Two features of an innovative hybrid closed-loop system can help people improve their glucose management at all times of the day, new research has revealed.
The boost and ease-off features in CamAPS FX allow users to engage safely with the closed-loop app to manage their glucose levels during periods of more-than-usual and less-than-usual insulin needs.
Hybrid closed-loop therapy options for women with type 1 diabetes who are pregnant will be explored in an upcoming webinar discussion hosted by the NHS Diabetes Programme and CDEP.
The online event will be held virtually on Tuesday, October 8, from 12.30pm to 2pm, and will outline the pathways and process for providing hybrid closed-loop (HCL) therapy in pregnancy.
Adults with obesity or overweight and prediabetes had a 94 per cent lower risk of progressing to type 2 diabetes after taking tirzepatide, drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. reported.
Study participants taking tirzepatide also experienced an average decrease in body weight of almost 23 per cent, compared with 2.1 per cent for those in the placebo arm.
A clinical lead diabetes specialist nurse from Wiltshire Health and Care has gained a prestigious title from the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI).
Beth Kelly, who is also the director of the DSN Forum, has been awarded the title of Queen’s Nurse after demonstrating a high level of commitment to patient care and nursing practice in the community for 16 years.
Healthcare professionals looking to develop their knowledge of hybrid closed-loop (HCL) therapy are being given the opportunity to complete an online course. To read more, click here.
Academics at the University of Liverpool have found that the weight loss drug Tirzepatide is associated with a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes. To read more, click here.
More than 56 per cent of adults with type 2 diabetes who were referred to a clinical pharmacist achieved their HbA1c goal, latest evidence has indicated. To read more, click here.
Some of Britain’s biggest diabetes experts will be at a national event aimed at people living with diabetes, together with their families, friends and carers. To read more, click here.
A new study has revealed the best types of exercise for individuals living with type 1 diabetes. To read more, click here.
A longer, healthier life could be as little as a 10-minute walk away, according to the findings of a new study. To read more, click here.
You have to wonder what's gone wrong. I am referring to leadership in the health sector across the board. Maybe I was far too focussed in the diabetes space over the last five to seven years to notice. The Royal College of Physicians, London, its change of guard meant very little. To read more, click here.
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