PharmaTimes December 21, 2023
The condition affects around 270,935 people in England and 16,090 people in Wales
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published final guidance announcing a five-year roll-out of a wearable technology for patients living with type 1 diabetes.
The new hybrid closed loop systems have proven to be more effective in maintaining healthy blood glucose levels than standard care.
The new guidance followed a review of a clinical trial and real-world evidence by the University of Warwick and Warwick Medical School, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research.
Approximately 270,935 people in England and 16,090 people in Wales are living with type 1 diabetes, where a person’s blood glucose level becomes too high (hypoglycaemia)...