A UK health charity is calling on the public to help save the lives of mothers and children across Sub-Saharan Africa and is offering the chance to win luxury prizes in return.

Healthcare professionals are invited to learn about diabetic peripheral neuropathy and metabolic disorder during an online event next month.  

A membership organisation and UK charity dedicated to advancing health is inviting healthcare professionals with an interest in diabetes and endocrinology to attend an event later this year.

Spirit Health is giving Diabetes Specialist Nurses (DSNs) and primary care teams the opportunity to reduce workload pressures and improve glucose management outcomes through a free, hands-on CareSens Air Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) experience, supported by structured nurse-led onboarding.

With just four weeks to go until the first event in the 2026 Obesity & Weight Management Alliance UK and Ireland conference series, healthcare professionals are encouraged to secure their place at these free, CPD-accredited events.

Developed in response to growing demand for consistent, high-quality training, the course equips professionals with the knowledge and skills to apply the ReSPECT process effectively in clinical practice. It replaces outdated or variable local resources and promotes a unified, person-centred approach to emergency care and treatment planning across the UK. 

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has pledged to speak with a bereaved father whose two-year-old daughter died from undiagnosed type 1 diabetes last year.

A landmark UK study involving thousands of families has shown that childhood screening for type 1 diabetes is effective, laying the groundwork for a national screening programme. 

A newly published resource outlines an integrated, evidence-based approach to improving diabetes services across primary, community and specialist care.  

Lowering blood sugar levels halves the likelihood of serious heart problems in people with prediabetes.

Trend Diabetes is pleased to share an update on its committee membership, with a mix of returning members and new voices joining Debbie Hicks.

Academics from the University of Leicester have found that the risk of developing cancer following a prediabetes diagnosis is greater in those aged between 55 and 75 years than any other age group.

A new course developed to help healthcare professionals improve the care they offer to people living with diabetes and pancreatic cancer is welcoming registrations.

The Bukhman Foundation has announced a $12 million donation to the T1D Fund: A Breakthrough T1D Venture.

Registered delegates attending the Obesity & Weight Management Alliance 2026 conferences still have time to submit a poster to showcase research, innovation and best practice at the national obesity events.

Following approval from its notified body, CamDiab Ltd announces its latest innovation that will allow users to manage their type 1 diabetes without needing to count carbohydrates or give pre-meal insulin.

Scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding why type 1 diabetes is more aggressive in young children, offering the clearest explanation to date of why the condition is particularly difficult to manage when diagnosed early in life.

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its first global guidelines for the management of diabetes during pregnancy, a condition affecting about one in six pregnancies – or 21 million women annually.