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@pcdosociety @nicmiln thank you! this is brilliant

🚨 New HSSIB Report: Insulin Safety & Mental Health in the Community In our video, Nicola Milne & Professor Sam Seidu reflect on this important report, which the PCDO Society contributed to as a stakeholder. The report highlights serious safety risks for people with diabetes who also experience mental health problems, particularly around insulin self-administration: • Missed or unsafe insulin use (omission or overdose) • Poor coordination between diabetes and mental health services • High-risk patients falling through gaps in care • Limited access to specialist support and technology 💡 For primary care, the message is clear: • Be proactive in identifying risk, don’t assume others are managing it, and take a coordinating role when care is fragmented. ⚠️ Content note: This report considers the care of people experiencing mental health problems and includes discussion about eating disorders, self-harm, suicide and death. Some readers may find the contents distressing. Information about mental health support can be found via the NHS and charities such as Beat Eating disorders. 📄 Read the full report here: bit.ly/4uEDxuS 🎧For further insights, we recommend the DSN forum podcast featuring Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Dr Rose Stewart. Listen here: bit.ly/3O0f5nf

🎙️ New Podcast Launch: PCDO Society We’re excited to introduce the PCDO Society’s brand-new podcast — a bite-sized, regular chat designed for UK & ROI primary care and community clinicians. Each episode will bring you: ✅ Practical diabetes and obesity insights ✅ Key clinical updates ✅ Real-world tips you can use in consultations Episode 1 is out now! Julie Lewis and Rahul Mohan discuss the February 2026 Medicines Update to the NICE NG28 guideline on type 2 diabetes management. 🎧 Soon you’ll be able to subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your preferred podcast app. For now, you can listen here: pcdosociety.org/education/podc… #PCDOSociety

Updated NG28 NICE guideline on management of type 2 diabetes in adults We commend the moving of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists further up the decision trees; the focus on cardiovascular and renal disease, obesity, early-onset type 2 diabetes and frailty as special groups; the practicality regarding SGLT2 inhibitor safety around sick day rules, diabetic ketoacidosis and ketogenic diets. We acknowledge that there will be some challenges around implementation, especially with regard to drug availability and financial strain around GLP-1 receptor agonists, and regarding workload and capacity in primary care. nice.org.uk/guidance/ng28

New episode 🎙️ #Optometrist Riaz Ibrahim shares insights from 40 years in community eye care — why regular eye checks (especially with #diabetes) and early detection are key to protecting sight. #eyehealth

Venepuncture: a guide for nursing students  Taking blood samples for diagnostic purposes is a key skill students need to register with the NMC. Follow our step-by-step guide to safely obtain blood samples. rcni.com/nursing-standa…

Health should not depend on postcode, income or background, but too often it does. Widening health inequalities are damaging patients’ lives and placing an unsustainable burden on the NHS and its staff. Doctors are left treating the fallout of problems they can’t fix alone, often feeling powerless. Read more about why tackling health inequalities matters 👉 thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/comme…

Announcing the Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Public Awareness Campaign: “If You Think It’s Just Leg Pain…Think Again”  limbpreservationsociety.org/news/announcin…

Honoured to receive this recognition from Silver Star. Special thanks to Prof. Partha Kar for presenting the award. Grateful to my fantastic team at Spinney Hill Medical, especially Hina Shah, for our shared work to improve patient care in Leicester within primary care

@parthaskar @DSNforumUK @drpratikc @WilmotEmma @ShivaniM_KC @Rezaidi @DiabeticDadUK @Jazzsethi95 @purvi_chawla @TIME_research @DigiBeteUK Congratulations once again ✨️ It was wonderful to have you in Leicester Prof Kar..... 💙

A personal moment of pride - being awarded for “Outstanding Contribution to #Diabetes care” by a patient charity (Silver Star) Always a privilege to be recognised by those you serve As I said in my short talk? “Wish Ma was here” x Thank you all for the kindness 💕

This has been the fundamental switch in policy as led by @NHSE_WTE @NHSEngland over the last decade Has there been any evaluation that this has improved things in primary care (access, outcomes, safety issues) BEFORE the next version of the workforce plan? Or do the hubris of a few continue the health system on a path of “more non-doctors” in primary care? Or is it about friendships and the need to maintain those? That’s how policy should work- evaluation based and change or continuance based on data Then again..I am no workforce expert. Just a face on an apron. @TheKingsFund @rcgp

@EDEN_Leicester @willcockslaura @ClaireMeek5 @GoldneyJono @ShivaniM_KC absolutely brilliant!

@ClaireMeek5 @GoldneyJono Insightful session by Dr @ShivaniM_KC on accurate diagnosis & the role of precision medicine in EOT2D; highlighting how the right diagnosis is fundamental to deliver effective, individualised care, whilst recognising the heterogeneity of diabetes in younger populations.

An excellent start to the Early Onset Type 2 Diabetes (#EOT2D) Symposium this morning at Leicester Diabetes Centre. #Diabetes #EarlyOnsetType2 #Type2Diabetes @LDC_tweets @willcockslaura

💙The Coping with Diabetes tool available on the DigiBete App! Co-designed with young people and psychologists, it’s here to support your emotional wellbeing as you navigate life with diabetes. 🔗ow.ly/AmbJ50XTm4b @BT1DUK #T1D #DigiBete #CommunityLed #ClinicallyApproved

Brilliant conference by @SouthAsianHF with an exceptional speakers — truly inspiring discussions on #Diabetes

📢 Check out our sick-day rules leaflet for type 2 diabetes. Take a look at it here: bit.ly/3AvOoeG

Have you registered for #DUKPC 2026 yet? Register below and be part of the change.

❓What if most of our #T2D evidence doesn’t apply to those under 40? Prof. Melanie Davies explores #remission, #CGM, #stigma & more in the latest episode of '5 things we don't yet know'. 🎥Watch here: easd-elearning.eu/episode/355/Ea…

New podcast on "BACK TO BASICS" with Reena @Spotify Join Dr. Stephen Lawrence GP, pianist 🎹 & founder of @prescribednotes — as he shows how rhythm and patterns make health education fun, memorable, and evidence-based. #HealthEducation #MedEd #MusicInMedicine #medics #diabetes

Delivering evidence-based spinal surgery within private healthcare, prioritising safety, recovery, and quality of life mralani.co.uk #SpineSpecialist #medics #doctors #MedicalCare #Orthopaedics

Absolutely loving these WellFight - DiaFight, DietFight, MindFight & AirAFight Thank You Katharine Barnard-Kelly PhD #diabetes #education available on Amazon