As previously advised, Animas’ goal is to transition all patients globally to another insulin delivery system and exit the market fully by September 2019. On 15 January 2019 the company wrote to all Trusts/ Health boards in the UK to offer the read more »

King’s College Hospital (KCH) has revealed the results of its best practice physical and mental health model. Three dimensions of care for diabetes at KCH, also known as 3DFD scheme (3 Dimensions of care For Diabetes), sees around 300 patients a year with diabetes read more »

Texan Type 1 diabetic Rob Howe. Texan Rob Howe talks about using Auto Mode on the Medtronic Minimed 670g, pro-basketball and ‘letting go’. Interview by Sue Marshall, editor, Desang Diabetes Magazine. Type I diabetic Rob Howe is based in Dallas, Texas. The former professional read more »

Medtronic MiniMed 670g with Enlite sensor Introducing the MiniMed 670G with SmartGuard technology, the world’s first self-adjusting insulin pump system, reducing the burden of living with Type 1 diabetes. By Sue Marshall, editor, Desang Diabetes Magazine. The MiniMed 670G system with SmartGuard Auto Mode read more »

Ascensia has partnered with POCTech to bring out it’s CGM device Ascensia Diabetes Care has announced it has entered into a global alliance with Zhejiang POCTech, Co., Ltd (POCTech), a developer and manufacturer of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems. Ascensia will be the read more »

As reported by Karen Hoggan Business reporter for the BBC (www.bbc.co.uk/kelloggs), breakfast cereal brand Kellogg’s will be put ‘traffic light’ labelling on most of its packs sold in the UK, having previously refused to do so. The UK government’s voluntary scheme, introduced read more »

A report has revealed rapidly rising rates of autoimmune conditions are costing the UK billions each year. The report shows direct and indirect costs to the UK for just three autoimmune conditions alone – Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis read more »

At the end of 2018, it was announced in a somewhat surprise move, that Diabetes UK had partnered with Britvic, the British company, purveyor of soft drinks brands 7Up, Drench, Fruit Shoot, Gatorade, J20, Pepsi Max, Purdey’s, R Whites Lemonade, Robinsons and read more »

Her Royal Highness with Professor Roman Hovorka at Addenbrookes Hospital. In November 2018, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall visited Addenbrooke’s Hospital to see the world-leading type 1 diabetes technology being developed there by Professor Roman Hovorka of the University of Cambridge. The read more »

In an extended feature, we look at Medtronic’s MiniMed 670G system, a hybrid closed loop. We talk to developers as well as Rob Howe, who is someone who has been using the system for nearly a year. Plus, there’s been a royal read more »