Ethnic Disparities in People Accessing FreeStyle Libre in the United Kingdom: Insights from the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists Audit

Diabetic MedicineVolume 40, Issue 8 e15095 LETTER Ethnic disparities in people accessing FreeStyle Libre in the United Kingdom: Insights from the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists audit Harshal Deshmukh, Harshal Deshmukh Allam Diabetes Center, University of Hull, Hull, UK Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UKSearch for more papers by this authorKazeem A. Adeleke, Kazeem A. Adeleke Allam Diabetes Center, University of Hull, Hull, UK Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UKSearch for more papers by this authorEmmanuel Ssemmondo, Corresponding Author Emmanuel Ssemmondo [email protected] Allam Diabetes Center, University of Hull, Hull, UK Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK Correspondence Emmanuel Ssemmondo, Allam Diabetes Center, University of Hull, Hull, UK. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorEmma G. Wilmot, Emma G. Wilmot University Hospitals of Derby & Burton, Derby, UK University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UKSearch for more papers by this authorNajeeb Shah, Najeeb Shah Allam Diabetes Center, University of Hull, Hull, UK Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UKSearch for more papers by this authorBeatrice Pieri, Beatrice Pieri Allam Diabetes Center, University of Hull, Hull, UK Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UKSearch for more papers by this authorRobert Gregory, Robert Gregory orcid.org/0000-0002-5034-8895 Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UKSearch for more papers by this authorAnne Kilvert, Anne Kilvert Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Northampton, UKSearch for more papers by this authorAlistair Lumb, Alistair Lumb orcid.org/0000-0001-7041-9534 Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UKSearch for more papers by this authorPeter Christian, Peter Christian East Kent University Hospital NHS trust, Canterbury, UKSearch for more papers by this authorDennis Barnes, Dennis Barnes Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, UKSearch for more papers by this authorJane Patmore, Jane Patmore Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UKSearch for more papers by this authorChris Walton, Chris Walton Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UKSearch for more papers by this authorRobert E. J. Ryder, Robert E. J. Ryder orcid.org/0000-0003-4424-355X City Hospital, Birmingham, UKSearch for more papers by this authorThozhukat Sathyapalan, Thozhukat Sathyapalan Allam Diabetes Center, University of Hull, Hull, UK Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UKSearch for more papers by this author Harshal Deshmukh, Harshal Deshmukh Allam Diabetes Center, University of Hull, Hull, UK Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UKSearch for more papers by this authorKazeem A. Adeleke, Kazeem A. Adeleke Allam Diabetes Center, University of Hull, Hull, UK Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UKSearch for more papers by this authorEmmanuel Ssemmondo, Corresponding Author Emmanuel Ssemmondo [email protected] Allam Diabetes Center, University of Hull, Hull, UK Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK Correspondence Emmanuel Ssemmondo, Allam Diabetes Center, University of Hull, Hull, UK. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorEmma G. Wilmot, Emma G. Wilmot University Hospitals of Derby & Burton, Derby, UK University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UKSearch for more papers by this authorNajeeb Shah, Najeeb Shah Allam Diabetes Center, University of Hull, Hull, UK Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UKSearch for more papers by this authorBeatrice Pieri, Beatrice Pieri Allam Diabetes Center, University of Hull, Hull, UK Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UKSearch for more papers by this authorRobert Gregory, Robert Gregory orcid.org/0000-0002-5034-8895 Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UKSearch for more papers by this authorAnne Kilvert, Anne Kilvert Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Northampton, UKSearch for more papers by this authorAlistair Lumb, Alistair Lumb orcid.org/0000-0001-7041-9534 Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UKSearch for more papers by this authorPeter Christian, Peter Christian East Kent University Hospital NHS trust, Canterbury, UKSearch for more papers by this authorDennis Barnes, Dennis Barnes Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, UKSearch for more papers by this authorJane Patmore, Jane Patmore Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UKSearch for more papers by this authorChris Walton, Chris Walton Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UKSearch for more papers by this authorRobert E. J. Ryder, Robert E. J. Ryder orcid.org/0000-0003-4424-355X City Hospital, Birmingham, UKSearch for more papers by this authorThozhukat Sathyapalan, Thozhukat Sathyapalan Allam Diabetes Center, University of Hull, Hull, UK Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: 30 March 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.15095Citations: 1Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. 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