Glycosmedia Weekly Diabetes News - 07/03/2020

15-LB: Ready-to-Use Glucagon for the Prevention of Exercise-Induced Hypoglycemia during Aerobic Exercise

RTUG 150 μg maintained euglycemia during prolonged, continuous, intense aerobic exercise. (Diabetes)

DTN-UK launch Best Practice Guide for Diabetes Technology in Pregnancy

Written by the leading experts in pregnancy in type 1 diabetes in the UK, the guide has useful tips, guidance and details about the use of insulin pumps, flash glucose monitoring and continuous glucose monitoring in pregnancy (ABCD)

Defining the Future of Endocrine Services in the UK

The Society for Endocrinology has set up a work stream called “Defining the Future of Endocrinology working group”, in the post Covid era (ABCD)

TIR generated by Continuous Glucose Monitoring is associated with peripheral nerve function in type 2 diabetes

Higher TIR tertiles were independently associated with better peripheral nerve function. CGM-derived TIR may be a promising approach to screen patients for further assessment of possible diabetic peripheral neuropathy (Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice)

Diagnosing and providing initial management for patients with Gestational Diabetes: What is the General Practitioner’s experience?

The experience of GPs in the initial diagnosis and management of GDM may assist in improving GDM follow up (Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice)

SGLT2i: beyond the glucose-lowering effect

The information presented provides a theoretical basis for the clinical prevention and treatment of diabetes and its complications and for the development of new glucose-lowering drugs (Cardiovascular Diabetology)

Use and validation of a survey tool to measure the perceived effectiveness of insulin‐prescribing safety interventions in UK hospitals

The perceived effectiveness of a variety of insulin‐prescribing safety strategies in UK hospitals was described by leveraging a purposely developed survey tool (Diabetic Medicine)