Obesity Fuels Pakistan’s Diabetes Epidemic
A recent article published by The Express Tribune highlights a growing public health crisis in Pakistan: obesity is driving a dramatic rise in diabetes cases across the country. The article points out that Pakistan is grappling with an epidemic of Type 2 diabetes, largely linked to the rising rates of obesity, a condition that affects […]
Childhood Diabetes on the Rise in Europe
A new study published in The Conversation has shed light on an alarming trend: childhood diabetes cases have sharply increased across Europe over the past 30 years. This rise in Type 1 diabetes among children, particularly pronounced in some countries, presents a significant challenge for public health systems across the continent. According to the study, […]
Usher Advocates for Diabetes Awareness on Capitol Hill
Grammy-winning artist Usher made headlines this week for his advocacy work on diabetes awareness, visiting Capitol Hill to champion early screening and healthcare access for those at risk. As a leading voice for public health, Usher has used his platform to draw attention to the critical need for early diabetes detection, with a focus on […]
Don’t Forget World Diabetes Day: Mark Your Calendars for 14th November
14 November 2024 – World Diabetes Day (WDD), celebrated every year on November 14th, serves as a global platform to raise awareness about diabetes and advocate for improved health outcomes for those living with the condition. From 2024 to 2026, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has designated Diabetes and Well-being as the theme, reflecting the […]
Research News
T1D Screening Effect of population-wide screening for presymptomatic early-stage type 1 diabetes on paediatric clinical care. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(24)00101-3/fulltext CGMs Use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is now considered standard of care for people with T1D. New data continues to show the clinical benefits from CGM in people with type 2 diabetes, including those who don’t use […]
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UK – Children and young adults with down syndrome four times more likely to have diabetes. https://www.miragenews.com/children-and-young-adults-with-down-syndrome-867642 Trial finds that cell therapy slows kidney damage in people with type 2 diabetes. https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/university-of-galway-trial-finds-cell-therapy-slows-kidney-damage-in-people-with-type-2-diabetes-42180628.html US study shows mental health disparities observed in people with diabetes across Europe. https://www.ajmc.com/view/mental-health-disparities-observed-in-people-with-diabetes-across-europe Prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes vary by ethnicity among […]
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A Diabetes Link to Dementia https://www.timesnownews.com/health/diabetics-beware-study-says-high-blood-sugar-levels-could-give-you-dementia-article-92318905 Role of Socioeconomic Status in Amputation Rates with Comorbid PVD and Diabetes https://www.thecardiologyadvisor.com/home/topics/vascular-medicine/role-of-socioeconomic-status-amputation-rates-with-comorbid-pvd-and-diabetes Potential target for Type 1 diabetes treatment https://www.miragenews.com/potentia l-target-for-type-1-diabetes-treatment-824142/ Japanese Study Finds Health Benefits in Muscle Strengthening https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/56/13/755 Children with type 1 diabetes and their family members are at increased risk of mental health problems. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220801/Study-Children-with-type-1-diabetes-and-their-family-members-are-at-increased-risk-of-mental-health-problems.aspx […]
More News in Brief: UK Parliamentary Enquiry Launched
Sir George Howarth MP and former Prime Minister Rt. Hon Theresa May MP have launched a new inquiry into eating disorders in type 1 diabetes. Several evidence sessions are currently taking place, with the eventual aim to set out ambitious recommendations to ensure the NHS and healthcare system is better equipped to tackle the complexities […]
News in Brief: Diabetes Rates by Country
Interesting data showing the top five Counties with the approximate highest rates for type 2 diabetes among the general population: ● China — over 1 billion ● India — over 1 billion ● U.S.A. — 338 million ● Indonesia — 275 million ● Pakistan — 235 million The rates are also published by country for […]
Higher Risk of Kidney Disease in African-Caribbean People with Type 1 Diabetes
A study published in Diabetes Care show that ethnicity is a risk factor in people with type 1 diabetes developing kidney disease. The findings also indicate that people of African-Caribbean heritage living with diabetes have nearly a 60% greater risk of advanced kidney disease. It is believed to be the first study in type 1 […]
More News from Around the World: CGM on Prescription in UK
The Dexcom ONE real-time Continuous Glucose Monitoring (rt-CGM) System is now available to be prescribed across the United Kingdom. The decision follows new guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) which recommends adults with type 1 diabetes should be offered a choice of glucose sensor, children should be offered rt-CGM and […]
Type 1 Advocacy Aid Launched
