ABCD Announcements Archive

Dr. Andrew Macklin
Diabetes UK has teamed up with UK pro boxer Muhammad Ali to share their five top tips to help support the Muslim community with diabetes to stay healthy during Ramadan – and to mark the occasion…

Dr. Dinesh Nagi
The leading manufacturer of insulin have contacted us to re-assure ABCD and our members that there is no need for public to stockpile insulin, or other diabetes medications, or…

Dr. Andrew Macklin
“The NHS is open” - Diabetes UK urges parents to be
4Ts aware during lockdown
A quarter of newly-diagnosed children and young people with type 1 diabetes develop serious DKA before…

Dr. Dinesh Nagi
ABCD has been working with the In-Patient Diabetes lead for Diabetes UK, Prof Gerry Rayman, and a group of Specialists in Diabetes to produce much needed guidance describing the maintenance and…

Dr. Andrew Macklin
Media Release from Diabetes UK
£100,000 grant could help answer vital questions about COVID-19 and diabetes
In light of the urgency around COVID-19, applications will undergo a one…

Dr. Alistair Lumb
We at DTN-UK hope that you are managing in the current challenging environment. We have been continuing to work hard this week to ensure ongoing support for clinical teams at this busy time. Many…

Dr. Anne Kilvert
The new edition of ABCD ‘Standards of care for the management of adults with type 1 diabetes’ is now available on the website, along with a short summary of the recommendations from each section…

Dr. Alistair Lumb
DTN-UK have been in contact with all companies supplying insulin pump, continuous glucose monitoring and flash glucose monitoring in the UK at this time. We can reassure all users of diabetes…

Professor Stephen Bain
The Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA) has suspended applications for the 2020 competition.

Dr. Robert Gregory
Announcement by the Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians, 19 March 2020
We are writing to you to provide clarification and reassurance regarding the CPD credit requirements in the current…

Dr. Dipesh Patel
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…

Dr. Dinesh Nagi
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…