Abbott has recently identified that certain FreeStyle Libre 2 sensors from lot KTP005061 may provide erroneously high glucose readings. For example, your sensor glucose reading may be high and out of your target range while your actual glucose levels may be below or within target range. Click here to read more The post Abbott Initiates Voluntary Recall For Certain FreeStyle Libre 2 Sensors in UK appeared first on IDDT ..read more

NHS patients in England with Type 1 diabetes are now eligible for a free continuous glucose monitor (CGM) after the health service secured a new ‘cost-effective’ deal. Earlier this year, the NHS announced it would rollout CGM technology to everyone living with Type 1 diabetes as part of its ‘Long Term Plan’ to deliver world-class healthcare. Now a deal between the NHS and manufacturer DEXCOM means a CGM called the Dexcom ONE Real Time-Continuous Glucose Monitoring will soon be available on prescription to people with Type 1 diabetes. Click here to read more The post Free life-changing tec ..read more

A National Patient Safety Alert was issued in June 2022 by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), following serious reports of harm associated with insulin leakage during use of the Accu-Chek Insight Insulin pump with NovoRapid PumpCart prefilled insulin cartridges. Patients should be moved on to alternative insulin pumps where possible Click here to read more The post Roche Accu-Chek Insight insulin pump with NovoRapid PumpCart insulin cartridges: alert following cases of insulin leakage appeared first on IDDT ..read more

A warning was issued in June 2022 by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) about metformin. Click here to read more The post Metformin and reduced vitamin B12 levels: new advice for monitoring patients at risk appeared first on IDDT ..read more

We are glad to announce that this year we are holding an Event for you, again at the Kettering Park Hotel, just off the A14 at Kettering. You will see from the event booking form that it will be an interesting day with speakers and group discussions. The title is ‘Changing Times’ to reflect some of the issues that are affecting people living with diabetes. Please click here to find out more about the presentations at this year’s conference The post IDDT Event 2022 – Changing Times, Kettering, Saturday 29th October 2022 appeared first on IDDT ..read more

More than 250,000 people living with type 1 diabetes are set to be offered new technology to help them manage their condition and at the same time reduce the need for finger prick testing by up to 50%, following new advice from NICE. New guidance from NICE has recommended the use of real-time continuous glucose monitoring (rtCGM) for adults and children living with type 1 diabetes for the first time. It will give them a continuous stream of real-time information on a smartphone about their current blood glucose level. Click here to read more The post NICE update recommendations for contin ..read more

The deepening crisis in Ukraine means that there is an increasingly desperate need to help people trying to live with diabetes. It is hard to believe that not only are the people of Ukraine having to fight for their country and freedom, but they also are in desperate need all their diabetes supplies. As the bombing continues, pharmacies close, hospitals run out of supplies and supply routes targeted. Click here to read more The post Ukraine – Insulin and Diabetes Urgently Needed IDDT Appeal for Help appeared first on IDDT ..read more

This article looks at religious fasting and its impact on the management of diabetes during periods of abstinence and fasting. There are other reasons than religion for abstinence and fasting, one of the commonest being weight loss and we will look at these another time. Two major religions, Islam and Christianity (many other religions also have fast periods), have periods of fasting around this time of year so, we will have a look at their fasting practices and then some of the general issues around diabetes and fasting. Many of you will have fasted before, so this article may be nothing m ..read more

Tetris Pharma has announced that people living with diabetes in the UK now have access to Ogluo® (glucagon Pre-Filled Pen). This is the first ready-to-use, pre-mixed and pre-measured liquid glucagon injection to treat severe hypoglycaemia in adults, adolescents, and children aged two years and over. Click here to read more   The post First pre-filled glucagon pen, Tetris Pharma’s Ogluo®, now available in the UK for the treatment of severe hypoglycaemia appeared first on IDDT ..read more

An article in The New York Times on December 3rd made headlines that are especially important for people living with Type 1 diabetes. It announced that Brian Shelton from Ohio had been cured of Type 1 diabetes. Curing Type 1 requires a renewable source of beta cells that can be produced in the laboratory. Once placed into the body, they need to restore insulin production and automatically regulate blood-glucose levels. Click here to read more   The post New research breakthrough in Type 1 diabetes appeared first on IDDT ..read more