On 21st September, JDRF, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, launched the Type 1 Diabetes Index (T1D Index). The T1D Index is a first-of-its-kind data simulation tool that measures the human and public health impact of the T1D crisis in every country across the globe. ● T1D causes the pancreas to make very little insulin or […]
PDGN News: ‘Game Changing’ Research Donation
PDGN has welcomed what is believed to be the largest ever private donation for research into Type 1 diabetes, the £50 million (US $61million) donation by the Steve Morgan Foundation announced at the end of April. The Steve Morgan Foundation was set up by Steve Morgan, founder of the Redrow housebuilding group, and the Foundation […]
CWD – Type 1 Screening
The importance of screening for type 1 diabetes was the subject of a meeting held during the American Association for Diabetes Scientific Conference in New Orleans last month. Paediatric Endocrinologist Kimber Simmons MD, MS, talked about the stages of type 1 diabetes and the screening options available, and what resources families and people with diabetes […]
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USA – Screening for diabetes earlier could reduce racial and ethnic disparities in diagnosis, study finds. https://www.phillyvoice.com/diabetes-screening-racial-ethnic-disparities-asian-hispanic-black-diagnosis-study USA – Investigators from the Pediatric Diabetes Center at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone investigated outcomes disparities as they related to diabetes technology use among youth living with type 1 diabetes (T1D). https://www.ajmc.com/view/there-is-more-to-blame-than-tech-for-t1d-outcomes-disparities-investigators-argue Germany – Research suggests […]
New member, Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, Speaker of the House of Commons, writes exclusively for Global Advocacy Diabetes
We were just 10 days away from the General Election when my GP gave me the shocking diagnosis that I had Type 1 diabetes. I was told that my ketones – the chemical that can build up in diabetes – were “off the Richter scale”, and I needed to be admitted to hospital straight away. […]
Associations’ News
News from Associate Members of PDGN – national diabetes associations and other not-for-profits BDA Covid Action To overcome Covid restrictions, the Bermuda Diabetic Association has been providing on-line education updates, and innovative programmes for those with diabetes. The pandemic has revealed that more people are without employment and health insurance and requiring free diabetes medicine […]
Research News in Brief
Gap widens between US and European HbAic* averages Mean HbA1c for people with type 1 diabetes increased in the U.S. from 2011 to 2017, whereas Europe reported a decline among children, according to study data. *By measuring glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in the blood, average blood sugar levels can be calculated. https://www.healio.com/news/endocrinology/20220107/gap-in-mean-hba1c-values-growing-between-us-european-nations High blood pressure and […]
U.S. Links to Increased Risk of Diabetes
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has conducted a study that appears to show children who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection are at an increased risk of developing Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. According to the results, researchers found a 2.6-fold increase in new diabetes cases among children who had recovered from […]
More Brief News: Depression and Diabetes Support
‘HelloBetter’, a German organisation focused on digital therapy courses, has announced the release of a new online programme that is a reimbursable digital health application (DiGA) for German doctors and patients. The digital therapy course targets people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes who suffer from depression. According to ‘HelloBetter’ founder Dr David Ebert, Professor of Psychology and Digital Mental Health […]
News In Brief: Access to Tech
A campaign to increase access to new technology for people with insulin dependent diabetes is gaining momentum in South Africa. The South African Diabetes Advocacy, an alliance of all the organisations for people with diabetes in the country, will lodge an appeal this week with the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) to make flash glucose […]
Affordable Screening for Children
It only takes a blood test to detect the autoimmune disease type 1 diabetes in children at an early stage and, thus, prevent severe metabolic derailments. A research team from Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now calculated that introducing screening into standard care would probably cost the health care system […]
Research Corner: UK – COVID and Diabetes Link
People with diabetes are no more likely to catch coronavirus than anyone else, but, people with diabetes are more vulnerable to developing a severe illness if they do get coronavirus. Latest information has been compiled by Diabetes UK. https://www.diabetes.org.uk/about_us/news/coronavirus USA – Progress Made in Congress Diabetes advocates are thanking Congressional representatives in the US for including in the […]
Scotland Rolls Out Check Test on Type 1 Patients
