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📊 New international clinical opinion calls for greater #Transparency in #CGM performance evaluation.

20+ leading clinicians (including 11 #EASD members) outline steps to preserve confidence in CGM #Technology as markets expand.

Read the full opinion 👉 doi.org/10.1111/dom....

#diabetes #research
Infographic titled “The three phases towards global standardisation of accuracy evaluation of CGM systems.” Three side-by-side panels show: Transparency of Clinical Data (clipboard and magnifying glass icon), CGM Device Calibration Alignment (gauge icon labeled A, P, B), and Standardisation of CGM Performance Evaluation (globe with checklist icon). A caption below notes international clinical opinion on transparency, standardisation, and calibration alignment in evaluating continuous glucose monitoring systems.
January 28, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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🏆 20th Albert Renold #Prize 2026: Call for Nominations!

Recognising excellence in #diabetes pathophysiology & treatment. The honouree will deliver a Lecture at the #EASD2026 Annual Meeting in Milan.

📅 Deadline: 15 Feb 2026
🔗👉 www.easd.org/prizes/alber...

Supported by Lilly Diabetes International
Promotional graphic reading “Call for Nominations - EASD Albert Renold Prize 2026.” Text highlights the prize for outstanding achievements in the pathophysiology and treatment of diabetes, generously supported by Lilly. On the right, a photo shows two older men (President Francesco Giorgino and Prof. Raphael Scharfmann) on stage, one presenting an award folder to the other. EASD logo and website link “easd.org/prizes” appear at the bottom, set against a blue abstract background.
January 26, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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Back from an inspiring #ACForum in #Gothenburg!❄️
From sledge-pulling #teamwork to insightful sessions, every moment showcased #Collaboration & exchange at its best.

Thanks to the Gothenburg & Co., Svenska Mässan and Gothia Towers for the outstanding hospitality! Looking forward to the next one ✨
Six EASD team members pose together around the same wooden sledge display with polar bear figurines. The Managing Director sits at the front of the sledge with hands placed on it in a leadership pose, while five team members stand around her smiling. The setting includes snow-covered artificial Christmas trees, warm lighting, and a decorative red circular wall ornament in the background. Three panelists sit on modern grey chairs on a stage with a large projected winter forest backdrop showing white trees against a dark sky. The AC Forum Gothenburg branding is visible on a podium to the right. One panelist holds a tablet while moderating the discussion on Physical and Digital Security for Modern Events. Six EASD team members wearing conference badges pose playfully around a wooden sledge display with decorative polar bear figurines. The scene is set in a winter-themed indoor space with snow-covered artificial trees, blue lighting, and cream curtains. Two team members on either side gesture toward the sledge while four others sit behind it, creating a dynamic group composition.
January 26, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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📢🫵 We still want to hear from you!
EASD members are invited to help shape the future of diabetes care by suggesting topics for upcoming clinical practice guidelines.
Please complete the survey by 9 February 2026
Propose your topic 🔗👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/K6LBPNT
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📢 Call for input - we want to hear from you 🫵

The @easdnews.bsky.social Guidelines Oversight Committee (GOC) invites all EASD members to help shape the future of #diabetes care by suggesting topics for upcoming #clinical practice #guidelines.

