Table 3.
Patient, caregiver and provider priorities for research related to type 1 diabetes.
| James lind alliance top 10 research questions | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Is it possible to constantly and accurately monitor blood sugar levels, in people with type 1 diabetes, with a discrete device (non-invasive or invasive)? |
| 2 | Is insulin pump therapy effective? (immediate v deferred pump, and comparing outcomes with multiple injections) |
| 3 | Is an artificial pancreas for type 1 diabetes (closed loop system) effective? |
| 4 | What are the characteristics of the best type 1 diabetes patient education programmes (from diagnosis to long term care) and do they improve outcomes? |
| 5 | What are the cognitive and psychological effects of living with type 1 diabetes? |
| 6 | How can awareness of and prevention of hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes be improved? |
| 7 | How tightly controlled do fluctuations in blood glucose levels need to be to reduce the risk of developing complications in people with type 1 diabetes? |
| 8 | Does treatment of type 1 diabetics by specialists (e.g., doctors, nurses, dieticians, podiatrists, ophthalmologists, and psychologists) trained in person-centred skills provide better blood glucose control, patient satisfaction and self-confidence in management of type 1 diabetes, compared to treatment by non-specialists with standard skills? |
| 9 | What makes self-management successful for some people with type 1 diabetes, and not others? |
| 10 | Which insulins are safest and have the fewest (long term) adverse effects? |