2009 sees the 20th anniversary of the St Vincent Declaration. To commemorate this, a conference entitled “Defeating Diabetes in the 21st Century—Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the St Vincent Declaration” will be held in Glasgow on 21st to 23rd November. The event is being organised by IDF Europe, EASD EURADIA, FEND, ISPAD, PCDE and Diabetes [...]
Abstract: Aims: The National Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Committee has recommended 19 standards for quality assurance of screening programmes in the United Kingdom. Five of the standards apply to the care provided by ophthalmology departments. This study assesses the quality assurance of the eye care provided by the Wakefield and North Kirklees Screening programme.Methods: A retrospective [...]
How many of our children with type 1 diabetes are diagnosed in their first hospital admission for diabetic keto-acidosis (DKA)? The frequency with which this happens should be a cause for considerable concern. I recently learnt, from one of my paediatric colleagues, that perhaps 20% of new cases of childhood type 1 diabetes in Wales [...]
