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“This year is more important than ever,” says Dr David Strain, referring to DPC Virtual which kicks off in just over two weeks’ time.

“Hopefulness is key to good health,” says Dr David Unwin who is about to unveil some ground-breaking research in the world of diabetes blood pressure and heart disease.

Some people with diabetes are experiencing an “emotional disconnect” from their healthcare team during virtual appointments which could be detrimental to their mental health, two top experts have said.

To ensure people are as healthy as they can be, a new device has been developed to measure vitamin D deficiency and ease the strain on doctors and nurses in primary care.

“Just because we are in a pandemic, does not excuse therapeutic inertia,” says Dr Naresh Kanumilli.

“The difference between equity and equality is significant and every healthcare professional should understand it, particularly those within the diabetes community,” Dr David Strain says.

“As NHS staff are urged to return to ‘near-normal levels of non-COVID health services’ we are doing all we can to support diabetes teams,” says DPC Founder Maggie Meer.

Dubbed “an educational lifeline” and “packed with opinions and learning practices” the DPC Summer Forum is making a comeback. The CPD-accredited, free-to-access digital series was launched in July and comprised interactive panel discussions and debates with top diabetes experts.

“If you don’t listen to everything that I say, just remember these three simple messages. It is common, it is going to get more common and it’s very easy to recognise, ” said Dr. Andrew Frankel. The consultant renal physician was talking at the beginning of the first of six online sessions as part of the DPC Summer Forum Part 2 about kidney disease, relating to diabetes.

“Audience engagement and the lively debates were real highlights and made chairing the DPC Summer Forum sessions so enjoyable,” said Dr David Strain.

The Clinical Senior Lecturer of the Diabetes and Vascular Research Centre, who chaired five of the six online webinars, said another high point was being part of the DAPA-HF session, which featured the study’s lead author Professor John McMurray.