Diabetes
Forum: NDSS
An AusPharm member writes: “Am I missing something? the new scheme of requiring patients accessing the scheme to have a six monthly review is staggered based on when the patient …
First-ever Aus forum for injection technique
Hear from leading diabetes experts in a webinar this weekend and gain CPD points – but hurry, registrations close on Friday! On Saturday 20 May, the first-ever Australian and New …
Research roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Faecal Microbiota Transplantation in Clostridium difficile Infection: Evidence and Indications Faecal microbiota transplantation aims to rapidly restore the normal diverse colonic …
Free continuous glucose monitoring devices for young Australians
From 1 April, the Federal Government is providing free continuous glucose monitoring devices to eligible children and people under the age of 21 years with type 1 diabetes Eligible young …
Quarter of people with diabetes don’t want insulin
New research shows that one in four Australians with type 2 diabetes are not willing to use insulin And a new resource for health professionals has been released as a …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news pertinent to pharmacy Combined treatment with chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine sulfate shows no superiority over placebo for reduction of joint pain …
Guild, Diabetes Australia sign MoU
Diabetes Australia and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to build a closer working relationship The MoU is hoped to make it easier for …
Snapshot of diabetes in Australia
Latest stats show nearly 30,000 people started using insulin in one year In 2015 there were 28,775 people who began using insulin to treat their diabetes in Australia, according to the …
Type 1 diabetes trial to follow through childhood
Pharmacists are being encouraged to refer patients to a new Type 1 diabetes trial Type 1 Diabetes in children is twice as common as it was 20 years ago. To …
Insulin pump therapy course
The Guild Pharmacy Academy is partnering with Medtronic to develop a course for pharmacists about insulin pump therapy The online course examines how insulin pump therapy works and how it …
Research roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Association of SGLT-2 Inhibitors and Diabetic Ketoacidosis A US position statement on the prevalence of SGLT-2–associated DKA suggests that …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Acid suppression medications and bacterial gastroenteritis A Scottish cohort study has use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and H2 …