Misdiagnosed type 1 diabetes patients could be freed from the need to take insulin after a new test is rolled out. Scotland will become the first country to offer the C-peptide blood test to all patients who have had a type 1 diagnosis for at least three years. There are about 315,000 people living with […]
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Japan – A new study led by researchers at Shimane University has found small but significantly increased risks of diabetes and sarcopenia, which is loss of muscle and weakness due to aging, among older adults with oral frailty. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/poor-oral-health-linked-to-muscle-loss-and-diabetes Germany – Ten-year study into symptoms of depression in people with diabetes and more importantly for this work, […]
DKA Link to COVID in Young Type 1’s
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) events increased among youths with type 1 diabetes in the U.S. and other countries hit hard by the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics. DKA is a serious problem that can happen in people with diabetes if their body starts to run […]
Artificial Pancreas for NHS Patients
NHS England and NHS Improvement has recently announced plans for a new drive to revolutionise the lives of people with Type 1 diabetes, through provision of stateof-the-art artificial pancreas technology, 100 years after the discovery of insulin. Hybrid closed-loop (HCL) insulin delivery systems automatically balance blood sugar levels by constantly measuring glucose and delivering insulin […]
ADA and Beyond Type (BT1) Partnership Announced
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and Beyond Type 1 (BT1) have linked-up. The partnership will feature combined resources, strategies, and tactics to better serve people living with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and pre-diabetes. The partnership is founded on a shared vision that both organisations will have greater impact by working together and playing […]
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Singapore research finds surgery for type 2 diabetes may restore nearly a decade to life expectancy https://www.medwirenews.com/diabetes/surgery-type-2-diabetes-restore-nearly-decade-life-expectancy/19148930 Children with type 1 diabetes have an increased risk for developing neurodevelopment disorders, with the risk greater for those with a high HbA1c, according to a study published in Diabetologia. https://www.healio.com/news/endocrinology/20210316/high-hba1c-in-type-1-diabetes-linked-to-increased-risk-for-neurodevelopment-disorders Austrian/Swiss research finds that consuming moderate amounts […]
UK – NICE Evaluation of Dexcom 6
The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has evaluated the Dexcom 6 real-time continuous glucose monitoring system. The innovative aspects are that the Dexcom G6 continuously measures glucose levels using a sensor inserted under the skin instead of routine fingerprick blood glucose testing. Glucose measurements can be shared remotely with carers and […]
World Diabetes Day Report
What you got up to and ideas for next year. Sri Lanka A Sri Lankan home nursing service was at the forefront of advocating this year’ s campaign for World Diabetes Day – ‘Nurses Make the Difference’, by recognising the important work nurses perform. The World Diabetes Day theme aimed to value the crucial role […]
Diabetes and Covid – The Deadly Duo
More studies are being published into the clear link between diabetes and covid-19 and the dangers for people with diabetes who survive the virus suffering severe long-term adverse health effects. Studies from China, UK, Italy and the USA, have shown that people with diabetes have a higher risk of more adverse outcomes from COVID‐19 compared […]
Research Corner
Obesity Risks The study suggests there is a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes by at least 6 times. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200415185837.htm Studies into Diabetes Genes In the largest non-European diabetes genetics study to date that involved 433,540 East Asian individuals from China, Hong Kong, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and USA, an international team of […]
Australia: Advocacy Success
CAPTION: PDGN Patron, Hon. Judi Moylan AO (glasses, centre left) with Professor Liz Davis on her immediate left and Professor Greg Johnson on the far left with participants at the launch of the Diabetes in Schools Program at St Peter’s Primary School Western Australia. Advocacy action by Parliamentarians and patient groups in Australia has brought […]
PDGN People: Number three – Sir Michael Hirst
CAPTION: Current International Diabetes Federation (IDF) President Professor Andrew Boulton (left), catching up with PDGN Co-Chair and a former IDF President Sir Michael Hirst PDGN has three Co-Chairs; Chris Delicata, John Bowis OBE and here the third, one of the founders of PDGN, Sir Michael Hirst tells of his interest and involvement. My interest in […]
Tech Demands Grow
CAPTION: The very latest tech was on display at the Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) event held in Madrid this February. With increasing numbers of people with diabetes using technological instruments and gadgets to treat their condition demand for wider access to them grows. JDRF UK has been looking into the use of […]
Research Corner
