Around 180,000 people with difficult to manage type 2 diabetes could benefit from a new treatment option.

A 58-year-old patient with terminal heart disease became the second patient in the world to receive a historic transplant of a genetically-modified pig heart on September 20.

There are only a few places left for a webinar on accessing reports via a web-based solution that allows healthcare professionals to connect with their patients’ blood glucose readings.

Time is running out to register for a nationwide safety campaign which helps UK healthcare professionals to learn more about hypoglycaemia.

A practical course targeted at healthcare professionals looking to improve their knowledge and confidence using diabetes technology is now open for registration.

Healthcare professionals looking to specialise in diabetes care have been invited to join a webinar next month to learn about a part-time post graduate training programme dedicated to managing the condition.

Registration is now open for Hypo Awareness Week, which returns in just a few months’ time.

An international diabetes centre claims that education and prevention “serve as vital tools” in the mission against type 2 diabetes after experts have predicted the number of people living with the condition will more than double by 2050.

People living in Leicester are being urged to take part in a national health research programme which aims to create the most detailed “portrait” of people’s health in the UK.

A Facebook Live video session taking place next week will explore the benefits of doing regular moderate-intensity exercise for people with type 2 diabetes.

The Eden team based at the Leicester Diabetes Centre has released a social media video to shine a light on the emotional toll of living with diabetes.

A researcher based at the Leicester Diabetes Centre has received international funding for his participation in a project that aims to analyse the health benefits of wearable technology.

The health benefits associated with increasing your daily step count will be discussed during a Facebook live session next week.

A renowned international diabetes centre believes that “education is a key weapon” in the battle against diabetes after a new report has revealed thousands of excess deaths in people living with the condition.

The “stark rise” of type 2 diabetes cases in young people will be at the forefront of an informative session at the highly anticipated Trend Diabetes National Conference next month.

The University of Birmingham, Dexter and Cegedim Health Data have partnered in a trial of a new approach that automates finding and recruiting patients for randomised clinical trials and evaluates a specific intervention to improve the uptake of testing for type 2 diabetes amongst women at risk of the disease.

Diabetes UK and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) have launched a new strategy to set the direction of clinical and applied diabetes research in the UK.

Employees at a pioneering Guildford-based healthcare business are covering the distance it would take to walk around the world to raise funds for a leading diabetes charity.

Healthcare professionals looking to refresh their diabetes knowledge are invited to sign up for the first session of a new monthly webinar series dedicated to the subject.

A virtual event dedicated to continuous glucose monitoring will take place next month as part of a webinar series covering all aspects of diabetes care.