Presentations from Diabetes and pancreatic cancer

24th January, 2024 Virtual via Zoom

Diabetes Specialist Nurse and Education and Research Associate Vicki Alabraba, alongside Pancreatic Specialist Dietitian Laura McGeeney joined us to deliver a virtual educational session on diabetes and pancreatic cancer.

Vicki and Laura took a deep dive into type 3c diabetes discussing the potential causes, characteristics and diagnosis, how it differs from type 1 and 2, therapeutic and nutritional management, impacts on treatment options and managing these, as well as managing diabetes at the end of life.

They also discussed case studies and tips to help you as health professionals in supporting your patients.

Scroll down to watch the recordings of the presentations

During the event, some of the questions were responded to via message. You can see these in this document. The other questions were responded to live which you can see in the video recording.

09.00 – 09.10: Welcome and introduction – Jeni Jones, Specialist Pancreatic Cancer Nurse, Pancreatic Cancer UK
09.10 – 09.45: Types of diabetes and an introduction to type 3c diabetes – Vicki Alabraba, Diabetes Specialist Nurse and Education and Research Associate, Leicester Diabetes Centre, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
09.45 – 10.00: Patient experience – Sally Pascall
10.00 – 10.25: Therapeutic management of type 3c diabetes – Vicki Alabraba
10.25 – 10.35: Break
10.35 – 11.40: Nutritional management of diabetes in pancreatic cancer, glycaemic management and diabetes at end of life
– Laura McGeeney, Pancreatic Specialist Dietitian, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
11.25 – 11.40: Case studies – Vicki Alabraba and Laura McGeeney
11.40 – 11.45: Close

Different types of diabetes
Relationship between diabetes and pancreatic cancer
Diagnosis and potential risk factors
How it is different to type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Therapeutic management of diabetes
Nutritional management of diabetes
The challenges and importance of glycaemic control
Impact of chemotherapy
Managing diabetes at the end of life

This event is suitable for all health professionals who support and care for people with pancreatic cancer, and are based in hospitals, hospices or in the community, as well as student dietitians and junior doctors. It is particularly relevant for specialist nurses, dietitians, GPs and health professionals working in primary care.