Diabetes and endocrinology | News | Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net Resources for the nursing profession Wed, 08 Nov 2023 19:14:55 +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 32 32 https://www.nursingtimes.net/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net 125 75 Resources for the nursing profession 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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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/higher-rates-of-type-2-diabetes-diagnosis-after-mild-covid-19-21-03-2022/feed/ 0 Covid-19 lockdown ‘bad’ for type 2 diabetes but ‘good’ for type 1 https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/covid-19-lockdown-bad-for-type-2-diabetes-but-good-for-type-1-05-10-2021/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/covid-19-lockdown-bad-for-type-2-diabetes-but-good-for-type-1-05-10-2021/#respond Tue, 05 Oct 2021 06:00:29 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=241571 The first analysis of its kind has found a substantial improvement in blood glucose control in people with type 1 diabetes during lockdown, while glycaemic control waned in those with type 2 diabetes. The findings suggest that the widespread availability of digital diabetes therapies, a…

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/covid-19-lockdown-bad-for-type-2-diabetes-but-good-for-type-1-05-10-2021/feed/ 0 Breastfeeding ‘protects’ against type 1 diabetes but cow’s milk may up risk https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/breastfeeding-protects-against-type-1-diabetes-but-cows-milk-may-up-risk-04-10-2021/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/breastfeeding-protects-against-type-1-diabetes-but-cows-milk-may-up-risk-04-10-2021/#respond Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:25:38 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=241588 Breastfeeding is associated with a lower risk of developing type 1 diabetes, according to Swedish researchers. However, in contrast, they said drinking more than two or three glasses of cow’s milk a day during childhood, was linked with higher odds of developing type 1 diabetes.…

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/breastfeeding-protects-against-type-1-diabetes-but-cows-milk-may-up-risk-04-10-2021/feed/ 0 Mental health drugs script common ahead of diabetes diagnosis https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/mental-health-drugs-script-common-ahead-of-diabetes-diagnosis-04-10-2021/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/mental-health-drugs-script-common-ahead-of-diabetes-diagnosis-04-10-2021/#respond Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:01:23 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=241578 The prescription of antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs is common ahead of a type 2 diabetes diagnosis, according to UK researchers. They found almost three in 10 people with type 2 diabetes in Scotland were prescribed antidepressants before they were diagnosed with diabetes. “Some antidepressants and…

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/mental-health-drugs-script-common-ahead-of-diabetes-diagnosis-04-10-2021/feed/ 0 Healthy BMI diabetes patients can ‘achieve remission’ with weight loss https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/healthy-bmi-diabetes-patients-can-achieve-remission-with-weight-loss-01-10-2021/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/diabetes/healthy-bmi-diabetes-patients-can-achieve-remission-with-weight-loss-01-10-2021/#respond Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:02:53 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=241458 People of “normal weight” with type 2 diabetes can reverse the condition through substantial weight loss, contrary to perceived wisdom, according to UK researchers. They said the finding should be a “wake up call” to clinicians, with “no time to be lost in getting the…

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