The University of Bradford has been awarded more than £400,000 to carry out research into gestational diabetes among women from different ethnicities. 

Advanced DNA sequencing technologies and a new model of stem cell research has enabled an international team to discover a new type of diabetes in babies.

The paediatric diabetes team at Good Hope Hospital has topped the table in a national audit which looks at children’s diabetes care.

A new subtype of diabetes has been identified in children and young people in sub-Saharan Africa and could mean many patients are not on the best treatment for them.  

An intensive low-energy diet programme, similar to the NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission, significantly improved eating disorder symptoms in people with type 2 diabetes and excess weight who were at risk of developing eating disorders, according to a University of Oxford study published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

A virtual ward to safely treat atrial fibrillation patients in Leicester is now being implemented across hospitals elsewhere in the country.

Healthcare professionals across Leicestershire are being offered a unique opportunity to enhance their careers and drive sustainability through North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College’s new Skills Bootcamp.

Trend Diabetes has launched a new leaflet designed to support primary care staff working with people at risk of developing diabetes.

Healthcare professionals who prescribe diabetes and pharmaceutical products have been urged to take advantage of a new price comparison saver website to get the best deal for their practice and the NHS

Chronic insufficient sleep can increase insulin resistance in otherwise healthy women, with more marked effects in postmenopausal women, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health in the US.

New figures have highlighted how missed targets could be putting people with diabetes and foot ulcer at heightened risk of amputation.

An independent NICE committee has recommended people whose diabetes is not controlled with their current device despite best possible management with an insulin pump, or real-time or intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring, are offered a hybrid closed loop system.

Almost 3,500 HypoCards have been handed out to people with diabetes providing vital advice on what to do should the card-carrier experience hypoglycaemia – a condition that can be life-threatening.

A campaign has been launched urging everyone with diabetes to carry a card featuring potentially life-saving advice.

Around 180,000 people with difficult to manage type 2 diabetes could benefit from a new treatment option.

A 58-year-old patient with terminal heart disease became the second patient in the world to receive a historic transplant of a genetically-modified pig heart on September 20.

There are only a few places left for a webinar on accessing reports via a web-based solution that allows healthcare professionals to connect with their patients’ blood glucose readings.

Time is running out to register for a nationwide safety campaign which helps UK healthcare professionals to learn more about hypoglycaemia.

A practical course targeted at healthcare professionals looking to improve their knowledge and confidence using diabetes technology is now open for registration.

Healthcare professionals looking to specialise in diabetes care have been invited to join a webinar next month to learn about a part-time post graduate training programme dedicated to managing the condition.