📅 9 February 2026

🔗👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/K6LBPNT
Blue EASD graphic announcing ‘Guideline Topic Proposals’. Text reads: ‘The EASD Guidelines Oversight Committee welcomes topic proposals for consideration in future clinical practice guidelines.’ On the right, a white multi-directional signpost appears within circular graphic elements. The EASD logo is shown at the bottom left, with ‘easd.org’ at the bottom right.
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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🎙️New podcast episode: Does when you eat and #exercise matter for #metabolism and #diabetes? Prof. Frédéric Gachon and Prof. Olga Ramich discuss chronotype, meal timing, intermittent #fasting, and circadian rhythms.
🎧Listen: www.easd.org/media-centre...
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January 23, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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🏆 Nominate a deserving colleague for the 41st EASD Camillo Golgi #Prize!
Honouring contributions to prevention & treatment of #diabetes complications & comorbidities.
📅 Deadline: 15 Feb '26 | 🕛12:00 CET
Nominate a colleague at👉 www.easd.org/prizes/camil...
Supported by #NovoNordisk
January 22, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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📢 Just 2 weeks left to apply for the #EFSD and #NovoNordisk A/S Programme for Diabetes Research in 🇪🇺. This programme supports pioneering #research that drives progress in #diabetes understanding, prevention & #care.
🗓 Due: 2 Feb '26 |🕛12:00 CET
🔗👉 www.europeandiabetesfoundation.org/programmes/p...
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🔬 Applications are open for the #EFSD & #NovoNordisk A/S Programme for #DiabetesResearch in 🇪🇺. Open to researchers at non-profit institutions working on innovative #diabetes projects.

📅 Deadline: 2 Feb 2026

Apply now 👉 www.europeandiabetesfoundation.org/programmes/p...

Supported by Novo Nordisk.
Banner announcing ‘Call for Applications’ for the EFSD and Novo Nordisk A/S Programme for Diabetes Research in Europe. Text states support for all fields of diabetes research, including basic and clinical research. The design features overlapping shapes in blue, green, and teal, with an image of a laboratory pipette above test tubes on the right. EFSD logo and the website europeandiabetesfoundation.org appear at the bottom.
January 22, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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🧬What if #betacells aren’t all the same?
Professor Andrew Pospisilik shares new epigenetic evidence that could reshape our understanding of #diabetes and #heterogeneity - from beta cell subtypes to #obesity endotypes.
📺Watch now:🔗 easd-elearning.eu/episode/359/...
January 21, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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🧠Meet Asst Prof. Miriam Longo, EASD Albert Renold Travel Fellowship recipient. Her work advances translational #diabetes #research through gold-standard clamp #techniques & gut-brain axis studies, boosting #metabolic phenotyping expertise.

📖👉 www.diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com/article/S016...
Graphic titled “Recipient Research Portrait” featuring a circular headshot of Assistant Professor Miriam Longo. Text identifies her affiliation as Link Campus University, Rome. The design uses blue, green, and turquoise geometric shapes. The EFSD (European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes) logo appears at the bottom. Graphic describing research titled “Advancing metabolic research through clamp techniques and gut-brain axis exploration.” The text explains Miriam Longo’s training in advanced metabolic phenotyping, glycaemic clamp techniques, and investigation of gut–brain interactions, noting strengthened translational diabetes research capacity. Blue and green geometric background with EFSD branding. Graphic stating “Supported by the EFSD Albert Renold Travel Fellowship.” Below, a call to action reads “Apply for research grants and fellowships” with the website europeandiabetesfoundation.org. The background features curved blue and green graphic elements and EFSD branding.
January 20, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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🎧🎙️Weekend listening recommendation: SURPASS CVOT trial results!

Prof. Tina Vilsbøll & Prof. Hertzel C. Gerstein unpack tirzepatide vs dulaglutide in 13,000+ people with #Type2Diabetes, #cardioprotective effects & future care insights.

👉 Listen now: www.easd.org/media-centre...

#diabetes
Promotional graphic for EASD showing two speakers (Prof. Tina Vilsbøll and Prof. Hertzel Gerstein) seated in armchairs during a panel discussion, holding blue microphones. The right side features a blue gradient design with circular shapes, an audio waveform graphic, and the EASD logo. Large text reads: “SURPASS-CVOT: A comparison of tirzepatide and dulaglutide.”
January 16, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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📣 The moment you've been waiting for is here: Abstract submissions for the 62nd EASD Annual Meeting are officially open! Share your work with the global #diabetes community in Milan from 28 Sept - 02 Oct 2026.

📅 Deadline: 01 April 2026|🕛 18:00 CEST

👉 Submit via MyEASD: www.easd.org/annual-meeti...
January 16, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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Meet Maria Lindahl (@helsinki.fi), 2024 #EFSD/ @novonordisk.bsky.social grant recipient. Her m6A methylation research reveals new insights for protecting beta cells in #diabetes.

