You are invited to join the WEDS Spring Meeting on Thursday 25th May at The Miskin Manor Hotel, Mid Glamorgan.

Hosted by the Welsh Endocrine and Diabetes Society (WEDS) with support from the Association of British Diabetologist.

The Guest Speaker for this meeting is Dr Robert Semple from Edinburgh University.

Other speakers are to be confirmed and a full programme is available closer to the date. 

This meeting will have 4 CPD points for attendance.

The North European Young Diabetologists (NEYD) Annual Meeting will be held on the 24nd- 26th May 2023 in Denmark.

Abstracts submissions are now open, and close on 24th February 2023.

This consensus statement by the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists and UK Kidney Association provides context and recommendations regarding the use Finerenone in the management of Diabetic Kidney Disease.

EndoBarrier (also known as Duodenal-Jejunal Bypass Liner (DJBL) or RESET®) is a 60cm tube-like liner made from a thin, flexible and durable impermeable polymer. It is inserted by an endoscopy and prevents food that passes through it from contacting the first two feet of small bowel intestine. In clinical trials it leads to weight loss and improved glycaemic control and may become a useful treatment option in the future.

Although we have emerged from the grips of the Covid pandemic, we are all seeing challenging waves of influenza and Strep A related illnesses. We work in an environment of severe workforce constraints and industrial action on a background of financial worries.

Yet, we have had opportunities this year to physically connect with one another in person and to realise how much talent there is within our membership and the diabetes society as a whole.

We are pleased to announce that Professor Ketan Dhatariya will be the new Chair of ABCD, Ketan will take over from Dr Dipesh Patel when he completes his term of office in June 2023.