NEWS: Janet Jarvis receives honorary Associate Professor title
Co-Course Director for MSc Diabetes - Distance Learning, receives honorary Associate Professor title
FREE EDUCATION PROGRAMME: GLP-1 RA’s, New Decade, New Therapies
Leicester Diabetes Centre and Primary Care Diabetes Europe (PCDE) collaborate to bring healthcare professionals a FREE primary care education programme focusing on GLP1-RAs
EVENT: Diabetes Professional Care Virtual 2020 Conference
We are delighted to be supporting this two-day virtual conference that is taking place on 5th and 6th November 2020.
EVENT: 16th National Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society (PCDS)
We are delighted to be supporting this two-day virtual conference that is taking place on 5th and 6th November 2020.
EVENT: The ‘Royal Rumble’ low-down
Four leading professors from the University of Leicester joined the diaTribe Foundation’s seventh annual “Solvable Problems in Diabetes” on the 22nd September, to discuss the most urgent problems and opportunities facing diabetes today.
EVENT: SAHF 21st Annual Global Virtual Conference
On behalf of our colleagues at SAHF we would like to invite you to the 21st South Asian Health Foundation (SAHF) Global Virtual conference on Thursday 15th October 2020
EVENT: Hypo Awareness Week 2020
The Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) will be taking part in Hypo Awareness Week, 5 – 11 October
RESOURCES: COVID-19 Related Peer Review Publications for HCPs
We thought it would be helpful pull a list of peer review publications for HCPs managing people with diabetes at this time of COVID-19
RESEARCH: Would you like to support research into COVID-19?
And if you are over 18 and live in Leicester/Leicestershire.
EVENT: diaTribe Leicester 'Royal Rumble'
The ‘Royal Rumble’, Leicester’s leading diabetes professors are set to go head to head discussing the most urgent problems and opportunities facing diabetes today
EVENT: EASD Annual Meeting 2020
The Leicester Diabetes Centre showcases leading experts and diabetes-related research at the first virtual EASD Annual Meeting 2020
ADVICE: Inpatient diabetes care during the COVID-19 pandemic
A report has been produced by Diabetes UK detailing inpatient care during COVID-19 and the recommendations for care during the winter months for inpatient stay.
VIDEO: Keeping Feet Healthy
This video will give you tips on how to keep your feet healthy.
NEWS: Dr Pratik Choudhary has joined world-leading Leicester Diabetes Centre
Dr Pratik Choudhary has joined Leicester Diabetes team of experts as a Professor in type 1 diabetes and technology, and will lead the clinical service for the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust in type 1 diabetes.
UPDATES: Coronavirus in Leicester
The government has confirmed a gradual easing of the lockdown restrictions in Leicester.
INFOGRAPHIC: Exercise and managing blood glucose levels with diabetes
In this infographic we focus on the management of blood glucose levels before, during and after exercise.
COVID-19 in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic populations: An evidence review and recommendations
Our colleagues at the South Asian Health Foundation (SAHF) have developed new recommendations to protect Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities from the disproportionate impact of COVID-19.
ADVICE: COVID-19 Information from the ABCD
Our colleagues at the ABCD have put together a support page for Healthcare Professions.
VIDEO: Resources to ensure ethnic diversity in COVID-19 research
In partnership with the NIHR, a toolkit is available offering t advice on designing and delivering research that is sensitive to and inclusive of people from BAME groups.
NEWS: Virtual hospital consultations during COVID-19 pandemic
Diabetes staff rapidly set up virtual clinic software to conduct video consultations with patients.