diabetes

World Diabetes Day takes place every year on 14 November to raise awareness of the condition, which has physical, psychological and behavioural implications for individuals. Read our resources covering assessment, management and care of patients with diabetes.


Eating during the night raises risk of heart disease, diabetes

Eating during the night raises the risk of heart disease and diabetes as it disrupts the...

Weight management programme helps remission of type 2 diabetes

A low-calorie weight management programme could help to put type 2 diabetes into remission,...

How to administer an insulin injection

Rationale and key points Effective insulin injection technique is essential to ensure...

Empowering nurses to educate people with diabetes in correct insulin injection technique

As diabetes becomes a global concern, an international congress of 183 diabetes experts from...

Nurse uses role as mayor to raise diabetes awareness

A senior nurse is using her dual role as mayor of a London borough to raise awareness of...

International: Building diabetes care around the patient

A 'one stop' programme providing personalised care could help Mexico turn the tide of its...

Statin use linked to greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Statin use could be associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, though this should be...

Injecting growth factor into diabetic foot ulcers may kick-start healing

Latest research from the nursing and medical journals.

A novice researcher’s reflection on recruiting participants for qualitative research

Background This paper is a reflection by a PhD candidate on her qualitative study involving...

Care of older people with diabetes

The global population is ageing, and increasingly developing long-term conditions and...

My job: paediatric diabetes specialist nurse

Thirty-four years working as a nurse can have its challengers, but for diabetes specialist...

Overview of diabetes

A CPD article improved Rosalind Ponomarenko-Jones’s knowledge of the pathophysiology,...

Early menopause linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

​Women with early or normal onset menopause are at a higher risk of developing type 2...

Understanding the link between obesity and diabetes

The incidence of type 2 diabetes is rising alongside increasing rates of obesity, in part...

Extra insulin after meal may curb cardiovascular disease in type 1 diabetes

People with type 1 diabetes may be protected from cardiovascular disease by an additional...

Year-long weight loss classes could prevent more illnesses

Year-long courses of weight loss classes could help prevent hundreds of cases of disease,...

‘Diabetes specialist nurse saved my life’

When Lindsay McKillop developed complications from diabetes, she nearly died. But she says...

Overweight people with diabetes risk cognitive problems

Obese and overweight people with type 2 diabetes are at greater risk of abnormal brain...

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