Type 2 diabetes

Education & training,

CPPE launches new Diabetes workshop

A new Optimise small group learning programme on Type 2 diabetes is now available from the CPPE.

10 Mar 2026 , 1 Min Article

Diabetes,

In need of insulin

From recognising early symptoms to helping people manage their medicines and lifestyle, community pharmacy teams are on the frontline of diabetes care.

07 Oct 2025 , 1 Min Article

Diabetes,

New NICE guideline sets out shake-up in type 2 diabetes care

For those with type 2 diabetes and no significant comorbidity, or with heart failure, SGLT-2 inhibitors now a first choice treatment alongside metformin.

20 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

Policy,

Testosterone deficiency in men should be included in national diabetes guidelines

Health experts said early testing for testosterone deficiency in men with and without type 2 diabetes will "reduce the health and cost impact" of the condition.

08 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

Practice,

RPS toolkit fails to address dispensing confusion, coroner rules after diabetic’s death

The assistant coroner for Cheshire Elizabeth Wheeler said 'a ‘month’ is being inconsistently defined. Sometimes it means 28 days, sometimes it is a calendar month".

04 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

Diabetes,

Counter Excellence: Running a Diabetes Service

This counter excellence module has been developed to help you understand the condition and how your pharmacy can run a diabetes service.

20 May 2025 , 6 Min Module

Diabetes,

Micronutrient deficiency common in type 2 diabetes

Micronutrient deficiency is common among people with type 2 diabetes, according to new research.

06 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

Diabetes,

No more sugarcoating

Diabetes is a chronic condition which requires constant vigilance, making the number of undiagnosed diabetics extremely concerning.

13 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

Asthma & COPD,

New research highlights link between diabetes and asthma

People with type 2 diabetes are prone to developing asthma and vice versa, according to recent analysis.

04 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

Diabetes,

CCA urges Government to commission national pharmacy diabetes screening service

The Company Chemists’ Association has published a report that said the new service would save the NHS £50 million a year.

18 Sep 2024 , 3 Min Article

Diabetes,

Failure to prevent diabetes complications “devastating lives”

Preventable complications are causing “untold hardship” for people with diabetes and costing the UK healthcare system £6.2 billion a year.

19 Jun 2024 , 2 Min Article

Diabetes,

New therapies in type 2 diabetes: part two

In her previous article, Samina Ali, a diabetes care specialist pharmacist, considered the role of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in type 2 diabetes. Here she concludes this short series on new therapies by looking at the role of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i)

13 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

Diabetes,

New therapies in type 2 diabetes

Following our two-part feature on supporting adults with type 1 diabetes, we turn the spotlight on new therapies for type 2 diabetes. Samina Ali, a diabetes care specialist pharmacist, starts this new series by considering glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists

16 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

Clinical briefing: Polypharmacy, antidepressants and diabetes

When it comes to antidepressants and type 2 diabetes, polypharmacy does not necessarily undermine adherence. As with so much in medicine and prescribing, the devil is in the detail says Mark Greener

23 Dec 2022 , 1 Min Article

Men's health, Cardiovascular diseases,

Man to man

Highlighting key areas of men's health pharmacy staff can support.

22 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

Diabetes,

Body Talk: the endocrine system

Part five of Body Talk considers the workings of the endocrine system.

17 Apr 2020 , 10 Min Module

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CPPE launches new Diabetes workshop

In need of insulin

New NICE guideline sets out shake-up in type 2 diabetes care

Testosterone deficiency in men should be included in national diabetes guidelines

RPS toolkit fails to address dispensing confusion, coroner rules after diabetic’s death

Counter Excellence: Running a Diabetes Service

Micronutrient deficiency common in type 2 diabetes

No more sugarcoating

New research highlights link between diabetes and asthma

CCA urges Government to commission national pharmacy diabetes screening service

Failure to prevent diabetes complications “devastating lives”

New therapies in type 2 diabetes: part two

New therapies in type 2 diabetes

Clinical briefing: Polypharmacy, antidepressants and diabetes

Man to man

Body Talk: the endocrine system