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Diabetes UK Annual Conference for healthcare professionals

Just received this e-mail from Diabetes UK about their annual conference for healthcare professionals

Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference (APC) 2010. Following last year’s success, the 2010 APC is shaping up to be the best one yet. Entitled Diabetes: challenges in all ages, it explores the challenges posed by diabetes through different life stages. It will be held 3-5 March 2010 at the Arena and Convention Centre (ACC) in Liverpool.

For detailed information about the conference, visit www.diabetes.org.uk/apc or contact the Conference team directly at conferences@diabetes.org.uk

Diabetes UK reports that two thirds of people with diabetes not receiving vital health checks

Just read this alarming article online (see link below) at Diabetes UK website

Here is an extract from the article :

The latest National Diabetes Audit has revealed that 60 per cent of people with diabetes in England do not receive all of their vital annual health checks including blood glucose, blood pressure and eye tests.

The annual audit also showed that people with diabetes are more likely to have complications such as heart disease or stroke depending on which part of the country they live in, or if they come from a more socially deprived background. People with Type 1 diabetes or Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) are reportedly less likely than those with Type 2 diabetes to receive any of the health checks.

Click on link below to read the full article and the recomendations from Diabetes UK Director of Care, Information and Advocacy Services Simon O’Neill

http://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News_Landing_Page/Two-thirds-of-people-with-diabetes-not-receiving-vital-health-checks/

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