Many of the readers of this site will already be familiar with Type 1 Diabetes but here in Australia it’s National Diabetes Week, and it’s time for a Public Service Announcement. Diabetes Australia’s 2019 campaign is It’s About Time, about knowing the four “T” early signs of diabetes: Tired Thirsty Thinner Toilet These are all …
It’s important to find a medical team who are happy to work with you in making clinical decisions about your treatment of your disease. But even then we can all easily fall into patterns based on just our own perspective. A medico perspective I have been working on several diabetes projects as a consultant, and …
There still seems to be some confusion in the community about whether the new Fiasp insulin should be used in a pump. Also confusion amongst the pump sales/support staff! The regulatory position is that while in the USA it is not approved for use in a pump, it is approved in both Australia and Europe. …
Yesterday brought some sad news: ImmusanT decided to discontinue the RESET CeD clinical trial. This was the trial of the Nexvax2 vaccine for coeliac disease, which I have been participating in and previously wrote about. In fact I was also participating in several sub-studies involving gastroscopies along with extra blood draws to measure things like the …
Last Saturday ABC Radio National’s The Science Show featured a story of Australians talking about their experiences using DIY closed-loop insulin pump systems. I remember growing up with a weekend ritual of listening with my dad to The Science Show. It made me smile to listen to three of my friends talking on the program! You …
As I’ve previously written, the “ultra-fast” insulin Fiasp from Novo was added to PBS’s schedule as of June 1 2019. But everyone was surprised when we found it was only going to be supplied in two forms: vial and pre-filled pen. Incidentally, a year ago I spelt out the common usage of terms such as “vial”, “pen …