Diabetes — from St Vincent to Glasgow. Have we progressed in 20 years?

Congenital abnormalities in newborns of women with pregestational diabetes: A time‐trend analysis, 1994 to 2009

“…In 1989, delegates from many countries gathered together with the goal of reducing the risk of pregnancy outcomes, including congenital abnormalities, among mothers with diabetes (Felton and Hall, ). Our data indicate that this goal is far from being achieved nearly two decades after that declaration.…”

Epidemiology of blindness attributable to diabetes in Scotland: change over 20 years in a defined population

“…A national screening programme for diabetic retinopathy was introduced in Scotland in 2006 with the aim of improving early detection of sight‐threatening diabetic eye disease . Accurate, contemporary epidemiological data are required to assess the impact of screening on blindness rates, and to assess the implementation of the St Vincent Declaration of 1989 .…”

Making managerial policy in the neoliberal moment

“…The Declaration set out basic quantified targets for the care and prevention of diabetes to be applied across national contexts, and resulted from a conference of leading specialists, researchers, and civil servants held under the aegis of the European regions of the International Diabetes Federation and the WHO. 76 The British government signed the Declaration, which generated new national infrastructure. For instance, in 1992, the BDA and the health departments of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland formed a joint St Vincent Taskforce to develop the auditing and care arrangements necessary to meet the proposed targets.…”