Background: Insulin dose adjustment in diabetes is challenging and often patients continue to have poor control despite insulin treatment. Repeated episodes of severe hypoglycaemia increase healthcare costs and can have serious health consequences.    

Sofia Taverner¹, David M Williams², Cindy Eng¹, Rebecca Watson¹, Siba George², Amanda Edwards², Jeffrey W Stephens^2,3

¹Department of Acute Medicine, Morriston Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, UK;

²Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology, Morriston Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, UK;

³Diabetes Research Group, Swansea Unive
 

Background: Hypoglycaemia during OGTT has been linked with poor pregnancy outcome but results are conflicting.

Morrison D; McGowan R; Jones GC

Dr Deborah Morrison. GP with Special Interest Diabetes, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde & Honorary Clinical Lecturer, University of Glasgow;Dr Ruth McGowan. Consultant in Clinical Genetics. West of Scotland Centre for Genomic Medicine & Honorary Clinical Asso
 

Aim: To compare the time required for initiation with a tubeless insulin pump (a Pod) versus other pump types.