Much of the research and studies make for grim reading with the implications for people and health care systems severe. All the more important to seek allies who can share and add force to your advocacy in order to seek improvements to prevention, encourage early diagnosis, and the best treatments. Canadian children not being diagnosed […]
Research Corner
Much of the research and studies make for grim reading with the implications for people and health care systems severe. All the more important to seek allies who can share and add force to your advocacy in order to seek improvements to prevention, encourage early diagnosis, and the best treatments. New study by Australian researchers […]
News From Australia
More support for children living with type 1 diabetes The Australian Government will invest $6 million to better support children living with diabetes, with the launch of a new program across Australian schools. The Type 1 Diabetes Management in Schools program will support around 6,000 children living with the condition by providing a training and […]
Children in Quebec are not diagnosed early enough
Children in Quebec are not diagnosed early enough with type 1 diabetes according to a study that reveals a rise in the number of children presenting a life-threatening complication at diagnosis known as Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). DKA is a serious problem that can occur in people with diabetes if their body starts to run out of […]
Diabetes Link to Mental Illness
There are increasing numbers of reports and studies into the links between diabetes and mental illness being published. For too long mental illness has been seen as a stigma but research has confirmed a clear connection between such illness and both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes across all age groups. Diagnosis of diabetes can […]
Importance of Understanding Diabetes Type
Little annoys people with diabetes more than references to one type of diabetes being confused with another. Grainne Flynne’s article is a good insight into the thinking of someone with the condition and the need not to discriminate between type one and type two. All types of diabetes are chronic, life threatening conditions and none […]
Aussie Parties in a Bidding War
In February the Australian Federal Government announced that scientists searching for the elusive cure for type 1 diabetes will get an extra $54.5 million in funding to help the more than 120,000 children and adults in the country with the chronic condition. Almost immediately the opposition Labor Party pledged to give $ 50 million to […]
Rising Autoimmune Numbers
Diabetes is considered to be an autoimmune condition and rising rates of such conditions are costing health care systems more each year. In the UK Connect Immune Research, a coalition of medical research charities, said many autoimmune conditions are becoming more common, with some increasing in incidence by as much as 9% each year. Published […]
PDGN Patron, the Hon Judi Moylan OA reports from Australia on a number of wins with the Government.
The Government has approved funding of over AUS $9 million to rollout a program in schools for children with Type 1 diabetes alongside other announcements in the Australian Government Budget 2018/19 including AUS $125 million for heart and diabetes research. Judi is working as co-chair with Professor Paul Zimmet on the Implementation Reference Group who were […]
Technology Corner: Closed Loop Systems
A Swedish study suggests advanced hybrid closed-loop insulin monitoring and delivery systems are cost-effective for patients with type 1 diabetes. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34596879 Also, Children with type 1 diabetes who used an advanced hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery system for 1 year achieved an average time in range of 74%, surpassing clinical consensus guidelines, according to European data […]
One in Five Workers With Diabetes Face Discrimination
A study in the UK for Dexcom – the glucose monitoring system manufacturer – found employees with diabetes often feel discriminated against at work with almost a third believing the condition has damaged their career. This is despite the UK having some of the most advanced employment disability legislation in the world. The survey of […]
RAISING THE PROFILE
Australian politicians – or ‘Pollies’ as they call them down under – joined Diabetes Australia to launch the ‘It’s About Time’ campaign. The week-long campaign aimed to raise awareness about the importance of early detection and early treatment for all types of diabetes. For those ‘Pollies’ who got involved, like the Co-Chair of the Parliamentary […]
Twitter Success
PDGN’s twitter account has over 300 followers. Are you one of them? Our account attempts to keep followers in touch with news from across the globe offering insights into developments affecting both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. You will find us here: @PDGN_Diabetes
HOW WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The Australian Government announced on the 1st April 2017 that people with type 1 diabetes will have access to free glucose monitoring devices under a federal government program. The $54 million program has been praised as a ‘life-changer’ by Diabetes Australia (DA). “This will benefit around 4,000 Australian families with a child or young person […]