🗣️"funding was instrumental in advancing my scientific independence"

📅 2 February 2026

🔗👉 Apply Now: bit.ly/49QvLpf
Recipient Research Portrait header with a circular photo of Doctor Maria Lindahl, a woman with short blonde hair wearing a dark blazer and polka dot blouse. Text reads: Doctor Maria Lindahl, Institute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE, University of Helsinki. EFSD logo appears at bottom with text European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes. Design features curved turquoise, light blue, and green geometric shapes. Title slide reading 'Novel METTL3/14 methyltransferase activators for protecting pancreatic beta cells in diabetes mellitus' on a green banner. Below, explanatory text states: Maria Lindahl studies how the regulation of N6-methyl adenosine (m6A) mRNA methylation in beta cells affects type 1 and type 2 diabetes development and whether small molecule METTL3/14 methyltransferase activators protect beta cells in diabetes by increasing m6A mRNA levels. EFSD logo at bottom with curved blue and green design elements Promotional slide with text 'Supported by the EFSD/Novo Nordisk A/S Programme for Diabetes Research in Europe' on turquoise background. Large white text below reads 'Apply for research grants and fellowships' with website europeandiabetesfoundation.org. Design features curved geometric shapes in blue and green tones with lime green accent in top left corner.
January 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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🎥 Although the EASD Early Career Academy’s "Best of EASD 2025" series has now come to an end, the conversation continues.

In the final episode, Dr Sergio Di Molfetta (Società Italiana di Diabetologia) shares his key takeaways from #EASD2025, focusing on #CGM & #AID.

🔗👉 youtu.be/2tng_89XvjI?...
January 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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🔎How does #diabetes impact #identity?

Behavioural diabetes researcher Asst Prof. Rebecca Vitale shares icebreaker questions to invite a conversation about it in the clinic in our #ExpertInsights episode.

📺👉Watch now: easd-elearning.eu/episode/347/...

#T1D #BehaviouralScience #identityintegration
January 14, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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🏆 Nominations are open for the EASD-Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence 2026!

Honour an exceptional colleague who has made significant advances in understanding, preventing, or treating #diabetes.

📅 Deadline: 15 February 2026

🔗👉 www.easd.org/prizes/easd-...

#Prize #Nominations
Promotional graphic announcing a ‘Call for Nominations’ for the EASD–Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence. Text reads: ‘For outstanding achievements in diabetes research’ and ‘Generously supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.’ On the right, two individuals (Past President Chantal Mathieu and 2025 Award winner Dr. Gerald I. Shulman) stand on stage holding a framed award certificate. The EASD logo appears at the bottom left, with the website ‘easd.org/prizes’ shown at the bottom right. Blue abstract background with circular design elements
January 15, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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📢🚨Remember to apply for the #EFSD Rising Star Fellowship Programme & #EASD Rising Star Symposium!

📅 Deadline: 17 Feb 2026 |🕛12:00 CET

Secure #funding & showcase your work at the #EASD2026 Annual Meeting in Milan 🇮🇹.

🔗👉 www.europeandiabetesfoundation.org/programmes/p...

Supported by Novo Nordisk.
January 15, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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📢 Call for input - we want to hear from you 🫵

The @easdnews.bsky.social Guidelines Oversight Committee (GOC) invites all EASD members to help shape the future of #diabetes care by suggesting topics for upcoming #clinical practice #guidelines.

📅 9 February 2026

🔗👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/K6LBPNT
Blue EASD graphic announcing ‘Guideline Topic Proposals’. Text reads: ‘The EASD Guidelines Oversight Committee welcomes topic proposals for consideration in future clinical practice guidelines.’ On the right, a white multi-directional signpost appears within circular graphic elements. The EASD logo is shown at the bottom left, with ‘easd.org’ at the bottom right.
January 13, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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🏆The time has come to recognise a valued colleague for their innovation leadership & lifetime contributions to #diabetes research!We invite you to nominate a remarkable candidate for the 58th EASD Claude Bernard Prize by:

📅15 Feb 26 |🕛12:00 CET

🔗👉 www.easd.org/prizes/claud...

