Objective: To evaluate real-world outcomes in adults with type 1 diabetes initiating open-source automated insulin delivery systems (OS-AID). Methods: Adults with type 1 diabetes who commenced OS-AID, between May 2016 and April 2021, across 12 centers in the United Kingdom were included. Anonymized clinical data, collected during routine clinical care between December 2019 and November 2023, were submitted to a secure web-based tool within the National Health Service network. Outcomes included change in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), sensor glucometrics, diabetes distress score, Gold score (hypoglycemia awareness), user opinion of OS-AID, and event rates (hospital admissions, paramedic callouts, severe hypoglycemia, and adverse events) between baseline and follow-up. Results: In total, 81 OS-AID users were included (51.9% male; 90.1% White British; mean age 41.4 years; median diabetes duration 25 years [IQR 17-32]). Over a mean follow-up of 1.7 years, HbA1c reduced by 0.8% (9 mmol/mol) (7.3 ± 1.1% vs. 6.5 ± 0.7%; P < 0.001), and the percentage of individuals achieving HbA1c ≤ 7.0% (53 mmol/mol) increased from 48.6% to 75.7% (P < 0.001). Diabetes-related distress score reduced by 0.9 (95% confidence interval [CI] -0.3, -1.5; P = 0.006), and Gold score reduced by 0.7 (95% CI -0.1, -1.3; P = 0.022). The percentage of individuals with impaired hypoglycemia awareness (Gold score ≥4) reduced (27.8% at baseline vs. 8.3% at follow-up; P = 0.039). Of those asked, all participants stated that OS-AID had a positive impact on quality of life. The number of hospital admissions was low. Conclusions: The use of OS-AID is associated with long-term improvements in HbA1c, hypoglycemia awareness, and diabetes-related distress in type 1 diabetes. These benefits were achieved without increased rates of hospital admissions, diabetic ketoacidosis, or severe hypoglycemia.
People with type 2 diabetes mellitus experience an increased prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) compared with the general population and often with worse outcomes. As part of the ABCD Liraglutide Nationwide Audit Programme, we obtained and analysed data from 2009 to 2018 to assess the impact of liraglutide on alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels as a marker of liver inflammation (often used in clinical trials as a marker of NAFLD). After excluding those with insufficient or incomplete data, we analysed the results from 1,759 patients treated in the real-world clinical setting. Our results demonstrated an overall significant decrease in median ALT (−1 U/L, 95% CI −1 to −2, p<0.001) compared with baseline, which was more pronounced in patients with elevated ALT based on gender- specific ranges (male: −4 U/L, 95% CI −3 to −6, p<0.001; female: −3 U/L, 95% CI −2 to −4, p<0.001). There was no correlation between weight loss and degree of ALT change (rho=−0.0002, p=0.41). Our data mirror outcomes from large randomised controlled trials and show that the impact of liraglutide on ALT is likely generalisable to real-world practice. Some of our data suggest that there may be a slight increase in ALT in those with normal levels at baseline, although the clinical significance of this is uncertain.