmot, ABCD DTN-UK chair and ex-chair and ABCD trustee Ketan Dhataryia were invited to Downing Street by Prime Minister, Theresa May. They attended a Reception at Number 10 which... Read More
	CGM pregnancy guidance offered as specialists share knowledge in new partnership Dinesh Nagi, Chair ABCD Friday, 21st June 2019 Expert advice on continuous glucose monitoring in women with type 1 diabetes during pregnancy will be offered at a leading conference ahead of a national rollout. Access to specialist diabetes knowledge at Diabetes Professional Care 2019 (... Read More
	ABCD audit of FreeStyle Libre device for flash glucose monitoring shows improved diabetes control in Type 1 diabetes and fewer hospital admissions Dr Chris Walton (ex Officio Chairman) Tuesday, 11th June 2019 A national UK audit of the first technology device allowed to be prescribed for people with Type 1 Diabetes, presented at the American Diabetes Association in San Francisco, shows important benefits both in lowering glucose levels in those with... Read More