Supported by Sanofi.
Call for Nominations banner with blue gradient background. Text reads: 'EASD Claude Bernard Prize 2026 - For innovative leadership and lifetime achievements in diabetes research. Generously supported by Sanofi.' Photo shows two people in formal attire on stage - a woman in a blue dress and a man in a dark suit and tie - holding a certificate together. EASD logo in bottom left corner, website 'easd.org/prizes' in bottom right.
January 12, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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Join the EASD Early Career Academy's first #webinar of the year with Prof. Christian Herder & discover how inflammatory biomarkers are advancing precision diabetology. From subtyping (pre)diabetes to personalised prevention & treatment.

📅 29 Jan 2026 | 🕛16:00 CET

🔗👉 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
EASD Early Career Academy webinar series promotional graphic with blue gradient background. Text shows: Date - 29 January 2026, 16:00 hrs CET; Guest - Prof. Christian Herder, German Diabetes Center; Topic - Biomarkers of inflammation and precision diabetology. EASD Early Career Academy logo appears in bottom left corner, with easd.org/academy in bottom right.
January 9, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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🎙️New Year, New Insights!

Our first 2026 #podcast features Prof. Hindrik Mulder, Editor-in-Chief of @diabetologiajnl.bsky.social, on key trends in #diabetes #research - from stem cell therapies to equity, patient voices & the launch of @metabologiajnl.bsky.social.

🎧👉 www.easd.org/media-centre...
Graphic showing a man (Prof. Hindrik Mulder) seated on stage during a recorded discussion, holding a turquoise EASD LIVE microphone. He is wearing glasses, a light shirt, and a grey jacket, and appears to be speaking in a conference setting. The right side features a blue gradient background with the EASD logo and a stylised audio waveform. Text at the bottom reads: ‘Hot topics in diabetes research from a journal’s perspective.’
January 9, 2026 at 9:38 AM
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Behind every #diabetes breakthrough are dedicated researchers improving lives. Know someone who deserves recognition? @easdnews.bsky.social prize #nominations are now open! Help us shine a 🔦 on leaders shaping the future of diabetes #research.

Stay tuned for prize highlights! 👉 www.easd.org/prizes/
Promotional graphic announcing “Nominations for EASD Prizes 2026.” The left side features a dark blue background with the headline “Honouring excellence in diabetes research!” and text inviting nominations to recognise outstanding colleagues. The right side shows abstract blue light rays and curved white and light-blue graphic rings. The EASD logo appears at the bottom left, with the website link “easd.org/prizes” at the bottom right.
January 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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Please join us in welcoming our new Board members!👏
We look forward to their leadership, expertise, and continued contributions to advancing #diabetes research & care.🚀
Matthias Blüher, Miriam Cnop, Lena Eliasson & Tsvetalina Tankova
#DiabetesResearch #DiabetesCare #Leadership
January 7, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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A recent, rather lesser noticed publication from the #DCCT #EDIC landmark study brought new insights on the long-term effects of #hypoglycaemia on #cognitivehealth. Hon Prof. Brian Frier reveals its relevance in our new #Gamechangers episode.

📺Watch here: easd-elearning.eu/episode/358/...
January 7, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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⏰Application deadline extended! Don’t miss your chance to enhance your expertise in #DiabetesTechnology through our comprehensive 3-day training programme. 🩺📊
📝Apply now to secure your place👉 www.easd.org/education/me...
#Diabetes #DiabetesCare #Training #Innovation
January 6, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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🌟Meet Dr. Rocky Strollo, #EFSD Future Leaders Mentorship Programme for Clinical Diabetologists awardee. His work maps oxidatively modified insulin fragments that trigger autoimmunity in #T1D.
🗣️“The EFSD #Mentorship was instrumental in my career.”
📖 doi.org/10.1007/s001...
#DiabetesResearch #Funding
January 6, 2026 at 2:14 PM