We may have passed the initial peak of Covid-19, but we are only starting to understand the impact of Covid-19 on people living with diabetes.  

Sadly, almost a third of those who died during the pandemic in the UK had diabetes. Data from NHS England identified that those with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes had a 3.5- and 2- fold increased risk of excess death, respectively. Many unanswered questions remain.

The use of FreeStyle Libre by people with Type 1 Diabetes in the UK is associated with significantly improved glycaemic control and Hypoglycaemic awareness as well as reduced Diabetes distress and few hospital admissions

Those whom we know about as of August 2023

Those whom we know about as of August 2022

Those whom we know about as of April 2022

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 details as soon as they are available. We are currently assessing options for the Consultant Development Course.

Insulin Safety Week 2020 will take place across the UK and Ireland, raising awareness in a bid to reduce insulin errors among healthcare professionals.

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.

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 ABCD on the “Roadmap to Recovery for adult diabetes services”. I wished to bring these developments to your attention as a practicing clinician in Diabetes & Endocrinology.

DTN-UK are very pleased to announce the launch of the Best Practice Guide for Diabetes Technology in Pregnancy.