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Position Papers and Guidelines

Below are all of ABCD’s position statements since year 2000. Some are dated and have been superseded but nevertheless they remain available as a record of the evolution of thinking in our speciality with time. It is the responsibility of the reader to ensure that any data that they use from these statements has not been superseded by new information / guidance.

Click the link on the left to see the position paper and on the right please find where the paper was published.

Year / Title Where published

2023

Finerenone in the management of Diabetic Kidney Disease: A consensus statement by the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists and UK Kidney Association  
Narrative Review of Glycemic Management in People With Diabetes on Peritoneal Dialysis

Kidney Int Rep. 2023 Feb 9;8(4):700-714. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.01.040. eCollection 2023 Apr.

PMID: 37069983 Free PMC article. Review.

2022

Management of Hypertension in Patients With Diabetic Kidney Disease: Summary of the Joint Association of British Clinical Diabetologists and UK Kidney Association (ABCD-UKKA) Guideline 2021

Kidney Int Rep. 2022 Jan 13;7(4):681-687. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.01.004. eCollection 2022 Apr.

PMID: 35497783 Free PMC article. Review.

Clinical practice guidelines for management of hyperglycaemia in adults with diabetic kidney disease

Diabet Med. 2022 Apr;39(4):e14769. doi: 10.1111/dme.14769. Epub 2022 Jan 26.

PMID: 35080257

Management of adults with diabetes on dialysis: Summary of recommendations of the Joint British Diabetes Societies guidelines 2022

Diabet Med. 2023 Apr;40(4):e15027. doi: 10.1111/dme.15027. Epub 2022 Dec 23.

PMID: 36524709 Review.

Management of hypertension and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockade in adults with diabetic kidney disease: Association of British Clinical Diabetologists and the Renal Association UK guideline update 2021

BMC Nephrol. 2022 Jan 3;23(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s12882-021-02587-5.

PMID: 34979961 Free PMC article.

2021

Association of British Clinical Diabetologists and Renal Association guidelines on the detection and management of diabetes post solid organ transplantation

Diabet Med. 2021 Jun;38(6):e14523. doi: 10.1111/dme.14523. Epub 2021 Feb 11.

PMID: 33434362 Review.

Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) and Diabetes UK joint position statement and recommendations for non-diabetes specialists on the use of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors in people with type 2 diabetes (January 2021)

Clin Med (Lond). 2021 May;21(3):204-210. doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2021-0045.

PMID: 34001571 Free PMC article.

Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) and Diabetes UK joint position statement and recommendations on the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter inhibitors with insulin for treatment of type 1 diabetes (Updated October 2020).

Diabet Med. 2021 Feb;38(2):e14458. doi: 10.1111/dme.14458. Epub 2020 Nov 26.

PMID: 33179277

Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) and Diabetes UK joint position statement and recommendations for non-diabetes specialists on the use of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors in people with type 2 diabetes (January 2021) | RCP Journals https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/clinmedicine/21/3/204
Cardiovascular impact of new drugs (GLP-1 and gliflozins): the ABCD position statement https://bjd-abcd.com/index.php/bjd/article/view/711
ABCD position statement on risk stratification of adult patients with diabetes during COVID-19 pandemic https://bjd-abcd.com/index.php/bjd/article/view/703
ABCD and Renal Association Standards of Care for Glycaemic Assessment in People with Diabetes on Haemodialysis  
ABCD and Renal Association Guidelines on the detection and management of diabetes post solid organ transplantation
ABCD and Renal Association Clinical practice guidelines for management of hyperglycaemia in adults with diabetic kidney disease

2021 Update

 

ABCD and Renal Association Clinical practice guidelines for management of lipids in adults with diabetic kidney disease

2021 Update

 

ABCD and Renal Association Clinical practice guidelines for management of hypertension and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockade in adults with diabetic kidney disease

2021 Update

 

2020

Post transplant related Diabetes -NEW guideline LAUNCH Summary document
ABCD position statement on standards of care for management of adults with type 1 diabetes  
Managing Frailty and Associated Comorbidities in Older Adults with Diabetes  

2019

Remission of type 2 diabetes: a position statement from the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) and the Primary Care Diabetes Society (PCDS) https://bjd-abcd.com/index.php/bjd/article/view/453
Use of SGLT-2 inhibitors in the treatment of type 1 diabetes https://bjd-abcd.com/index.php/bjd/article/view/447

2018

Management of adults with diabetes on the haemodialysis unit: summary of guidance from the Joint British Diabetes Societies and the Renal Association

Diabet Med. 2018 Aug;35(8):1018-1026. doi: 10.1111/dme.13676.

PMID: 30152585

Guideline on managing hyperglycaemia in kidney disease As part of the ABCD Renal Association clinical specialty work programme we have now finalised our guidelines on managing hyperglycaemia in kidney disease - See Link Opposite . A summary of the full guidelines with audit standards and issues for future research will be appearing this month in the British Journal of Diabetes. Full Document Peter Winocour, Stephen C Bain,Tahseen A Chowdhury, Parijat De, Ana Pokrajac, Damian Fogarty, Andrew Frankel, Debasish Banerjee, Mona Wahba, Indranil Dasgupta.

