Save the date – Exeter CRF Open Evening – Thursday 9th October 2025
Posted by BeckyNIHR Exeter CRF Open Evening – Thursday 9th October
Are you curious about clinical research? Join us at the NIHR Exeter Clinical Research Facility (Exeter CRF) for an exciting open evening and discover the vital work happening behind …
Continue reading...Professor Maggie Shepherd Wins Global Nursing Award
Posted by BeckyA Leading Exeter diabetes nurse has pipped over fifty thousand competitors to the international $250,000 (£200,000) Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award.
Professor Maggie Shepherd of Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and University of Exeter was crowned …
Continue reading...Let the patient choose their type 2 diabetes medication says research study
Posted by BeckyA largescale new study offers a new approach to treating in type 2 diabetes – that puts patients in charge of their own medication.
The Trimaster study is the first to allow people with type 2 diabetes to …
Continue reading...New research shows Type 1 diabetes progresses at the same rate in young adults and older adults
Posted by BeckyNew research from from Dr Angus Jones, Dr Nick Thomas and StartRight Study Group recently published in Diabetes Care shows that the presentation, genetic susceptability and rate of C-peptide loss of robustly defined adult-onset type 1 diabetes …
Continue reading...Prestigious leadership scholarship for Professor Maggie Shepherd
Posted by BeckyInternationally renowned diabetes research nurse Professor Maggie Shepherd has been awarded a prestigious Florence Nightingale Foundation Leadership Scholarship. Maggie will now embark on a bespoke leadership programme, designed to build confidence, authority and influence. The scholarship aims …
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