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Diabetes 101 is a new website created
by a group of HCPs who had been
communicating information via Twitter.
The website has been created so that
people who are not on that social media
can access the same information but in
this format. The site contains educational
documentation for people living with
diabetes, Types 1 and 2, for adults and
children. It also contains Covid-19 FAQs,
as well as quizzes and infographics on
some aspects of living with the condition.
Speaking on behalf of the group, DSN
Alison Cox says, "I have been one of the
HCPs involved in a Twitter group called
@_diabetes101. We are all volunteers
and have just wanted to help people with
diabetes during the pandemic. Twitter can
be a fast way to get information, but it can
also be quite hard to find information if
you are not familiar with using Twitter - or
of course if you are not on it at all. We felt
The charity Diabetes Research and
Wellness Foundation (DRWF) partnered
with the organisers of Diabetes
Professional Care (DPC), the UK's
leading national diabetes annual event
for healthcare professionals, to provide
an innovative virtual conference. The
new first-of-its-kind event was entitled
United Through Diabetes (UTD) and was
held on World Diabetes Day last year, 14
November 2020.
To read a full report by Lee Calladine, the
events organiser for DRWF, click the link
below.
www.drwf.org.ukNEWS
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that we had so much good information
shared, that it was worth collating it all
in one place on a website that can be
accessed by anyone who can get on the
internet."
The team is made up of three
Consultant Diabetologists, a GP with
special interest (GPwSI) in diabetes, a
Clinical Psychologist, two pharmacists,
two dietitians, nine Diabetes Specialist
Nurses and a Diabetes Retinopathy
Researcher (of these, one consultant,
one dietician and two of the DSNs are
in paediatric diabetes care). All team
members give their own time voluntarily
in addition to their clinical roles.
www.diabetes101.co.uk
DIABETES 101
UTD EVENT
JDRF in the US has launched a
programme aimed at early detection of
Type 1 diabetes, built around an easyto-use home test kit, Mike Hoskins from
Healthline reports.
T1Detect, developed by Bay Area
biotech company Enable Biosciences, is
a finger-prick test that looks for particular
autoantibodies in the blood that are the
most important markers for the condition.
Many Type 1 diabetes diagnoses are
dramatic affairs that land many children
and adults in hospital - sometimes with
near-death experiences - and a large
majority of newly diagnosed have no
warning or family history of this chronic
condition, so a test kit like this could be a
game changer.
"This ground-breaking initiative is an
important milestone for JDRF because
HOME SCREENING FOR TYPE 1
it will increase awareness about earlystage Type
1, provide access to crucial
education and support for those at risk,
and pave the way to ensuring that Type
1 diabetes screening becomes part of
universal, clinical preventive services, says
JDRF CEO Dr Aaron Kowalski.
The home kit is available from
manufacturer Enable Biosciences for $55.
JDRF is also subsidising it for those who
might not be able to afford the full cost, at
a discount price of just $10.
Full results can take up to six weeks,
along with a full explanation of what those
results mean and your next steps.
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