Thank you Diabetes Africa for the kind invite We keep working-with hope in our hearts The gaps have closed in #CGM 👍🏽 Now we do it with #ClosedLoops 🙏🏽 Access to ALL Irrespective of colour of your skin Onwards 💙 (And yup, leather jacket for a NHS England presentation 😎)

Fab Royal College of Podiatry conference #Podiatry2024 hearing about an excellent resource from Diabetes Africa aimed at supporting clinicians to identify red flag sx in different coloured skin. Will also be GREAT for College of Paramedics members. Download ⬇️ diabetesafrica.org/wp-content/upl…

Such an important, inspirational & much needed talk on diabetes foot care in dark skin tones from Bernadette & Jayne, launching the new handbook at the Royal College of Podiatry #RCPod24 conference, look forward to teaching this at GCU Podiatry. diabetesafrica.org/technology-too…

Important message today: ‘The red flag may NOT be red’ Diabetes Africa

Thank you Diabetes Africa, for a wonderful conference. It was a pleasure presenting on diabetes & kidney disease with such an amazing panelist. There were so many great sessions to learn from, and excellent networking opportunities that created a space for meaningful discussions

Today we provided the 1st session of our ‘2️⃣ Steps to CGM’ programme to #HCPs working in West Gorton Medical Centre Dexcom and FreeStyle Libre covered in the same session 🤩 We included the importance of advancing equity and the work of Diabetes Africa Lots of great delegate feedback🗣️

📸 You can now check out our event gallery from the 2024 UK Forum! See what we got up to during our advancing equity in diabetes event: diabetesafrica.org/2024-uk-forum-…

Barbara Hudson, Nurse Specialist in diabetes, puts it simply: “Diabetes technology enhances lives.” - so how far are we willing to go to break down barriers and make diabetes technology accessible for all? Watch the full session now: youtu.be/CJ5YbZ_8-qE?fe…

“If you look at this data and you haven't done a single thing to correct it, the term is called racism.” – Prof. Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 doesn’t hold back. If the data is clear, could we be doing more? Watch the full session here: youtu.be/TPyJaSrW_4I?fe…

Attending #dukpc2025? Join me to raise more awareness of how to recognise early signs of damage in dark skin tone. Empowering patients and carers to check for early signs of damage = preventing late foot complications Wounds UK Diabetes Africa SkinToneTool.com

Attending your diabetes-related eye screening appointment is important, but why? Register for our online event tonight to find out all about diabetes and your eyes. Register: diabetesafrica.org/eye Roche Products Ltd provided a financial grant to partially fund this activity

For people of Black heritage living with diabetes, delays in eye and kidney screening are having serious consequences. Why is this happening, and how can we change it? Watch the full session from the Diabetes Africa UK Forum now: youtu.be/IQ0_Loy_c2A?fe…

(1/2) Diabetes Health Matters with Dr Joan St John wins at the Black Health Inequalities Summit! We'd like to give a massive thank you to each of the fantastic speakers who have contributed to the series over the years, and for the kind hands-off sponsorship from Eli Lilly and Company

👣Spotting diabetes foot complications in dark skin tones: when the ‘red flag’ might not be red Watch the full session now: youtu.be/q6gL3XcqSSU?fe…

Diabetes can impact men in ways we don’t always see. So let’s discuss it. Join Dr Joan St John and Dr Raymond Ladele, GPwER in diabetes, for an honest conversation about the impact of diabetes in men. Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

It was a pleasure to see our Executive Director, Bernadette Adeyileka-Tracz, present on the Diabetes Footcare in Dark Skin Tones handbook at the Primary Care Show today. #PrimaryCareShow

Up to 180 health and care professionals, policymakers, researchers, and community leaders will commit to advancing equity in diabetes care for Black populations later this year. Will you be one of them? Early bird tickets are available now: buytickets.at/diabetesafrica…

🚨 Now Live: Help Shape a New Health App! Living with diabetes & kidney disease? On dialysis or had a transplant? 💙 Take our 10-min survey 📱 Help design a person-centred app 👥 Optional: join a workshop 👉 forms.cloud.microsoft/r/cJMrvaZv90?o… David C Wheeler Alisha Ali Diabetes UK Research