Events

 

RCN Congress

22nd-24th April 2013, Liverpool

IDDT will have a stand at the RCN Congress in Liverpool, 22nd-24th April to provide nurses with IDDT free leaflets, booklets and information packs that will be useful to their patients.

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Primary Care Exhibition

23rd-24th May 2013, NEC Birmingham

IDDT will have a stand at the Primary Care Exhibition at the NEC Birmingham, 23rd-24th May to provide GPs and healthcare professionals free leaflets, booklets and information packs that will be useful to their patients.

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Nursing in Practice Conference

18th September 2013, London

IDDT will have a stand at the Nursing in Practice Conference in London, 18th September to provide nurses with IDDT free leaflets, booklets and information packs that will be useful to their patients.

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IDDT Annual General Meeting

Saturday, October 12th 2013

The Hilton Hotel, Northampton
(Just off Junction 15 of the M1)

12.30 pm to 4.30

Due to the economic climate, this is an afternoon meeting starting with a sandwich lunch at 12.30pm. In addition to the AGM, there will be discussion time and the speaker will be Dr Gary Adams.

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East Midlands Diabetes Study Day

Tuesday, November 12th, 2013

The Kettering Park Hotel, Kettering, Northants NN15 6XT
(Just off the A14 at Kettering)

This is the first in a brand new series of Diabetes Study Days which aim to inform, inspire and educate the healthcare community. Pick up your CPD points.

Due to the economic climate, this is an afternoon meeting starting with a sandwich lunch at 12.30pm. In addition to the AGM, there will be discussion time and the speaker will be Dr Gary Adams.

Confirmed speakers so far:
Dr Charles Fox, Consultant Physician, Northampton General Hospital,
Dr Mabel Blades, Consultant Dietitian and Nutritionist
Helen Adkins, Senior Diabetes Nurse Specialist, University Hospitals of Leicester
Julian Backhouse, Director of Communications, Institute of Diabetes for Older People (IDOP)

For more information or to register your early interest email events@iddtinternational.org

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Film of IDDT’s Conference 2010

IDDT Conference 2010 Video

IDDT’s conference 2010 was filmed so that people who could not attend could gain information from it and see the friendly relaxed atmosphere.

Click here to view the film.

 

 

Past IDDT Events

Content

HbA1c Converter

This is just to remind you that the HbA1c measurements have changed. Well, they were supposed to change everywhere but predictably this doesn't appear to be the case. Some people and some articles are still using the old measurements so it is important that we are aware of both.

Here is a table showing the current DCCT measurements, the proposed new IFCC measurements, and the average blood glucose measurements you can expect to be associated with each particular level of HbA1c

HbA1c (DCCT) Current measurement (%)

HbA1c (IFCC) Measurement from June 2011 (mmol/mol)

Average blood glucose level for this HbA1c, mmol/L

6

42

7.0 (range 5.5-8.5)

7

53

8.6 (range 6.8-10.3)

8

64

10.2 (range 8.1-12.1)

9

75

11.8 (range 9.4-13.9)

10

86

13.4 (range 10.7-15.7)

11

97

14.9 (range 12.0-17.5)

12

108

16.5 (range 13.3-19.3)

13

119

18.6 (range 14.6-21.1)