Prof of Diabetes at Leicester Diabetes Centre. Focussed on all things Type 1; Education, Psychology, Hypoglycaemia and technology. Ex-chair of @DTN-UK
Leicester
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Pratik Choudhary retweeted
Obesity innovation risks widening health inequalities if access is unequal.
Low adoption and disparities in use likely reflect system-level access barriers
In >39 million US adults eligible for obesity treatment, only 2.3% received semaglutide/tirzepatide.
Prescribing was lower in:
📍 Most socially vulnerable: 1.9% vs 2.6%
🏡 Rural: 1.5% vs 2.4%
🌍 Hispanic, Asian & Black populations vs White populations
Effective treatments only improve population health if those most in need can access them.
Need data like this for Europe
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
@AskDrShashank
Pratik Choudhary retweeted
The next stages of #T1Diabetes -and the advance of science.
It took us a decade (2016-2026) to bring #T1D care to be one of the best around.
Early signs of the #NHS starting to lose ground- as little to no work evolving in this area at the moment.
Sporadic, fractured and scant leadership.
A discussion even to consider whether the NHS should do it, afford it etc needs to start.
Thankfully- technology access in #T1D can't be reversed.
But keeping up with changing science is imperative.
And am afraid the signs are we are not good.
Also...folks...start thinking around 'Islet Cell Transplants' and the future around it- now.
It takes a long time to catch up without the infrastructure
@BT1DUK @DiabetesUK
Link:
link.springer.com/article/10…
New consensus guidance coordinated by @breakthroughT1D includes practical recommendations to implement general population screening to detect early-stage type 1 diabetes in diverse geographical settings link.springer.com/article/10… 🔓️
Pratik Choudhary retweeted
The countdown is on! 🎉In just 4 weeks, we’ll be welcoming delegates to Bham for the SAHF 27th Annual Conference. Taking place on 26-27 November at the NCC, Bham, the two day conference brings together an exciting programme of lectures & masterclasses. sahf.org.uk/events
Pratik Choudhary retweeted
What explains semaglutide’s 20% reduction in MACE in SELECT?
Not simply weight loss.
Potential mediation signals included:
📏 Waist circumference: 64%
🧪 hsCRP: 42%
🩸 HbA1c: 29%
⚖️ Body weight: 20%
But confidence intervals were wide, and known risk factors could not fully explain the cardiovascular benefit.
The mechanism appears broader than weight loss alone.
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/a…
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Pratik Choudhary retweeted
Overweight/obesity and psychological distress don’t just coexist
..together they may amplify the risk of long-term sickness absence.
In nearly 4,000 working-age adults:
📈 Short Sickness Absence : RR 1.62
📈 Long Sickness Absence : RR 2.48
⚠️ Evidence of synergy for longer absences
A reminder that obesity care must address mental as well as physical health.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4226…
@AskDrShashank
Thanks - great to see this published as an output from the @REDDIE_Diabetes project, a "fit-for-purpose" tool to help identify the right RWE database to answer your specific question will follow soon @ABCDiab @EASDnews @JonahTh0mas @ShivaniM_KC
Only 22 of 610 diabetes real-world data databases were from lower- and middle-income countries.
Our global review led by @drpratikc @JonahTh0mas @MadderJules
🌍 610 databases across 74 countries
🇪🇺 193 in Europe
📊 Demographics, prescriptions and biochemistry were commonly captured
📉 Mortality and CGM data were much less available
🔓 Very few datasets were open access
A new online dashboard maps the global diabetes RWD landscape but highlights a major gap in global representation.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
with @ShivaniM_KC et al
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Pratik Choudhary retweeted
Diabetic foot ulcers are more than a wound.
Our study led by Molly Caba and @MichelleHadji
DFUs can affect mobility, weight, mood, mental health and future cardiovascular risk.
Interviews with people living with T2D and DFUs highlighted major unmet needs:
🧑🤝🧑 shared decision-making
🦶 better physical support
🧠 access to psychological care
DFU pathways need to be truly holistic.
@uniofleicester
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Pratik Choudhary retweeted
Thank you @TheLancetEndo for all your support with our publication 🙏🏻
This framework aims to support outcome selection, consistency across trials, comparison of interventions, and evaluation of disease-modifying strategies in type 2 #diabetes thelancet.com/journals/landi…
#T2D #disease #modification #outcomes
ALT CGM=continuous glucose monitoring. GMI=glucose management indicator.
Pratik Choudhary retweeted
Our Review now published in @TheLancetEndo
The global diabetes burden is rising particularly in LMICs
Strengthening primary care with multidisciplinary teams, digital pathways and scalable workforce models is key to equitable, person-centred diabetes care.
Thank you @parthaskar & Harini for leading this
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Pratik Choudhary retweeted
Dear Friends
Unfortunately I didn't get my hacked twitter account back & have started a new account.
Please do follow me again🙏🏻
@parthaskar @ShivaniM_KC @mmamas1973 @WilmotEmma @EASDnews @ADA_DiabetesPro @DiabetologiaJnl @LDC_tweets @drpratikc @AmarPut @DanielJDrucker
Pratik Choudhary retweeted
Francesco Giorgino staring the @EASDelearning conference in Milan.
Over 16000 delegates !
@drpratikc
Pleasure to be at FEND conference ahead of @EASDnews sharing some of our work on understanding awareness of hypoglycaemia. Hearing about lovely work on GDM, patient education and patient advocacy @DSNforumUK @DTN_UK recommend FEND meeting for any nurses out there.
Pratik Choudhary retweeted
INACCESS - a docu i'm so proud of!
A film made with a lot of heart and hard work, to tell the stories that often go unseen and show the many realities of living with #T1D in India.
Deeply grateful to @parthaskar, @RenzaS & @BreakthroughT1D for believing in this
Coming soon 💙
Pratik Choudhary retweeted
abcd.care/dtn/resource/curre… this new HCP resource is now available on our website. Optimal settings for HCL to support teams starting technology for the first time, and as part of the diabetes review….. @geraldinegallen @drpratikc @DrAliLumb @sugarydoc @WilmotEmma
Amazing energy @wembleystadium for @diljitdosanjh .. 100.000 punjabis on their feet
Pratik Choudhary retweeted
Registration for the YDEF ABC of D&E course from 19th to 20th November 2026 at the Leonardo Hotel Nottingham is now open. We have invited expert speakers from across the nation to cover a wide range of topics designed for day 1 D&E registrars.
Sign up now forms.gle/ZrNjMs7tdBWWX2Tn9
Pratik Choudhary retweeted
LATEST FREE PAPER : 60 g/h of CHO spares muscle but not liver glycogen using during HIT training. Congrats Sophie Hannon on latest PhD publication and all-co-authors on a great collaboration @Hearris
journals.physiology.org/doi/…
Great collaboration between @LDC_tweets and @DrDSelvarajah, @Ahmed742Iqbal and team @sheffielduni on this project looking at investigating if reducing glucose variability will reduce neuropathic pain in people with type 1 diabetes @TandemDiabetes @dexcom journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…
Pratik Choudhary retweeted
📢 Join the #MtHood2026 Challenge!
REDDIE is helping organise this year's meeting in Padua 🇮🇹, including a dedicated Synthetic Data Challenge for diabetes simulation models.
🔹 Challenge applications open
🔹 Abstract deadline: 1 Sept
🔹 Registration open
👉reddie-diabetes.eu/news/mt-h…
