{"title":"Life of RD Lawrence (1892-1968) - pioneering doctor and survivor of diabetes","authors":"Hugo Lawrence","doi":"10.15277/bjd.2022.353","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15277/bjd.2022.353","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42951,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Diabetes","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46827913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia","authors":"S. Amiel","doi":"10.15277/bjd.2022.358","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15277/bjd.2022.358","url":null,"abstract":"Impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia (IAH), defined either clinically as the loss of subjective awareness of hypoglycaemia before the onset of cognitive impairment or biochemically as the loss of symptom perception until plasma glucose has fallen below 3 mmol/L (54 mg/dl), is the major modifiable risk factor for severe hypoglycaemia in T1DM and possibly in insulin-treated T2DM. This paper tells the story of IAH, its pathogenesis and its implications and the treatment strategies used to address it.","PeriodicalId":42951,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Diabetes","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47950734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Insulin – the sharp end of the needle: experiences of 48 years with diabetes","authors":"H. Alban Davies","doi":"10.15277/bjd.2022.356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15277/bjd.2022.356","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42951,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Diabetes","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44084515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"#We are not waiting - DIY APS Do-It-Yourself Artificial Pancreas Systems: The story so far","authors":"T. Crabtree, B. Ryder, E. Wilmot","doi":"10.15277/bjd.2022.373","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15277/bjd.2022.373","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction In 2015 Dana Lewis, a person with diabetes, developed her own hybrid-closed loop system and began the #WeAreNotWaiting movement (Figure 1). These systems, often called “do-it-yourself” artificial pancreas systems (DIY APS) or open-source closed-loop automated insulin delivery systems, combine an insulin pump, a sensor and an algorithm to maintain glucose levels in range. Whilst early versions were “hybrid” – in other words they still required manual bolusing-the newer versions of the algorithm have been used as a fully-closed loop (no bolus required!) by some individuals. An article written in 2019 provides further detail on these systems and some of the issues associated with them.1 These systems filled a gap by circumnavigating the approvals that commercial companies require in order to launch similar systems. There are three systems commonly encountered: OpenAPS, AndroidAPS and Loop.1 At the time of writing all three systems are unapproved and unregulated. When these systems first entered UK services the evidence was limited. However, self-reported outcomes from users of the systems were encouraging from both glycaemia and safety points of view.2-4 At that time, the approach taken across UK diabetes services was inconsistent and guidelines from the General Medical Council and others were unclear.5 Work was undertaken to explore the opinions of UK healthcare professionals; initial position statements were produced by Diabetes UK and other organisations to support users of these systems.6,7 We also explored the concerns of individuals with diabetes commencing the use of these systems, and were able to demonstrate that they were less concerned with safety and","PeriodicalId":42951,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Diabetes","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45519088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"1993 - The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT)","authors":"B. Ryder","doi":"10.15277/bjd.2022.357","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15277/bjd.2022.357","url":null,"abstract":"2022;","PeriodicalId":42951,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Diabetes","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48678491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gazing into the future – the next 100 years. Perspectives from diabetologists","authors":"R. Ryder, E. Wilmot, T. Crabtree","doi":"10.15277/bjd.2022.399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15277/bjd.2022.399","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42951,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Diabetes","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48874059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Type 2 diabetes: the problem and the solution","authors":"Roy Taylor","doi":"10.15277/bjd.2022.366","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15277/bjd.2022.366","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction The 100 years since insulin was discovered have seen major progress in understanding the aetiology of type 1 diabetes. In contrast, type 2 diabetes (T2DM) remained mysterious until recently. Clinical studies and clinical experience had resulted in widespread acceptance of the apparently lifelong, progressive nature of the condition. Discoveries over the last 16 years have permitted these rationalisations to be discarded and the aetiology of T2DM is not now in doubt. It is a condition of excess fat inside the liver and pancreas which can be countered by weight loss. A turbulent 16 years of study has led directly to a therapeutically useful understanding of the condition. Importantly, this can be tailored to the individual.","PeriodicalId":42951,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Diabetes","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49362881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Varadhan, P. Saravanan, Sarah N Ali, W. Hanif, Vinod Patel
{"title":"Implementing the new NICE guidelines for type 2 diabetes (NG28): Focusing beyond HbA1c targets and clinically phenotyping patients to the appropriate second-line agent","authors":"L. Varadhan, P. Saravanan, Sarah N Ali, W. Hanif, Vinod Patel","doi":"10.15277/bjd.2022.385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15277/bjd.2022.385","url":null,"abstract":"A significant number of cardiovascular outcome trials have been published to support decision-making regarding treatment options after or alongside metformin in people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), specifically targeting prevention of adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes. The latest NICE guidelines recommend the use of sodium-glucose transport inhibitors (SGLT2i) in patients with cardiovascular diseases, heart failure and chronic kidney disease with diabetes and recommends the use of glucagon-like polypeptide receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) only in a selected group of patients. A comprehensive summary of the various trials, structured around patient characteristics and clinical outcomes, can help to compare the various classes of drugs and drugs within the class. Since the drug acquisition cost within a class is generally the same in the UK, the drug with the best available evidence in the class should be chosen to maximise clinical benefit for the patient. Clinical phenotyping, a process of aligning a patient to the inclusion criteria and the desired clinical outcomes of a trial, can guide the choice of the best drug within a class.","PeriodicalId":42951,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Diabetes","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49430097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amelia Simenacz, Rebekah Wilmington, C. Green, Arash Ardavani, I. Idris
{"title":"Liraglutide 3.0 (Saxenda) in bariatric patients: a retrospective real-world clinical evaluation of effectiveness","authors":"Amelia Simenacz, Rebekah Wilmington, C. Green, Arash Ardavani, I. Idris","doi":"10.15277/bjd.2022.350","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15277/bjd.2022.350","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Glucagon-like peptide-1 analogues such as liraglutide 3.0 mg (Saxenda) have yielded significant weight loss in clinical trials when combined with lifestyle interventions. Despite the recent approval of liraglutide 3.0 mg, its success among patients attending specialist bariatric units remains uncertain.\u0000Objective: This study investigated the effectiveness of liraglutide 3.0 mg on weight, body mass index (BMI), treatment tolerability and its effects on glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c).\u0000Methods: Clinical data were retrospectively obtained from medical records within Tier 3-4 bariatric weight management clinics. Wilcoxon signed rank tests were employed to establish the statistical significance (p<0.05) of changes in weight and HbA1c.\u0000Results: 33 patients were identified (72.7% female with mean baseline age, weight and BMI of 44.8 years, 156.6 kg and 55.0 kg/m2, respectively). Eighteen patients had completed 26 weeks of treatment. Of the 18 patients, the discontinuation rate due to side effects was 15.2%, indicating substantial treatment tolerance. After 26 weeks of treatment, BMI (±standard deviation) was significantly reduced by 7.9±6.3% (p<0.05) and 72.2% of patients achieved at least 5% weight loss. Additionally, a significant decrease in median HbA1c (4.5±4.5 mmol/mol) was observed (p<0.05), concurrent with increased remission from prediabetes.\u0000Conclusion: This retrospective study revealed that liraglutide 3.0 mg, together with lifestyle management, reduced weight and improved glycaemic control. These results support liraglutide’s application in certain high-risk populations, including patients waiting for bariatric surgical intervention.","PeriodicalId":42951,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Diabetes","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44730492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}