2017

Association of British Clinical Diabetologists and Renal Association clinical guidelines: Hypertension management and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockade in patients with diabetes, nephropathy and/or chronic kidney disease For a summary of recommendations click here. See also I Dasgupta, DBanerjee, TA Chowdhury, P De, M Wahba, S Bain, A Frankel, D Fogarty, A Pokrajac, PH Winocour. Br. J. Diabetes 2017:17:160-164
Association of British Clinical Diabetologists - Renal Association (ABCD-RA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Lipids in Adults with Diabetes Mellitus and Nephropathy and/or Chronic Kidney Disease See also PB Mark, PH Winocour, C Day. Br. J. Diabetes 2017;17:64-72. A data collection chart for audit of lipid management can be downloaded by clicking here.

2016

ABCD position statement on the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis with the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors  
ABCD position statement on standards of care for management of adults with type 1 diabetes - this has been superseded by the 2017 version - see above  

2015

Care coordination/ management for adults with type 1 diabetes - joint position statement with Diabetes UK  

2013

ABCD position statement on GLP-1 based therapies and pancreatic damage - full statement Also published as:  
REJ Ryder, JA McKnight, AD Blann, K Dhatariya, R Gregory, AM Robinson, S Rowles, P Sharp. PH Winocour, C Walton  
Practical Diabetes 2013; 30(9): 388-391
ABCD position statement on GLP-1 based therapies and pancreatic damage - summary statement  
ABCD response to the Future Hospital Commission  

2012

Type 1 diabetes and specialist care P Sharp and C Walton  
Practical Diabetes  2012; 29(8): 1-2

2011

Diabetes and end of life care S Rowles, A Kilvert, A Sinclair  
Pract Diab Int 2011; 28(1): 26-27

2010

Recommendations following suspension of rosiglitazone (Avandia) N Goenka, A Roberts, S Rowles, REJ Ryder, PH Winocour  
Pract Diab Int 2010; 27(9): 374-376a
Management of hypogonadal males with type 2 diabetes K Dhatariya, D Nagi, TH Jones  
Pract Diab Int 2010; 27(9): 408-412
Haemoglobin A1c for the diagnosis of diabetes ES Kilpatrick and PH Winocour  
Pract Diab Int 2010; 27(7): 306-310
Physical activity and exercise in diabetes D Nagi and I Gallen  
Pract Diab Int 2010; 27(4): 158-163a
Continuous glucose monitoring: use of glucose sensing in outpatient clinical diabetes care PJ Hammond, SA Amiel, CM Dayan, D Kerr, JC Pickup, JAM Shaw, FM Campbell, SA Greene and PC Hindmarsh  
Pract Diab Int 2010; 27(2): 66-68

2009

Incretin mimetics and DPP-4 inhibitors CMB Edwards and PH Winocour  
Pract Diab Int 2009; 26(5): 191-194
Influenza Pandemic (including Swine Flu) and Diabetes K Shaw. Contingency planning and medical management : implications & implementation considerations for the UK. Published only on this website

2007

Lipid modifying drug therapy in diabetes MD Feher and PH Winocour  
Pract Diab Int 2007; 24(9): 458-462
Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus S Robinson and A Dornhorst  
Pract Diab Int 2007; 24(4): 192-195

2006

ABCD Diabetes Specialist Surveys P Winocour et al  
Various places - see link
Insulin pumps P Hammond, S Boardman and RH Greenwood  
Pract Diab Int 2006; 23(9): 235-400
Management of hyperglycaemic emergencies in adults MW Savage and A Kilvert  
Pract Diab Int 2006; 23(5): 227-231  
Diabetic ketoacidosis guideline updated in 2010 - see link

2005

Joint Position Statement on Access to high quality care for people with diabetes - Diabetes UK and ABCD Association of British Clinical Diabetologists and Diabetes UK  
ABCD website - see link

2004

Diabetic retinal screening following publication of the NSF for England and Wales C Walton, A Kilvert, REJ Ryder, S Olcak, D Nagi and A Robinson  
Pract Diab Int 2004; 21(9): 349-351
Glitazones ER Higgs, AJ Krentz  
Pract Diab Int 2004; 21(8): 293-295
ABCD position papers: introduction RH Greenwood, K Shaw, Peter Winocour  
Pract Diab Int 2004; 21(8): 293-293
Will NICE guidelines on the management of Type 2 diabetes improve diabetes care? PH Winocour, K Shaw, RH Greenwood  
Pract Diab Int 2004; 21(1): 3-6

2002

National Service Framework (NSF) Standards PH Winocour, RH Greenwood and J Wales  
ABCD website - see link
General practitioners with a special interest in diabetes RH Greenwood  
ABCD website - see link

2000

ABCD Diabetes Specialist Surveys P Winocour et al  
Various places - see link