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Updated document on inpatient diabetes self-management published
The Joint British Diabetes Societies (JBDS) has published an updated version of a document designed to improve the safety of the in hospital management of diabetes. Now available on the ABCD website,...
Readmission rate high among diabetic ketoacidosis hospitalisations
One in five adults with type 1 diabetes who require hospital treatment for diabetic ketoacidosis are likely to return within a month and are twice as likely to die when they are readmitted, a new stud...
Professor Gerry Rayman discusses GIRFT report benefits for inpatient care
Professor Gerry Rayman led a recent webinar about the benefits the GIRFT report has on helping to improve inpatient care and avoid variation of care. The Consultant Diabetologist and Clinical Lead for...
Hyperglycaemia management in virtual ward settings guidance issued
Guidance for the management of hyperglycaemia in virtual ward settings has been issued. The Concise advice on Inpatient Diabetes (COVID:Diabetes) – Virtual Ward Guidance was led by Professor Gerry Ray...
Colleagues pay tribute to DISN UK Group Chair as she steps down
Colleagues of the former chair of the DISN UK Group have been paying tribute to her as she steps down from her position. After 17 years of leading the organisation, Esther Walden, a Diabetes Inpatie...
COVID-19 survey launched for inpatient staff to complete
An inpatient survey has been launched to help identify any resource pressures which COVID-19 might have introduced to staff. Teams are being asked to complete a survey on how COVID-19 has impacted the...
Metformin linked to reduced COVID-19 mortality rates
People with diabetes undergoing treatment with metformin are at significantly less risk of dying from COVID-19 compared with those not taking the medication, researchers have said. The study involved ...
COVID-19 found to trigger new diabetes cases
Some people who have recovered from COVID-19 are developing diabetes, researchers have said. Previous studies had already found evidence to suggest that diabetes is a risk factor for severe coronaviru...
Review paper looks at diabetes and stress hyperglycaemia in hospital
Insulin remains the agent of choice for those who are deemed non-critically ill, but who have severe hyperglycaemia, a new review paper has concluded. The document, published in The Lancet, Diabetes a...