Dr. Ramiro Antuña de Alaiz > Curriculum Vitae

Graduated in medicine in 1978 in the Oviedo University (Northern Spain).

Fellowship in internal Medicine & Endocrinology and Diabetes between 1979 and 1983 in the Oviedo University Hospital. During those years I participated every summer during 15 days in the Asturias Summer camps for diabetic children and my interested in diabetes challenges and clinical management began.

Postgraduate training in Diabetes during 1984-85 in the University of Miami at Jackson Memorial Hospital, working in intensive diabetes management with Dr. Jay Skyler in the very early days of insulin pump therapy and Diabetes & Lipids disorders with Dr. Ronald Goldberg
Positons (at the present)

Endocrine and Diabetes consultant
in the internal Medicine department at the Medical Center Hospital in Oviedo.

Medical Director of Clinidiabet. A private outpatient diabetic clinic attending more than 900 diabetic patients with very active Diabetes Education Unit.
Study Groups Member

DESG
- Spanish Diabetes Education Group
(Being the Spanish representative 2002-2005 in the Executive Committee)
PSAD - Psychological Aspects of Diabetes Study Group
DTS - Diabetes Technology Society
(Diabetes and Technology Clinical Expert Certified).
Diabetes Associations Member

ADA
- American Diabetic Association
IDF - International Diabetes Federation
SED - Spanish Diabetes Society
EASD - European Association for the Study of Diabetes
Areas of Special Interest and Development

Hipoglycaemias.
In this field I have a review published in 1995 in Diabetes the official scientific Spanish Diabetes Association organ, and later I have lectured extensively in the subject for primary care colleagues, to alert them about the importance of the problem.

Pioneering CSSI (Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion) in Spain we have developed the first Spanish program for initiating CSSI in the outpatient setting and the method was published in 1999 in Diabetes Spectrum of the ADA we are running a very large insulin pump treated group and our results are publish periodically in abstracts in the Spanish Annual Meeting both in terms of clinical and quality of life results. As a consequence I am lecturing extensively about insulin pumps through Spain.

Working at the present with CGMS (continuous glucose monitoring system) in conjunction with insulin pump therapy.

Very interested in Diabetes Education creating info written and video materials for patients and diabetes educators. I have made 16 educational booklets for diabetic patients very popular in Spain and many of them available in the internet in the website developed in 1997 a few examples are:

•  DCCT results will change you attitudes
What you need to know about A1c
Sexual dysfunction the Forgotten Diabetic Complication
The complete Guide of Hípoglycaemias - A very short and simple exercises BGAT booklet for hypos designed for diabetic patients with problems in the recognition of the alarm symptoms based on the more elaborated work of Dr. Daniel Cox.
Pay attention to your eyes
Don’t Wait. Humalog a new fast insulin
The complete checklist for Diabetes Education
Microalbuminuria: Preventing Diabetic Renal Disease
Microalbuminuria and HgbAl c - Two parameters for preventing chronic Diabetic Complication.
HgbA1c - A magic number you got to know
Now is the time for insulin
New insulins for a better life
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