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Diabetes

Information and advice on the management of diabetes.

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MHRA approves trial for diabetes patients with coronavirus

The MHRA has approved an advanced clinical trial exploring whether diabetes sufferers with Covid-19 could benefit from taking the glucose kinase activator AZD1656. 

25 Aug 2020

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Insulin use in diabetes

This module aims to provide an overview about the safe and effective use of insulin.

10 Jul 2020

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New app coming to help those with type 2 diabetes

NHS England appoints a Newcastle-based tech company Changing Health to deliver diabetes support programme

22 Jun 2020

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Hospitalised Covid patients with diabetes at risk

Study looking at impact of Covid-19 on hospitalised patients with diabetes finds one in ten die within seven days of admission

29 May 2020

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Look after your feet during pandemic says Diabetes UK

Diabetes UK has urged people with diabetes during the pandemic to look after their feet and seek urgent help if they notice anything unusual.

28 May 2020

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Dealing with diabetes

People with diabetes are at increased risk of the complications of Covid-19 so what do you need to know?

26 May 2020

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Third of Covid-19 deaths linked to diabetes

Almost a third of all hospital deaths from coronavirus in England have been in people with diabetes, warns NHS England today in a new study.

20 May 2020

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Body Talk: the endocrine system

Part five of Body Talk considers the workings of the endocrine system.

17 Apr 2020

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Inhalers and insulin dominate new export ban products

Asthma medications and insulin products make up the vast majority of the medicines newly added to the DHSC’s parallel export ban list.

02 Apr 2020

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Sharp increase in diabetes-related lower limb amputations

Diabetes leads to more than 176 leg, toe or foot amputations every week in England, according to Diabetes UK.

 

26 Feb 2020

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Lloyds to charge £25 for new health check service

LloydsPharmacy has launched a new private health check service that includes a blood pressure and BMI check.

30 Jan 2020

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Prediabetes

This CPD module looks at the management of prediabetes and explains how pharmacy can have a role in identifying at-risk patients.

16 Sep 2019

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Type 2 diabetes treatment

This CPD module provides an overview of type 2 diabetes.

20 Sep 2017

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Type 2 diabetes: part three

This module is the third in our CPPE series about type 2 diabetes.

29 Aug 2017

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Type 2 diabetes: part two

This module is the second in our CPPE series about type 2 diabetes.

21 Jul 2017

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Type 2 diabetes: part one

This module is the first in our CPPE series about type 2 diabetes.

27 Jun 2017

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