Effect of socioeconomic status on mortality among people with Type 2 diabetes

Submitted by pgmcintosh on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 13:27

OBJECTIVE
The study objective was to describe the effect of socioeconomic status (SES) on mortality among people with type 2 diabete

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Achieved levels of HbA1c and likelihood of hospital admission in type 1 diabetes in the Scottish populationAchieved levels of HbA1c and likelihood of hospital admission in type 1 diabetes in the Scottish population

Submitted by pgmcintosh on Tue, 28/06/2011 - 12:04

OBJECTIVE
People with type 1 diabetes have increased risk of hospital admission compared with those without diabetes. We hypothesized that HbA1c would be an important indicator of risk of hospital admission.

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Inpatient costs for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in Scotland

Submitted by pgmcintosh on Tue, 24/05/2011 - 14:13

Aims/hypothesis
The rising prevalence of diabetes worldwide has increased interest in the cost of diabetes. Inpatient costs for all people with diabetes in Scotland were investigated.

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Glargine Press Release

Submitted by pgmcintosh on Mon, 29/06/2009 - 13:26

Following concerns raised by another paper in Diabetologia the EASD asked a team of researchers in Scotland (the Scottish Diabetes Research Network – Epidemiology group) to examine the question of cancer risk in insulin glargine users in Scotland.

Using anonymised patient data linked to the Scottish Cancer Registry Data we were able to show that insulin glargine users as a whole do not have an altered risk of all cancers combined or any of the main cancers, including breast cancer. This is reassuring news.

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