Jeffrey W. Stephens, Ketan Dhatariya, Andrew J. Beamish, Dimitri J. Pournaras, Alexander D. Miras, Nader Raafat, Georgia Noble-Bell, Rachel Cadwallader Buckland, Omar G. Mustafa
First published: 16 March 2026
Following discussions with industry partners, we have been made aware of occasions where industry educators have been placed in unsafe situations. These include being asked to educate individuals who are high risk, without appropriate clinical support, without access to pump settings, and without a clearly documented clinical plan or follow-up pathway. This lack of structure creates risk for people with diabetes, both NHS and industry educators, and services.
The 2026 conference will be the 21st meeting since its inception in 1986 and over three days will engage physicians, surgeons, podiatrists, orthotists, nursing staff and other allied health care professionals with a common interest in diabetic foot problems, and offers the opportunity to connect with industry on the latest innovations and trends.
Many clinicians all over the country are engaged in highly innovative and impactful work in the field of diabetes.
Help us to recognise a young and innovative researcher. Please share this work and nominate yourself or someone else for a ‘rising star’ lecture at the ABCD Annual Conference 2026
Submissions are invited from ABCD members for this named lecture at the forthcoming ABCD Conference in November 2026 which I hope you will attend.
We welcome abstracts on any subject relating to Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine, which might be of interest to members of the Association. Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to display their work in the form of a poster at the meeting on 5th November 2026. Those meeting the criteria for publication will be published on the ABCD and BJD websites.
Two prizes will be awarded:
Join us for our second instalment on the HCL rollout. This session will focus on the dashboard, data submission and the the challenges faced.
Together we will explore:
In our first webinar of 2026, we are joined by Dr Zainab Malaki and Professor Francesco D’Aiuto to introduce you to periodontal disease and its link to diabetes.
Following presentations from both Dr Malaki and Professor D'Aiuto, our webinar chair, Dr David Gable, facilitated a Q&A session where our live audience got the chance to ask any questions.
We are aware that DTN-UK members have been concerned about how the accuracy of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems should be assessed.
DTN-UK has published a statement on our position regarding this important topic.
This coincides with the recent update to the Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN) Forum CGM comparison chart, which can be found on the DSN Forum website (you will need to register to access the chart).
We are pleased to announce that two Joint Editors-in-Chief have been appointed for the British Journal of Diabetes (BJD), the official journal of the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists. The journal aims to increase knowledge, disseminate and stimulate research, and promote better management of people with diabetes by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas.
