Diabetes

Insulin pumps outperform daily injections for glycaemic control

Patients using insulin pumps are less likely to become either hypo-or hyperglycaemic compared with those using daily insulin injection.…

Diabetes

Some 2.6 million UK residents have diabetes and this number is rising. These people are at increased risk of heart disease, blindness and limb amputation. It is important to know the difference between Type I and Type II diabetes and how they can be managed to avoid these serious long-term complicat…

Diabetes: missing meals and doses

Q. Just the ramipril please. I don’t need the metformin [500mg tds] this time because I’ve got plenty still. I don’t always take them because of my job: I work as a security guard and it means I skip meals sometimes. I know I’m supposed to eat regularly but I don’t want to make a fuss — …

Type 1 diabetes: pathophysiology and diagnosis

Patients with type 1 diabetes require lifelong treatment with insulin — and must juggle their doses, diet and exercise — to prevent hyperglycaemia and the resulting micro- and macrovascular complications…

Evolution of pharmacist prescriber involvement in a diabetes clinic

Becoming a pharmacist independent prescriber and finding an area of clinical interest were obvious steps in my career development, but without gaining acceptance from a clinic team I would have made little progress in pursuing a specialism.…