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CamDiab secures FDA approval for advanced adaptive hybrid closed-loop app CamAPS FX
CamDiab has received authorisation from The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US for its advanced adaptive hybrid closed-loop app, CamAPS FX, as an ‘interoperable automated glycaemic controlle...
Nursing group raises thousands to improve diabetes care in Sierra Leone
The Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN) Forum UK has raised more than £3,000 to enable healthcare teams in Sierra Leone to buy lifesaving diabetes resources. During a recent fundraising trip to the West A...
Survey launched on diagnosis of osteomyelitis in people with diabetes and a foot ulcer
A survey is being conducted looking at the diagnosis of osteomyelitis in people with diabetes and a foot ulcer. The DOMINO-DFU study is an NIHR Academy-funded UK study, aiming to optimise the diagnosi...
Weight loss injection may reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes
Latest research shows an injection developed to tackle obesity cuts the risk of heart attacks and strokes, regardless of the amount of weight lost. A team of global researchers explored the effects of...
New edition of diabetes technology in hospital guideline published
A top guideline on how to use technology to support diabetes care in hospital has been updated. Published by the Joint British Diabetes Societies (JBDS) for Inpatient Care, the guideline has been rev...
Hybrid closed loop systems improve lives of children with type 1 diabetes, study reveals
Children and young people with type 1 diabetes are more likely to improve their glycaemic management, time-in-range and quality of life by using a hybrid closed loop (HCL) system, according to the lar...
Recruitment underway for pioneering type 1 diabetes clinical trial
Researchers at the University of Oxford are recruiting volunteers with type 1 diabetes for a ground-breaking study looking at stem-cell derived pancreatic islet transplants without taking anti-rejecti...
New type 2 diabetes and mental illness project is recruiting participants
Healthcare professionals have been invited to take part in a new project looking at type 2 diabetes and severe mental illness. Trainee health psychologist Mehrad Tafreshi, from Glasgow Caledonian Univ...
Siblings with unique gene mutation offer ‘incredibly important opportunity’ for diabetes research
Two siblings who have the only known mutations in a key gene anywhere in the world have helped scientists gain new insights that could help progress the search for new treatments in type 1 diabetes. P...