Andrej Janež is a Slovenian diabetologist and diabetes researcher. Janež is the Head of Department of
Endocrinology
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,
Diabetes
Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level (hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased ...
and Metabolic Disease at
University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Assistant Professor for Internal Medicine at the Medical University Ljubljana, Chairman of the
Advances in Diabetes and Insulin Therapy conference, member of the advisory board for peroral antidiabetic therapy in Servier Pharma, member for Slovenia in the Diabetes Education Study Group at
European Association for the Study of Diabetes
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, and member of the European advisory board for continuous glucose monitoring system in development for Lifescan.
Janež authored numerous articles
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Science Citation Index
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, co-edited a clinical manual on continuous subcutaneous insulin
infusion therapy In medicine, infusion therapy deals with all aspects of fluid and medication infusion, via intravenous or subcutaneous application. A special infusion pump can be used for this purpose.
A fenestrated catheter is most frequently inserted into the lo ...
, or
insulin pump
An insulin pump is a medical device used for the administration of insulin in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, also known as continuous subcutaneous insulin therapy.
The device configuration may vary depending on design. A traditional pump i ...
treatment. The latter is also the best known area of Janež's scientific work, as he introduced insulin pump treatment to India, Turkey, China, Slovenia, and several other countries, where he also led the effort of educating teams of diabetologists required for a continuous application of the technique.
Education
*MD, 1996, School of Medicine, University of Ljubljana
*MS, 1998, School of Medicine, University of Ljubljana with thesis "Effects of chromium on blood pressure in humans"
*PhD, 2000, Diabetology School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, with thesis ''Mechanism of glucose transport in insulin resistant 3T3-L1 adipocytes''
*Post doctoral, 2005, Joslin Diabetes Clinic, Boston, study on insulin pump therapy in type 1 diabetic patients
Work
Upon his return from the U.S., Janež introduced the
insulin pump
An insulin pump is a medical device used for the administration of insulin in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, also known as continuous subcutaneous insulin therapy.
The device configuration may vary depending on design. A traditional pump i ...
method into clinical practice of treating adult patients with
type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes (T1D), formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that originates when cells that make insulin (beta cells) are destroyed by the immune system. Insulin is a hormone required for the cells to use blood sugar f ...
in Slovenia. Together with his colleagues from the Department of
Endocrinology
Endocrinology (from ''endocrine'' + '' -ology'') is a branch of biology
Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field ...
,
Diabetes
Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level (hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased ...
, and Metabolic Disease at
University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Janež co-authored the algorithm used in insulin pump treatment, as well as tutored virtually all Slovenian diabetologists in usage of both insulin pump and glucose sensor. Janež also wrote all of the literature on subjects of functional
insulin therapy
As a medication, insulin is any pharmaceutical preparation of the protein hormone insulin that is used to treat high blood glucose. Such conditions include type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and complications of diabet ...
and insulin pump in Slovenia, with its audiences ranging from diabetologists to patients. In 2008, he established a new unit for functional insulin therapy within the University Medical Centre.
Janež also led the effort of forming international standards for interpretation of results obtained with glucose sensor, publishing and presenting these on several international diabetes-related symposiums.
Coupled with his previous work in the field of functional insulin therapy and its pilot implementation in Slovenia, Janež went on to introduce this approach to diabetes treatment in other countries.
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References
External links
3rd International Conference on Advances in Diabetes and Insulin Therapy
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Living people
University of Ljubljana alumni
University of California, San Diego alumni
Academic staff of the University of Ljubljana
Slovenian diabetologists
Year of birth missing (living people)