Aussie Eye Screening Target
A University of Sydney study has found only half of people living with diabetes get recommended eye checks putting them at risk of vision loss and blindness. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in working age Australians. All people with diabetes are at risk of diabetes related retinopathy which causes damage to the back […]
Technology News
Technology News Times’ Number 1 Type 2 Diabetes prevention App https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2020/jul/low-carb-program-ranked-best-health-app-2020.html Flash Glucose Monitoring Could Reduce Duration of Type 2 Hypoglycaemia https://www.medwirenews.com/diabetes/liberates-hypoglycemia-acs-flash-monitoring/18408618
First Audit of FreeStyle Libre
The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) have conducted the first national (UK) audit of one of the increasing numbers of glucose monitoring devices. Studying Abbot’s FreeStyle Libre device they found from 10,000 users across 102 UK hospitals that the system improves control and patient awareness of low blood glucose levels. The report also concludes […]