Diabetes and endocrinology | News | Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/ Resources for the nursing profession Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:53:17 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://emap-moon-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/07/favicon-nt192-70x70.png Diabetes and endocrinology | News | Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/ 32 32 https://www.nursingtimes.net/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/ 125 75 Resources for the nursing profession Diabetes nursing group creates leaflet on safety in Ramadan   https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/diabetes-nursing-group-creates-leaflet-on-safety-in-ramadan-26-01-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/diabetes-nursing-group-creates-leaflet-on-safety-in-ramadan-26-01-2024/#respond Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:53:12 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=312675 A new leaflet has been published by a team of specialist nurses to help ensure the safety of Muslim people with diabetes as they observe fasting during Ramadan.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/diabetes-nursing-group-creates-leaflet-on-safety-in-ramadan-26-01-2024/feed/ 0 Calls for nurse training to spot diabetes disordered eating https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/calls-for-nurse-training-to-spot-diabetes-disordered-eating-23-01-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/calls-for-nurse-training-to-spot-diabetes-disordered-eating-23-01-2024/#respond Tue, 23 Jan 2024 16:55:35 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=312432 Lack of training and education and poor integration between specialist services are preventing nurses from identifying and treating people with type 1 diabetes who have an eating disorder, a first-of-its-kind inquiry has warned.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/calls-for-nurse-training-to-spot-diabetes-disordered-eating-23-01-2024/feed/ 0 Nurses warned about ongoing shortage of diabetes drugs https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/nurses-warned-about-ongoing-shortage-of-diabetes-drugs-19-01-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/nurses-warned-about-ongoing-shortage-of-diabetes-drugs-19-01-2024/#respond Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:25:31 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=312217 The shortage of a class of diabetes medicines that is leaving some patients without access to their recommended treatment is likely to last until the end of 2024, nurses have been warned.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/nurses-warned-about-ongoing-shortage-of-diabetes-drugs-19-01-2024/feed/ 0 Transdermal blood taking ‘reliable’ for children with diabetes https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/transdermal-blood-taking-reliable-for-children-with-diabetes-19-12-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/transdermal-blood-taking-reliable-for-children-with-diabetes-19-12-2023/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:28:40 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=310991 A less invasive method of taking blood samples from children with type 1 diabetes has been found to be a “reliable alternative” to drawing from a vein with a needle.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/transdermal-blood-taking-reliable-for-children-with-diabetes-19-12-2023/feed/ 0 NICE backs ‘game changing’ hybrid closed-loop systems for type 1 diabetes https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/nice-backs-game-changing-hybrid-closed-loop-systems-for-type-1-diabetes-08-11-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/nice-backs-game-changing-hybrid-closed-loop-systems-for-type-1-diabetes-08-11-2023/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 19:14:52 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=308415 Advanced technology that combines HbA1c monitoring with insulin pumps has been recommended for patients with type 1 diabetes by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/nice-backs-game-changing-hybrid-closed-loop-systems-for-type-1-diabetes-08-11-2023/feed/ 0 A&E screening could ‘detect thousands’ of undiagnosed diabetes cases https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/ae-screening-could-detect-thousands-of-undiagnosed-diabetes-cases-05-10-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/ae-screening-could-detect-thousands-of-undiagnosed-diabetes-cases-05-10-2023/#respond Thu, 05 Oct 2023 17:26:28 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=306356 The introduction of screening for type 2 diabetes in accident and emergency (A&E) departments could uncover thousands of previously undiagnosed cases every year, suggests a UK study.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/ae-screening-could-detect-thousands-of-undiagnosed-diabetes-cases-05-10-2023/feed/ 0 Drug found to be effective at treating early-onset type 2 diabetes https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/drug-found-to-be-effective-at-treating-early-onset-type-2-diabetes-05-10-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/drug-found-to-be-effective-at-treating-early-onset-type-2-diabetes-05-10-2023/#respond Thu, 05 Oct 2023 17:02:12 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=306349 A new class of drug has been found to be as effective at treating early-onset type 2 diabetes as it is already known to be for diabetes diagnosed later in life, according to UK researchers.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/drug-found-to-be-effective-at-treating-early-onset-type-2-diabetes-05-10-2023/feed/ 0 Diabetes nurses to aid roll-out of ‘artificial pancreas’ tech in Scotland https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/diabetes-nurses-to-aid-roll-out-of-artificial-pancreas-tech-in-scotland-27-06-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/diabetes-nurses-to-aid-roll-out-of-artificial-pancreas-tech-in-scotland-27-06-2023/#respond Tue, 27 Jun 2023 10:20:13 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=288804 Specialist diabetes nurses are set to be part of a new group in Scotland dedicated to supporting the roll-out of an innovative device for people with type 1 diabetes.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/diabetes-nurses-to-aid-roll-out-of-artificial-pancreas-tech-in-scotland-27-06-2023/feed/ 0 Devon nurse wins award for ‘improving diabetes care across the world’ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/devon-nurse-wins-award-for-improving-diabetes-care-across-the-world-16-05-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/devon-nurse-wins-award-for-improving-diabetes-care-across-the-world-16-05-2023/#respond Tue, 16 May 2023 09:49:14 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=286130 Professor Maggie Shepherd, of Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and University of Exeter, has won the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/devon-nurse-wins-award-for-improving-diabetes-care-across-the-world-16-05-2023/feed/ 0 ‘Higher rates’ of type 2 diabetes diagnosis after mild Covid-19 https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/higher-rates-of-type-2-diabetes-diagnosis-after-mild-covid-19-21-03-2022/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/higher-rates-of-type-2-diabetes-diagnosis-after-mild-covid-19-21-03-2022/#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:54:36 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=251259 Higher rates of newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes have been found in patients after infection with mild Covid-19, according to German researchers. Their study, published in the journal Diabetologia, suggests a possible association between mild Covid-19 cases and subsequently diagnosing type 2 diabetes. “Further follow-up is…

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