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20-05-2022 | Immunotherapy | Hot topic review | Article

How far has immunotherapy for type 1 diabetes progressed?

Read our Hot Topic Review for a rapid update on the successes and failures of immunotherapies in people with or at high risk for type 1 diabetes.

Lori Berard

14-04-2022 | Hyperglycemia | View from the clinic | Article

Managing hyperglycemia related to stress

Lori Berard highlights the contribution of stress to poor glycemic control and considers how healthcare providers can account for this in their practice.

Simon Heller and Shehla Shaikh

11-04-2022 | Type 1 diabetes | Ask the expert | Article

Ramadan and type 1 diabetes: Supporting religious fasting

Simon Heller from the UK talks to Shehla Shaikh from India to learn from her wealth of experience in supporting people with type 1 diabetes to fast during Ramadan.

Sanjay Kalra

11-04-2022 | Type 1 diabetes | View from the clinic | Article

Addressing the challenges of Ramadan for people with diabetes

Sanjay Kalra explains why it is so important for healthcare professionals anywhere in the world to understand about Ramadan and the ramifications for people with diabetes.

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31-03-2022 | Diet | Hot topic review | Article

Fasting and people with diabetes

Read this Hot Topic Review to catch up on the latest research into the risks and benefits of fasting for people with diabetes.

Anthonia Ogbera

09-03-2022 | Hyperglycemia | View from the clinic | Article

​​​​​​​Overcoming barriers to physical activity in persons with diabetes

In this addition to our hyperglycemia series, Anthonia Ogbera makes the case for exercise as an underemployed care strategy and offers advice for achieving success.

John Wilding

19-01-2022 | Hyperglycemia | View from the clinic | Article

Corticosteroid treatment and the consequences for glucose control

John Wilding highlights the issue of hyperglycemia triggered by use of high-dose steroids and discusses management strategies.

Sanjay Kalra

21-09-2021 | Hypoglycemia | View from the clinic | Article

Reactive hypoglycemia

In the second article of this series, Sanjay Kalra describes the issue of reactive hypoglycemia and how to best manage it.

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14-07-2021 | Mental health | Feature | Article

Risk for suicidal ideation: Who, when, and why?

What makes some people more likely than others to have suicidal thoughts? We outline the risk factors and circumstances that can play a role.

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14-07-2021 | Mental health | Feature | Article

Suicide in diabetes: An important but under-recorded problem

How frequent are suicide deaths in people with diabetes, and can the data be trusted?

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14-07-2021 | Mental health | Feature | Article

Creating a safety net: How doctors can help suicidal patients

Screening, emergency protocols, and person-centered care – just some of the ways healthcare professionals can identify and support people at increased risk for suicide. Click through for more.

05-07-2021 | Mental health | Feature | Article

Risk for suicidal ideation: Who, when, and why?

Mary de Groot

23-06-2021 | Mental health | Ask the expert | Article

Suicide risk in diabetes: Why doctors may hesitate to screen, but should not

Mary de Groot explains the importance of screening for suicidal ideation in people with diabetes, and addresses common concerns that may make doctors hesitate to do so (7:22).

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24-06-2020 | ADA 2020 | Conference coverage | Article

ADA 2020 goes virtual! Editorial Board conference highlights

Listen to our Editorial Board reflecting on their ADA scientific highlights, and its novel virtual format (34:17).

Rayhan Lal

23-06-2020 | ADA 2020 | Podcast | Article

Expert commentary: Closed-loop insulin delivery research update

Engineer turned endocrinologist Rayhan Lal reflects on the shape of artificial pancreas research and what changes are needed to best benefit people with diabetes (18:54).

Teenagers

07-11-2019 | Adolescents | Podcast | Article

Peer mentoring for teens with type 1 diabetes

Medical sociologist Ashby Walker talks about a mentoring scheme pairing college students and teenagers who have type 1 diabetes - to the benefit of both (9:14).

Mother helps son check blood sugar

29-10-2019 | Diabetes prevention | Editorial | Article

The family and diabetes care: A multifaceted relationship

Before attention turns to World Diabetes Day 2019, Sanjay Kalra revisits 2018’s theme to evaluate the concerns and opportunities presented by “The Family and Diabetes”.

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16-10-2019 | Continuous glucose monitoring | Feature | Article

CGM time in range: A higher standard for an engaged few?

Simon Heller explains why time-in-range targets are so helpful for people with diabetes… yet handing out continuous glucose monitoring devices willy-nilly could do more harm than good.

24-09-2019 | Type 2 diabetes | Podcast | Article

How was it for you? The experts discuss EASD 2019

Our clinical advisors discuss their EASD 2019 highlights, including new treatment options for children and older adults with type 2 diabetes, the complexities surrounding hypoglycemia prevention, and the implications of the VERIFY trial.

Nutrition therapy for diabetes: A marathon, not a sprint

10-09-2019 | Diet | Editorial | Article

Nutrition therapy for diabetes: A marathon, not a sprint

What's new in the 2019 update to the ADA guidelines on nutrition therapy for adults with diabetes or prediabetes? Diabetes Educator Amy Hess Fischl explains.