Hot Topic! Diabetes Type 1

“The world’s first drug to delay the onset of type 1 diabetes is to be made available on the NHS in England and Wales, in the biggest breakthrough in tackling the disease for more than a century.” So reports the Guardian in their article Drug that delays onset of type 1 diabetes approved in England and Wales. What do you know about this debilitating disease?

Check these resources for an overview, key points, diagnosis, treatment options, follow-up and more.

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BMJ Best Practice – Type 1 Diabetes

Clinical Key (available to UHNM only) – Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 in Adults, Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 in Children, Diabetes Mellitus Type 1, Management in Patients With Obesity

Clinical Knowledge Summaries – Diabetes – type 1

Oxford Medicine Online – Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes

Patient Information

• Diabetes type 1: what are the treatment options? [BMJ Best Practice]
• Diabetes: what can I do to keep healthy? [BMJ Best Practice]
• Type 1 Diabetes in Adults: Self-Care (Easy to read) [Clinical Key]

Selected articles from our journal collection

• When Low Blood Sugars Cause High Anxiety: Fear of Hypoglycemia Among Parents of Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Canadian Journal of Diabetes, Abitbol, Leah; Palmert, Mark R., Vol. 45 Issue 5, pp. 403–410.e2, 2021.
• Otolaryngologic manifestations of type 1 diabetes mellitus in paediatric populations: A systematic review, International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Boogaard, Saskia; Saniasiaya, Jeyasakthy; McCaffer, Craig, Vol. 196, p. 112458, 2025.
• Managing type 1 diabetes in children and young people: challenges and solutions, Nursing Children and Young People, Wilson, Val, Vol. 35 Issue 5, pp. 35–42, 2023.
• Evaluating oncology healthcare professionals’ knowledge of diabetes mellitus, Cancer Nursing Practice, Osgood, Leanne; Gityamwi, Nyangi; Cooke, Debbie, Vol. 25 Issue 1, pp. 22–28, 2026.
• Impact of 2-Month Exercise Training on Glycemic Metrics on Days with and without Exercise in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, DURIEZ, LÉO; LESPAGNOL, ELODIE; BERTHOIN, SERGE; PARENT, CASSANDRA; DEREUMETZ, JULIE; TAGOUGUI, SÉMAH; MELIN, ANGÉLINE; LEMAITRE, MADLEEN; FONTAINE, PIERRE; VAMBERGUE, ANNE; RABASA-LHORET, RÉMI; HEYMAN, ELSA, Vol. 57 Issue 10, pp. 2148–2156, 2025.
• Adapting diabetes education for neurodiverse patients: A COM-B framework analysis of type 1 diabetes and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Patient Education and Counseling, Chivoret, Elise; Perroud, Nader; Pataky, Zoltan; Gariani, Karim; Correia, Jorge César, Vol. 144, p. 109448, 2026.

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