R.E.J. Ryder1, K.Y. Thong1, M.L. Cull1, A.P. Mills1, C. Walton2, K.A. Adamson3, D.S. Dove4, on behalf of the ABCD nationwide exenatide audit contributors
1City Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
2Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, United Kingdom
3St John's Hospital, Livingston, United Kingdom
An opportunity for our consultants to feedback valuable nuggets from the forthcoming ADA conference on 12-16th June has become available via the Diabetes Professional Conference (DPC).
This would take an interview style format in an area of interest. For those attending and who are interested, please promptly contact Toby Baker, Event Director at DPC Tobyb@diabetespc.com
The British Journal of Diabetes (BJD) has published an Editorial "Supporting people with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic without face-to-face appointments" which is available online now. Read this important editorial authored by Dinesh Nagi, Pratik Choudhary, Emma Wilmot, and Peter Winocour.
Diabetes complications can still arise, even with the country in lockdown. It is important that people with diabetes take care of their feet and seek medical help if they see any early signs of a problem. Diabetes foot services are still being delivered, to help get the best outcomes for diabetes foot problems even under lockdown.
Diabetes UK Statement
Diabetes UK is urging people with diabetes to look after their feet during lockdown and to seek medical help urgently if they notice anything unusual.
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) have recently announced the winners of the RCP Excellence in Patient Care Awards 2020 #EPCA2020
We are delighted to congratulate our colleagues, led by Dr Emma Wilmot, who have won the digital award for the Flash Glucose Collaboration (between ABCD, the Diabetes Technology Network UK and NHS England).
As we enter the beginning of the end of the first phase of coronavirus epidemic, clinical teams both in specialist centres and primary care need to start focussing on recovery of diabetes services with immediate effect. Both, specialist teams and local primary care services will have a large numbers of patients, whose face to face appointments have been cancelled during the COVID Crisis.
A Lumb1, R Abraham2, R Harper3, SC Bain4, R Rea1, REJ Ryder5 on behalf of the ABCD nationwide degludec audit contributors
1Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford
2London Medical Clinic, London
3The Ulster Hospital, Belfast
A Lumb1, R Abraham2, R Harper3, SC Bain4, R Rea1, REJ Ryder5, on behalf of the ABCD nationwide degludec audit contributors
1Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford
2London Medical Clinic, London
3The Ulster Hospital, Belfast
ABCD is alarmed by NHS data reports that a quarter of those who sadly died from Covid-19 had diabetes.
News published by media outlets yesterday, it was reported that between 31 March and 12 May, 5,873 people with diabetes died, representing 26% of all deaths due to Covid-19. These reports will no doubt cause understandable anxiety and fear among people living with diabetes and their families, during already difficult times.
