Dr Elizabeth Robertson, director of research at Diabetes UK, which supported the research, said: “This innovation using routine clinical data could help countless people with type 2 diabetes to get their blood sugars levels into a safe range, significantly reducing their risk of devastating diabetes complications and easing the burden of living with this relentless condition.
“For the first time, our model allows people living with type 2 diabetes to quickly identify the best treatment to manage their blood sugar levels, helping reduce their risk of diabetes complications.
Dr John Dennis, an associate professor at the University of Exeter who led the study, said: “We have developed a completely new personalised approach for diabetes treatment that could benefit everyone with type 2 diabetes in the UK and worldwide.
It comes after analysis by Diabetes UK found one in five adults in the UK is thought to be living with diabetes or prediabetes, which causes higher than normal blood sugars and carries a greater risk of developing the condition.
A new “personalised” online tool that predicts the most effective medication for individual patients with type 2 diabetes could benefit millions of people with the condition, researchers have suggested.
