Recent Content by Bill_St

Important to drink plenty of water. How is your blood pressure?

At least some are beginning to recognise the lack of knowledge about D and are attempting to get hospitals to improve - they are recognising the safety issues, both in-patient and when sent home. But more still needs to be done both in-patient hospital and in general practice...

Sensor,ends in 15 days. So a brand new sensor. Sensors are known to be inaccurate in the first day or so. This can also be seen on the trace including a gap. Wildly changing is also a sign of inaccuracy. Certainly report to Abbott who may offer a free replacement but they can withhold on new...

Life-changing medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro are only approved right now for type 2 diabetes, but a growing body of evidence highlights the benefits of GLP-1s for people with type 1 diabetes. Now, researchers are analyzing the data to see how GLP-1 drugs affect the risk of heart, kidney...

I live 6mths a year in Spain and up to 6 mths in UK. So I have two GPs. Self funded in Spain and NHS in UK. I also have access to specialists in both. Some prescriptions in Spain are cheaper than through NHS (going by amount paid to pharmacy). So I balance sources and availability- much quicker...

Section 3.1 HSSIB has identified local-level learning for NHS trusts Do you have a policy that supports patients to safely self-manage their diabetes and support self-administration of insulin? Is your policy clear, available, and does it enable clinicians to support safe self-management and...

I would hope everyone has a “Go Bag” prepared in case of a hospital admission. Perhaps worth having two preprepared letters in your Go bag ready to give one to any admission team, giving the reference to the above and asking if the hospital conforms to the recommendations, particularly...

They were excluded from the original trial data but were then selected in this appraisal.

Section 3.1 & 3.2 https://dom-pubs.pericles-prod.literatumonline.com/doi/10.1111/dom.70660 It seems they were excluded. Quite large numbers seemed to change to tirzepatide (Mounjaro). It would be interesting to see subsequent data on these. Cost and insurance were the main reasons for change...

https://dom-pubs.pericles-prod.literatumonline.com/doi/full/10.1111/dom.70172 Weight loss in people with type 1 diabetes over 12 months: Real-world data comparing tirzepatide, semaglutide and liraglutide And what happens when you stop...

https://www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safety-investigations/insulin-supporting-safe-administration-in-inpatient-settings/investigation-report/#executive-summary Investigation report Insulin: supporting safe administration in inpatient settings

GLP-1 injections comparison for both T1D and T2D plus what happens when you stop. https://dom-pubs.pericles-prod.literatumonline.com/doi/full/10.1111/dom.16508 Indirect comparative efficacy and safety of tirzepatide 10 and 15 mg versus semaglutide 2.4 mg for the management of obesity and...

https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2026/03/12/what-happens-when-patients-stop-taking-glp-1-drugs-new-cleveland-clinic-study-reveals-real-world-insights What Happens When Patients Stop Taking GLP-1 Drugs? New Cleveland Clinic Study Reveals Real World Insights

https://dom-pubs.pericles-prod.literatumonline.com/doi/full/10.1111/dom.16508 Indirect comparative efficacy and safety of tirzepatide 10 and 15 mg versus semaglutide 2.4 mg for the management of obesity and overweight in patients with type 2 diabetes

Mounjaro gives greater weight loss and other improvements. https://dom-pubs.pericles-prod.literatumonline.com/doi/full/10.1111/dom.70172 Weight loss in people with type 1 diabetes over 12 months: Real-world data comparing tirzepatide, semaglutide and liraglutide