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Latest on Diabetes

Bariatric surgery 'reduces dependence on diabetes drugs'

17 Aug 10

Performing bariatric surgery on people with type 2 diabetes can reduce patients’ dependence on medications and results in lower use of healthcare and costs, according to the results of a large US study.

NICE unveils nine more 'quality standards' to judge GP commissioning

12 Aug 10

NICE has announced it is to develop quality standards covering a further nine clinical areas for use in judging the future performance of GP commissioners.

Primary care researchers develop new diabetes risk tool

12 Aug 10
NICE committee raises QOF HbA1c target

06 Aug 10
New targets for crackdown on GP prescribing revealed

05 Aug 10
Insulin pumps 'better than injections for type 1 diabetes'

30 Jul 10
Regulator launches safety review of diabetes drug

14 Jul 10
Strict diabetes control may protect at micro level

13 Jul 10
Hope for new class of diabetes drug

01 Jul 10

MHRA under pressure to withdraw rosiglitazone

06 Sep 10

The UK drug regulator has come under fire for failing to act on an expert recommendation to withdraw the type 2 diabetes drug rosiglitazone.

Latest Clinical Articles

Tips on gestational diabetes

21 Apr 10

Dr Mary Pierce and Dr Stephanie Baldeweg’s tips on spotting, treating and following-up women who develop diabetes during pregnancy

What you need to know about Type 1 diabetes

19 May 09

Endocrinologist Dr Colin Johnston answers GP Dr David Morris’s questions

When to use obesity drugs in diabetes?

05 May 09
What I learned from my diabetes near miss

25 Mar 09
HbA1c reporting: getting on top of the changes

25 Feb 09
Obesity - what you need to know

26 Jan 09
Ten tips on using incretin drugs for type 2 diabetes

17 Dec 08
Diagnosing acute onset diabetes in a child

03 Dec 08
Tips on assessing fitness to fly

17 Sep 08
Kendrick asks...could aggressive blood glucose lowering be harmful?

03 Sep 08

Latest Education Articles

Key questions on type 2 diabetes (1.5 CPD hours)

03 Jun 10

Diabetes GPSI Dr Brian Karet answers GP Dr Pam Brown’s questions on HbA1c as a diagnostic test, using gliptins, metabolic memory and bariatric surgery

Snapshot diagnosis - what's wrong with this diabetes patient?

26 Feb 08

GP Dr Mike Wyndham shares another uncommon diagnosis in a case involving one of his patients.

Latest Comment

Urban practice: Erdington Medical Centre

24 Nov 09

GPs often complain about the Government’s one-size-fits-all approach to policy and funding. Gareth Iacobucci looks at the unique challenges faced by a large urban practice and a small rural one

What makes a good patient?

14 Oct 09

It is fairly easy to find out what makes a good GP – for example the GMC has some good information on it, as does the RCGP....

Type 2 Diabetes

05 Mar 09
Will new diabetes targets neglect high-risk patients?

25 Feb 09
Diabetes Essential Guide

18 Feb 09
Managing clinical problems in diabetes

21 May 08
Dr Brian Karet

16 Apr 08
Type 1 Diabetes

26 Feb 08
Dr Martin Hadley-Brown

21 Jun 07
Diabetes risk: what's the point of GTT?

29 Mar 07

Latest Downloads

Blood glucose units converter

12 May 10
HbA1c to blood glucose calculator

12 May 10