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Guidelines: Type 2 diabetes

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Diabetes and dementia: Addressing the needs of an overlooked population

Diabetologist Amar Puttanna addresses growing concerns about the rise of dementia in diabetes care and highlights where guidelines, research efforts, and management options are needed to tackle this comorbidity [read more].

Get more on: Mental health and diabetesDiabetes complications and comorbidities | Diabetes in older adults

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ADA/EASD consensus report on managing hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes published

The final version of the 2018 update to the consensus guidelines on managing hyperglycemia in people with type 2 diabetes is now published.

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The right device at the right time: Optimizing the benefit

Advisory Board member Katharine Barnard scrutinizes the opinion that clinicians should rely on glycemic outcomes when weighing the decision to prescribe a diabetes device [read more].

Get more on: Devices and technology | Glycemic control in type 1 diabetes | Glycemic control in type 2 diabetes

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Tackling clinical inertia: The role of patient engagement

Carmen Soto and David Strain provide their insights on clinical inertia in diabetes care and present the co-production model of open communication as an innovative means to address this widespread clinical issue [read more].

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Hit early, hit hard: The EADSG insulin guidelines

Sanjay Kalra and Silver Bahendeka, East Africa Diabetes Study Group Chair, provide an overview of the latest insulin guidance developed to aid management in a challenging region, facing familiar struggles [read more].

Get more on: Medications | Type 1 diabetes | Type 2 diabetes

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UK nutrition guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes: An update for primary care

Advisory Board member and guideline co-author, Pamela Dyson underlines the key features for healthcare professionals working in diabetes education, diabetes management, type 2 diabetes prevention, and cardiovascular risk reduction [read more].

Get more on: Type 2 diabetes | Diabetes preventionDiet and nutritional management | Cardiovascular disease

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Why aren't we reaching blood pressure goals, despite the raised target?

In the wake of the revised blood pressure targets, Editorial Board member Jay Shubrook and Advisory Board member Robert Chilton discuss clinical approaches to get hypertensive diabetes patients to target more consistently [watch the video 12:29].

Get more on: Anti-hypertensive medications | Cardiovascular disease complications | Type 1 diabetes | Type 2 diabetes

Expert opinion: Podcast

UK nutrition guidelines: A fresh approach

Board members Pamela Dyson and John Wilding talk about the fresh approach taken to the latest update of the Diabetes UK nutrition guidelines [listen to the podcast 9:43].

Get more on: Type 2 diabetes | Obesity | Diabetes preventionDiet and nutritional management 

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The updated Diabetes UK nutrition guidelines: an obesity specialist’s view

John Wilding explains how the latest update of the nutrition guidelines will help clinicians working with patients with obesity [watch the video 1:53].

Get more on: Type 2 diabetes | Obesity | Diabetes preventionDiet and nutritional management | Expert opinion

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Does setting treatment targets risk the overtreatment of type 2 diabetes in older patients?

The drive to achieve lower HbA1c targets in older patients is not without concern or risk. Our UK Board address concerns highlighted by recent trials and discuss whether current guidelines do enough to mitigate the risks of overtreatment [read more].

Get more on: Medication | Older adults |  Type 2 diabetes

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09-23-2022 | EASD 2022 | Conference coverage | News

ADA/EASD hyperglycemia management consensus update strengthens holistic care

The latest update to the ADA and EASD hyperglycemia management consensus report places a strong emphasis on holistic, person-centered care for type 2 diabetes.

06-07-2022 | ADA 2022 | Conference coverage | News

​​​​​​​ADA/KDIGO consensus: ‘Speaking the same language’ on CKD management

The ADA and KDIGO have produced a consensus statement on treating chronic kidney disease in people with diabetes.

10-05-2018 | Hyperglycemia | EASD 2018 | News

ADA/EASD consensus report on managing hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes published

The final version of the 2018 update to the consensus guidelines on managing hyperglycemia in people with type 2 diabetes is now published.

Themed collections

Metabolic surgery

07-31-2017 | Metabolic surgery | Themed collection | Collection

Metabolic surgery in diabetes

This content collection examines the mechanisms associated with diabetes remission following bariatric (metabolic) surgery, considers the patients most suitable for each procedure, and reviews post-surgical management and outcomes, including complications.

Journal articles and book chapters

06-04-2018 | Pediatrics | Review | Article

Identifying prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in asymptomatic youth: Should HbA1c be used as a diagnostic approach?

Vajravelu ME, Lee JM. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 43. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-1012-6

05-08-2018 | Pregnancy | Review | Article

Pharmacotherapy for hyperglycemia in pregnancy: Do oral agents have a place?

Corcoy R et al. Diabetes Res Clin Prac 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2018.04.015

05-08-2018 | Cardiovascular disorders | Article

Sex-specific relevance of diabetes to occlusive vascular and other mortality: A collaborative meta-analysis of individual data from 980,793 adults from 68 prospective studies

Prospective Studies Collaboration and Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(18)30079-2

Guidelines

Guidelines

A convenient single access point, providing diabetes professionals with links to a comprehensive set of clinical practice guidelines from a wide range of relevant organizations.

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Slides

Downloadable PowerPoint slide sets containing a variety of high-quality images and illustrations from Springer Nature’s library of published figures.

In practice

Practice tips

Practical information, guidance, and helpful resources for diabetes healthcare providers. Comprised of practical approaches, case studies, and more.

Themed collections

Themed collections

Compendia of selected, recently published, free full-text journal and book content from Springer Nature and other publishers on a particular topic within diabetes management, as recommended by our Editorial Board.

Independent Medical Education

Independent Medical Education

Educational programs building upon the most current research and professional practice recommendations, with the aim of enabling more efficient diagnosis, optimizing treatment, and improving patient outcomes.