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Reviewing hospital patients retrospectively following hypoglycaemia prevents further episodes

A quality improvement project to evaluate whether next-day follow-up of all inpatients who had an episode of hypoglycaemia, as determined by the hospital connective blood glucose meter, could support inpatients’ glycaemic control.

Hypoglycaemia is less common with CGM than SMBG despite achieving the same HbA1c

Sponsored: Use of FreeStyle Libre in people with type 2 diabetes reduces HbA1c and hospitalisations

Letter: Safety concerns regarding switching to once-daily basal insulin

A letter to the Editor regarding the safety of switching from twice-daily to once-daily basal insulin, and the author’s response.

A dietitian’s role in implementing future technologies in diabetes care

Learning points from ISPAD relating to automated delivery systems and technology and how dietitians might advise and educate patients and families on glucose management to optimise their use.

Improving outcomes for young adults with diabetes in Liverpool

Reza Zaidi and colleagues discuss the changes they implemented that resulted in improved engagement, support, hospital admissions and feedback over a 3-year period.

How to manage diabetes in later life

Clinical considerations when caring for older or frail people with diabetes. A quick reference guide, updated in April 2020.

Polypharmacy increases mortality and MI in elderly with diabetes

Hybrid closed-loop more effective than sensor-augmented pump

Tandem system significantly increases time-in-range in young people

New FreeStyle Libre includes real-time alarms

Sheffield significantly improves outcomes in the first year after diabetes diagnosis

Carrie MacKenzie shares details of quality improvement initiatives implemented by the diabetes team at Sheffield Children's Hospital over the past 2 years.

Reducing diabetes medication benefits older people

Polypharmacy increases complications and mortality in older people

Hypoglycaemia increases risk of adverse events in older patients with dementia

Deintensifying treatment benefits older patients with type 2 diabetes

No additional cardiovascular risk with linagliptin

The CARdiovascular Outcome Study of LINAgliptin versus glimepiride in patients with type 2 diabetes (CAROLINA) trial is the last planned cardiovascular outcome trial on a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor. Researchers found that there were no substantial differences in cardiovascular events between linagliptin and glimepiride, although they found a significantly higher risk of hypoglycaemia and modest weight gain in the glimepiride group.

Free e-learning module: Diabetes in children and young people – Parts 1–3

CPD for healthcare professionals covering epidemiology, guidelines, diagnosis, diabetic ketoacidosis, the prescribing and monitoring of insulin, education, diet and lifestyle in children and young adults with diabetes.

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