Publications by authors named "G Sparacino"

Article Synopsis
  • The research investigates the psychological impacts of acromegaly, a rare condition that can lead to anxiety and depression among patients.
  • A systematic review in January 2024 analyzed 55 studies focusing on anxiety, depression, and the potential absence of alexithymia in acromegaly patients, using various medical databases.
  • Findings show that anxiety and depression are prevalent in acromegaly patients, negatively affecting their health-related quality of life (HR-QoL), and highlight the need for early psychological assessment and integrated interventions to improve patient well-being.
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring sensors (CGMs) have revolutionized type 1 diabetes (T1D) management. In particular, in several cases, the retrospective analysis of CGM recordings allows clinicians to review and adjust patients' therapy. However, in this set-up, the artifacts that are often present in CGM data could lead to incorrect therapeutic actions.

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Background: Automated insulin delivery (AID) systems, permit improved treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Unfortunately, malfunctioning in the insulin pump or in the infusion set can prevent insulin from being administered, reducing the AID efficacy and posing the patient at risk. Different data-driven methods available in the literature can be used to deal with the problem of automatically detecting complete insulin suspension in real-time.

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Background And Objectives: One of the major problems related to type 1 diabetes (T1D) management is hypoglycemia, a condition characterized by low blood glucose levels and responsible for reduced quality of life and increased mortality. Fast-acting carbohydrates, also known as hypoglycemic treatments (HT), can counteract this event. In the literature, dosage and timing of HT are usually based on heuristic rules.

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