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Diabetes

Information and advice on the management of diabetes.

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Diabetes

No more sugarcoating

Diabetes is a chronic condition which requires constant vigilance, making the number of undiagnosed diabetics extremely concerning.

13 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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CCA urges Government to commission national pharmacy diabetes screening service

The Company Chemists’ Association has published a report that said the new service would save the NHS £50 million a year.

18 Sep 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Practice update: Being vigilant for hypoglycaemia

The more hypoglycaemic episodes a person experiences, the worse their impaired awareness becomes – so how can pharmacists help to break this cycle?

03 Jul 2024 , 5 Min Article

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Diabetes

Failure to prevent diabetes complications “devastating lives”

Preventable complications are causing “untold hardship” for people with diabetes and costing the UK healthcare system £6.2 billion a year.

19 Jun 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Diabetes

New therapies in type 2 diabetes: part two

In her previous article, Samina Ali, a diabetes care specialist pharmacist, considered the role of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in type 2 diabetes. Here she concludes this short series on new therapies by looking at the role of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i)

13 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Diabetes

New therapies in type 2 diabetes

Following our two-part feature on supporting adults with type 1 diabetes, we turn the spotlight on new therapies for type 2 diabetes. Samina Ali, a diabetes care specialist pharmacist, starts this new series by considering glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists

16 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Diabetes

Complications of type 1 diabetes

Last month we looked at the management of type 1 diabetes in terms of symptoms and the types of insulin used. Here we turn our attention to disease complications and how pharmacists can support patients living with the condition.

15 Jul 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Diabetes

Supporting adults with type 1 diabetes

This article provides a detailed overview of the management of type 1 diabetes to enable community pharmacists to support patients with the condition.

20 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Diabetes

Microvascular complications of diabetes

Update on the microvascular complications of diabetes and their prevention.

21 Jul 2021 , 20 Min Module

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Insulin use in diabetes

This module aims to provide an overview about the safe and effective use of insulin.

09 Jul 2020 , 4 Min Module

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Diabetes

Insulin use and safety in diabetes

This module will increase your knowledge regarding the safe and effective use of insulin and how different insulins work.

08 Jul 2020 , 5 Min Module

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Foot & leg care

Step to it

As summer approaches, now is the time to educate customers on foot and leg care.

03 Jul 2020 , 6 Min Article

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Diabetes

Dealing with diabetes

People with diabetes are at increased risk of the complications of Covid-19 so what do you need to know?

25 May 2020 , 4 Min Article

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Diabetes

Body Talk: the endocrine system

Part five of Body Talk considers the workings of the endocrine system.

16 Apr 2020 , 10 Min Module

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Inhalers and insulin dominate new export ban products

Asthma medications and insulin products make up the vast majority of the medicines newly added to the DHSC’s parallel export ban list.

01 Apr 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Diabetes

Has obesity been normalised?

A bad diet is now killing more people globally than tobacco. Community pharmacy teams are in a good place to help.

24 Feb 2020 , 5 Min Article