NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. NICE Clinical Guideline 66: Type 2 diabetes: the management of type 2 diabetes (update) NICE has updated its guidance on the management of type 2 diabetes from 2002, incorporating […]
Category Archives: Diabetes
NPC Archive Item: Short-term, intensive insulin therapy for new type 2 diabetes patients?
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Weng J, Li Y, Xu W, et al. Effect of intensive insulin therapy on β-cell function and glycaemic control in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: a multicentre […]
NPC Archive Item: NPC Podcast – 12th May 2008
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Self monitoring of blood glucose: less benefit than you might think [podcast]http://www.npc.nhs.uk/podcast/NPCiPodcast_12thMay08.mp3[/podcast] Subscribe to the NPC podcast via the iTunes store Subscribe to the NPC podcast via RSS feed
NPC Archive Item: Structured education in type 2 diabetes – results of the DESMOND programme
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Davies MJ, Heller S, Skinner TC, et al. Effectiveness of the diabetes education and self management for ongoing and newly diagnosed (DESMOND) programme for people with newly diagnosed type […]
NPC Archive Item: Cases of lung cancer reported in clinical trials of inhaled insulin (Exubera®▼)
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2008/safety08.htm#exubera The FDA in America has issued a Dear Healthcare Professional letter regarding cases of lung cancer in clinical trials and during post-marketing surveillance in patients treated with Pfizer’s […]
NPC Archive Item: Improving emergency and inpatient care for people with diabetes
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. What is the background to this? Released by the National Diabetes Support Team in April 2008, ‘Improving emergency and inpatient care for people with diabetes’ is the report of […]
NPC Archive Item: Self-monitoring in type 2 diabetes not treated with insulin usually doesn’t help, can worsen quality of life, and may waste NHS resources
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Two new studies suggest that newly diagnosed people with type 2 diabetes are unlikely to gain any benefits from monitoring their blood glucose themselves. Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) […]
NPC Archive Item: More on the safety of rosiglitazone
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Monday, November 19th, 2007 Corrected Monday, March 31st 2008 FDA adds Boxed Warning for heart-related risks to anti-diabetes drug Avandia. FDA News. November 14th 2007. Accessed from http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01743.html on […]
NPC Archive Item: Vildagliptin launched in UK
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Vildagliptin▼(Galvus ®), a dipeptidyl peptidase type 4 (DPP-4) inhibitor and vildagliptin/metformin▼ (Eucreas®) have recently been launched in the UK. Vildagliptin is licensed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes […]
NPC Archive Item: Intensive interventions in type 2 diabetes reduce mortality
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Gaede P, Lund-Andersen H, Parving H-H, et al. Effect of a multifactorial intervention on mortality in type 2 diabetes. NEJM 2008:358:580–91 What is the background to this? People with […]