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Pharmacists push for affordable medicines
Commonwealth policies are creating barriers for patients with diabetes to access vital medications. It’s September 1923 and patients with diabetes are battling medicines supply shortages and significant out-of-pocket costs, and …
Diabetes wonder treatment insulin soon available locally
June 1923: newly-discovered insulin was on its way, debate raged over the title “chemist” and newly outlawed cocaine was also under discussion in the AJP One of the key stories …
Fiasp de-listed from PBS
Diabetes patients are facing a significant increase in the cost of their medication following the government’s decision to remove Fiasp (insulin aspart injection) from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Senator …
A relook at the guidelines for the management of type 2 diabetes
There have been major changes to the management protocols for diabetes in recent years. It is important that pharmacists stay abreast of these changes and are able to counsel patients …
Insulin resistance insights revealed
Healthcare professionals can foster timely insulin initiation by supporting patients with realistic, accurate perceptions of diabetes and its treatment from day one. A recent study1 provides insights into some of …
100 years since the discovery of insulin: the roadmap to our next big breakthrough
It’s an exciting time for type 1 diabetes (T1D) research with several big breakthroughs poised to make a significant impact on the lives of people with the disease, writes Dr …
Help us stop stockpiling
Amid concerns about disruption to insulin availability, another supplier has moved to reassure pharmacists and prescribers Sanofi has issued a statement in which it says it can assure health care …
Struck off for at least 20 years
A Sydney GP who was found guilty of murdering his wife, using insulin meant for another patient, has been deregistered On 8 December 2016, former doctor Brian Kenneth Crickitt was …
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 …
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 …
GP found guilty of murdering wife with insulin
A Sydney doctor has been found guilty of injecting his wife in the buttock with fast-acting insulin so that he could be with his lover Justice Clifton Hoeben ruled on Thursday …
Diabetes and cancer risk
Type 1 diabetes may be associated with increased risk of some cancer types, say researchers. Type 1 diabetes may be associated with an increased risk of various cancer types including cancers …