People living with overweight or obesity are 20 per cent less likely to develop heart problems if they are treated with once-weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg, latest research suggests.
Novo Nordisk has announced the headline results from the SELECT cardiovascular outcomes study – a randomised, placebo-controlled trial designed to evaluate the efficacy of semaglutide 2.4 mg versus placebo as a prevention option for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs).
In 2022/23, there were 66 million drug items used in treating diabetes prescribed in England at a cost of £1.53billion, 15 per cent of the total spend on all prescription items prescribed in England.
A new NHS report shows an increase of 16 million items and £570million from 2015/16, when 50 million diabetes items were prescribed in England at a cost of £960million, representing 10 per cent of the total spend on all prescription items.
Menarini Farmaceutica Internazionale SRL (“Menarini”) has become the exclusive distributor for INVOKANA®(canagliflozin) and VOKANAMET®(a fixed-dose combination of canagliflozin and metformin) in the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, where the products have obtained Pricing and Reimbursement Approvals.
Menarini entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceutica NV (“Janssen”) effective from January 2, 2023. Menarini has taken up the physical distribution as of July 1, 2023.
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Diabetes teams are invited to attend an online event next month to learn about a web-based solution that allows healthcare professionals to securely connect with their patients’ blood glucose readings seamlessly.
Entitled ‘GlucoContro.online – Using reports to support patient consultations’, the virtual session will take place on Thursday, September 28, between 12.30pm and 1pm.
An internationally recognised researcher in the field of diabetes and frailty says his age won’t stop him from working to improve the lives of older people living with the condition.
Professor Alan Sinclair is still leading the way in diabetes research for older people, despite being in his early 70s. The global researcher is a WHO recognised expert in diabetes, older people and frailty, as well as the chair of the Foundation for Diabetes Research in Older People (fDROP).
The first hybrid closed loop system that uses a FreeStyle Libre 3 sensor is available in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
It will also be launched in other countries in Europe and in Australia in the coming months, developers have announced.
Healthcare professionals can learn about a post graduate diabetes programme in a webinar next week. To read more, click here.
Vitamin D can improve and regulate insulin resistance in people with type 2 diabetes, latest research shows. To read more, click here.
People with type 2 diabetes can reduce their risk of heart failure by having good oral hygiene, scientists have said.
A new study has found that poor management of dental diseases is also associated with a higher risk of developing heart failure.
A study taking place at hospitals in the North East is helping to identify infants at risk of developing type 1 diabetes. To read more, click here.
People with diabetes will soon have the opportunity to undergo an in-depth eye examination that is powered by AI. To read more, click here.
"You are Partha Kar. Is there actually anyone in the diabetes clinical world who dislikes you?" It was a question from a trainee, and one that needed a quick repartee with a usual mixture of bravado dipped in a dose of self-aggrandisement to fend off. You know one where the answer is such that no one quite knows whether you are cracking a joke or being absolutely serious. To read more, click here.
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