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<img class="image_resized" style="aspect-ratio:998/228;width:75%;" src="https://cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/5_Launch_of_PCDO_Naresh_d38ba28408.png" alt="null" srcset="https://cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/thumbnail_5_Launch_of_PCDO_Naresh_d38ba28408.png 245w,https://cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/small_5_Launch_of_PCDO_Naresh_d38ba28408.png 500w,https://cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/medium_5_Launch_of_PCDO_Naresh_d38ba28408.png 750w" sizes="100vw" width="998" height="228">&nbsp;Since our founding in 2005 as the Primary Care Diabetes Society (PCDS), the landscape of primary care diabetes management has altered fundamentally. Changes in population demographics and public health mean that the majority of people with diabetes seen in primary care will have at least one other long-term condition in addition to their diabetes.&nbsp;In respect to type 2 diabetes, the focus has always been on holistic care to ensure the prevention and, where required, optimal management of any diabetes-related complications, but the advent of diabetes therapies with beneficial cardiorenal and metabolic outcomes means that it has never been so relevant to avoid being purely glucocentric in diabetes care. New pharmacological agents and dietary interventions mean that significant weight loss, potentially preventing type 2 diabetes development and even inducing type 2 diabetes remission, is now an option in primary care.&nbsp;Recognising these developments and the need to, where appropriate, make weight management the cornerstone of the treatment of type 2 diabetes and its associated comorbidities, the PCDS too is evolving. On 4 March 2025, and marking World Obesity Day, we are officially becoming the Primary Care Diabetes &amp; Obesity (PCDO) Society. Our mission remains essentially the same:&nbsp;“The aim of the Society is to support primary care professionals to deliver high-quality, clinically effective care, in order to improve the lives of people living with diabetes or obesity and associated long-term conditions.”&nbsp;The PCDO Society represents all healthcare professionals involved in primary care diabetes and weight management, including GPs, practice and community nurses, pharmacists, diabetes specialist nurses, dietitians and podiatrists.&nbsp;In addition to its key role in providing high-quality, evidence-based education to enhance care delivery, the PCDO Society acts as a key point of contact for government and other policy-making organisations for discussions that can make vital differences to those in our care. Together as a Society, we will:&nbsp;<ul><li>Share best practice in delivering quality care of diabetes, obesity and associated long-term conditions.</li><li>Be a unique voice for all healthcare professionals working in primary care intent on improving standards in the care of diabetes, obesity and associated long-term conditions.</li><li>Show leadership at local, national and international levels, collaborating with all organisations involved in promoting optimal weight management and diabetes care across the UK and Ireland.</li><li>Promote and participate in high-quality research and audit.</li></ul>&nbsp;Today, the healthcare system faces a host of challenges, and the people we see have ever more complex needs. It is primary care that has the knowledge, experience and relationships to provide the holistic care that will truly help the people we are supporting. The PCDS has been assisting us in this endeavour for 20 years, and I hope you will continue on this journey with us as the PCDO Society.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Official launch of the PCDO Society

<a href="https://diabetesonthenet.com/cpd-modules/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://staging-cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/CGM_stock_photo_5b15ee79a9.jpg" alt="null" srcset="https://staging-cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/thumbnail_CGM_stock_photo_5b15ee79a9.jpg 245w,https://staging-cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/small_CGM_stock_photo_5b15ee79a9.jpg 500w,https://staging-cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/medium_CGM_stock_photo_5b15ee79a9.jpg 750w,https://staging-cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/large_CGM_stock_photo_5b15ee79a9.jpg 1000w" sizes="100vw" width="1200" height="630"></a>&nbsp;<h2>CGM: Make it simple, keep it safe</h2>The PCDO Society is proud to announce our latest free resource to support the implementation of glucose-sensing technology, in response to NICE guidelines recommending wider NHS access to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology.&nbsp;Learn all you need to know about CGM in primary care, or refresh your knowledge, and earn up to 5 CPD points by completing each module and their accompanying assessments.&nbsp;Our five, 30-minute, interactive modules can be completed in any order, at any time, and cover:<ul><li>What is CGM and who is eligible?</li><li>Initiating CGM in primary care</li><li>Introduction to Time in Range</li><li>Interpreting glucose profiles</li><li>Advanced interpretation of ambulatory glucose profiles: Case studies</li></ul>&nbsp;<a href="https://diabetesonthenet.com/cpd-modules/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">View the modules here</a>&nbsp;

Out now: Free CGM e-Learning modules

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is on the rise, with the number of people requiring dialysis predicted to rise fivefold in the next 10 years. What can primary care do to prevent this public health crisis? Learn about CKD, how we can slow its progression, when to refer and more, in this video from the PCDS and the UK&nbsp;Kidney Association.&nbsp;<a href="https://gpnotebook.com/en-GB/tv/renal-medicine/chronic-kidney-disease-in-the-uk-why-primary-care-holds-the-key-to-addressing-the-emergency" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://staging-cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/PCDO_UKKA_video_6b566e4f99.png" alt="null" srcset="https://staging-cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/thumbnail_PCDO_UKKA_video_6b566e4f99.png 245w,https://staging-cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/small_PCDO_UKKA_video_6b566e4f99.png 500w,https://staging-cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/medium_PCDO_UKKA_video_6b566e4f99.png 750w,https://staging-cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/large_PCDO_UKKA_video_6b566e4f99.png 1000w" sizes="100vw" width="1312" height="738"></a>

Addressing the CKD emergency

The PCDS committee is delighted to welcome our new Chair, Naresh Kanumilli. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Clare Hambling, who has chaired the Society through the last 6 years and now passes on the torch.&nbsp;We also thank Lesley Hamilton for all her hard work and welcome Rahul Mohan, who replaces her as Secretary of the society.&nbsp;<a href="https://diabetesonthenet.com/diabetes-primary-care/2024-pcds-chair-secretary/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read the biographies of the new Chair and Secretary here</a>.&nbsp;<img src="https://staging-cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/5_New_Chair_and_Secretary_Thank_you_Clare_1024x576_d770a26078.jpg" alt="null" srcset="https://staging-cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/thumbnail_5_New_Chair_and_Secretary_Thank_you_Clare_1024x576_d770a26078.jpg 245w,https://staging-cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/small_5_New_Chair_and_Secretary_Thank_you_Clare_1024x576_d770a26078.jpg 500w,https://staging-cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/medium_5_New_Chair_and_Secretary_Thank_you_Clare_1024x576_d770a26078.jpg 750w,https://staging-cms.pcdosociety.org/uploads/large_5_New_Chair_and_Secretary_Thank_you_Clare_1024x576_d770a26078.jpg 1000w" sizes="100vw" width="1024" height="576">

Announcements

Official launch of the PCDO Society

Out now: Free CGM e-Learning modules

Addressing the CKD emergency

Welcome to the new PCDO Chair and Secretary

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