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BEACON series – Episode 3: CVD risk management in type 2 diabetes

BEACON series – Episode 3: CVD risk management in type 2 diabetes

1 September 2026

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In this interactive BEACON session, the faculty explore the management of cardiovascular risk in people with type 2 diabetes. They examine how to optimise lipid-lowering therapy, blood pressure control and glucose management, alongside addressing renal risk and implementing evidence-based interventions to reduce long-term cardiovascular complications.
Faculty

Chair
Professor Mike Cummings, Consultant Endocrinologist, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Speakers
Beverley Bostock, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Mann Cottage Surgery, Gloucestershire
Dr Paul Downie, Consultant Chemical Pathologist, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust, Bristol
Dr Jim Moore, General Practitioner, Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust, Brockworth
Emily Turner, General Practice Pharmacist, Aire Valley Surgery and Guiseley and Yeadon Medical Practice, Leeds

Abbreviations

BEACON = Bringing Education and Awareness to Cholesterol Optimisation Needs; CVD = cardiovascular disease

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Funding for the filming, production and publishing for this video was provided by A. Menarini Farmaceutica Internazionale SRL. Menarini has had no input into the video's content or hosting.

 

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