The recovery of diabetes services: prevention, diagnosis and care

On Monday the 14th of June, the APPG kicked off diabetes week by holding its first meeting of the year, focusing on ‘the recovery of diabetes services: prevention, diagnosis and care’. We heard from 4 speakers, firstly, Professor Jonathan Valabhji who gave insight into the changes to the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme, diabetes treatment and

AGM 2021

Following the APPG’s AGM the date and subject for the next meeting has been confirmed. Further details about the next meeting on diabetes care recovery will be posted shortly. 14th June 4:30pm: Diabetes care recovery Future dates TBC The AGM took place on the 27th of April and agreed the election of the following officers:

Meeting: the future of diabetes technology

On Tuesday 17th of November, the APPG held its first virtual meeting titled ‘the future of diabetes technology. Diabetes is a complex and challenging condition and people with diabetes spend around 3 hours a year with a healthcare professional. For the other 8,757 hours they must manage their diabetes by themselves. Technology has the ability

APPG Survey

The outbreak of coronavirus has unfortunately forced the APPG to postpone most of its planned meetings this year. We plan to get back up and running as soon as possible and believe now is a great opportunity to ask for your contribution as to what our meetings will look like. The survey covers topics, formats

Diabetes Week

It’s diabetes week, a time to reflect on the, often misunderstood, impact diabetes has on the 4.8 million people in the UK living with the condition. Management of diabetes is different for everyone and the development of different technology has the potential to help millions tailor their management to suit their needs. It is thought

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week…

At the start of mental health awareness week, we thought it appropriate to highlight the significant mental toll diabetes can have on a person. 7 in 10 people feel overwhelmed by their diabetes. Diabetes is a lifelong condition, it is relentless. For people living with it, diabetes must be managed 24 hours a day, 365

COVID-19 and diabetes

COVID-19 has had significant impacts on the world around us. It seems that every aspect of life has been affected and diabetes is no different. The work of the APPG on Diabetes was put on hold, with meetings cancelled as parliament was suspended. Parliament is now back in session, albeit with new arrangements. The APPG

Postponed: The future role of diabetes technology meeting

The APPG for Diabetes March 24th meeting on the future role of diabetes technology has been postponed, in line with the parliamentary authority’s advice, due to coronavirus outbreak. We need to ensure that as more life-changing technology becomes available, people living with diabetes who could benefit from it have access. We will be working to

APPG 2020 Schedule Agreed

Following the APPG’s AGM the following dates and meetings have been confirmed. Further details about the next meeting on technology will be posted shortly. 24th of March, 4.15pm to 6pm: The future of technology in diabetes care 12th of May, 4.15pm to 6pm: Diabetes and mental health 8th of September, 4.15pm to 6pm: Childhood Obesity

APPG for Diabetes AGM agreed

The AGM for the APPG will take place on the 5th February. This meeting is for MPs and Peers only and will agree the officers for the APPG, the new chair and the APPG work programme for 2020. Details will follow after the 5th of February about the first public events.