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Senior Lecturer
Paediatric EndocrinologistMartin de Bock

PhD FRACP

Tel 64 3 372 6763
Email martin.debock@otago.ac.nz

Affiliations

  • Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group; diabetes subcommittee
  • Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group; Scientific Program Organising Committee
  • International Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes; Diabetes technologies guidelines writing group
  • Examination Writing Committee, RACP
  • NZ Clinical Network for Children and Young People with Diabetes.

Clinical interests

  • Type 1 diabetes
  • Adolescent diabetes
  • Paediatric Endocrinology

Teaching interests

  • Paediatric diabetes and endocrinology
  • Professional skills

Research interests

  • Emerging diabetes technology
  • Adolescent diabetes management
  • Nutrition in diabetes

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Publications

Abraham, M. B., Smith, G. J., Choo, A. Y. L., de Bock, M., Davis, E. A., & Jones, T. W. (2023). Impact of body composition on the accuracy of a Medtronic Guardian continuous glucose monitoring system. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1089/dia.2023.0085

Burnside, M., Haitana, T., Crocket, H., Lewis, D., Meier, R., Sanders, O., … Frewen, C., Jones, S., … Wheeler, B. J., Pitama, S., de Bock, M., & Lacey, C. (2023). Interviews with Indigenous Māori with type 1 diabetes using open-source automated insulin delivery in the CREATE randomised trial. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s40200-023-01215-3

Styles, S. E., Crocket, H. R., Wiltshire, E. J., de Bock, M. I., & Wheeler, B. J. (2023). Perceptions and experiences of using intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring among youth ages 13-20 years with type 1 diabetes and above recommended HbA1c: A qualitative study. Medical Sciences Forum, 18(1), 28. doi: 10.3390/msf2023018028

Smith, G. J., Abraham, M. B., de Bock, M. I., Fairchild, J., King, B. R., Ambler, G. R., … for the Australian JDRF Closed Loop Research group. (2023). Impact of missing data on the accuracy of glucose metrics from continuous glucose monitoring assessed over a two-week period. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1089/dia.2022.0101

Burnside, M. J., Lewis, D. M., Crocket, H. R., Meier, R. A., Williman, J. A., Sanders, O. J., Jefferies, C. A., Faherty, A. M., Paul, R. G., Lever, C. S., Price, S. K. J., Frewen, C. M., Jones, S. D., … Lampey, C., Wheeler, B. J., & de Bock, M. I. (2023). Extended use of an open-source automated insulin delivery system in children and adults with type 1 diabetes: The 24-week continuation phase following the CREATE randomized controlled trial. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1089/dia.2022.0484

Abraham, M. B., Smith, G. J., Choo, A. Y. L., de Bock, M., Davis, E. A., & Jones, T. W. (2023). Impact of body composition on the accuracy of a Medtronic Guardian continuous glucose monitoring system. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1089/dia.2023.0085

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Boucsein, A., Watson, A. S., Frewen, C. M., Sanders, O. J., Haszard, J. J., Jones, S. D., Milford-Hughes, P. J., de Bock, M. I., & Wheeler, B. J. (2023). Impact of advanced hybrid closed loop on youth with high-risk type 1 diabetes using multiple daily injections. Diabetes Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.2337/dc22-1971

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Burnside, M. J., Lewis, D. M., Crocket, H. R., Meier, R. A., Williman, J. A., Sanders, O. J., Jefferies, C. A., Faherty, A. M., Paul, R. G., Lever, C. S., Price, S. K. J., Frewen, C. M., Jones, S. D., … Lampey, C., Wheeler, B. J., & de Bock, M. I. (2023). Extended use of an open-source automated insulin delivery system in children and adults with type 1 diabetes: The 24-week continuation phase following the CREATE randomized controlled trial. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1089/dia.2022.0484

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Burnside, M. J., Williman, J. A., Davies, H. M., Jefferies, C. A., Paul, R. G., Wheeler, B. J., Wiltshire, E. J., … de Bock, M. I. (2023). Inequity in access to continuous glucose monitoring and health outcomes in paediatric diabetes, a case for national continuous glucose monitoring funding: A cross-sectional population study of children with type 1 diabetes in New Zealand. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 31, 100644. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100644

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Burnside, M., Haitana, T., Crocket, H., Lewis, D., Meier, R., Sanders, O., … Frewen, C., Jones, S., … Wheeler, B. J., Pitama, S., de Bock, M., & Lacey, C. (2023). Interviews with Indigenous Māori with type 1 diabetes using open-source automated insulin delivery in the CREATE randomised trial. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s40200-023-01215-3

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Holmes-Walker, J., Abraham, M. B., Chee, M., Jones, T. W., on behalf of the Australasian Diabetes Data Network (ADDN) Study Group, including de Bock, M., Jefferies, C., Wheeler, B., & Wiltshire, E. (2023). Glycaemic outcomes in Australasian children and adults with type 1 diabetes: Failure to meet targets across the age spectrum. Internal Medicine Journal, 53, 61-67. doi: 10.1111/imj.15426

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Smith, G. J., Abraham, M. B., de Bock, M. I., Fairchild, J., King, B. R., Ambler, G. R., … for the Australian JDRF Closed Loop Research group. (2023). Impact of missing data on the accuracy of glucose metrics from continuous glucose monitoring assessed over a two-week period. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1089/dia.2022.0101

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Wu, R., Burnside, M., Davies, H., Jefferies, C., Wheeler, B., Paul, R., Wiltshire, E., de Bock, M., & Williman, J. (2023). Prevalence and incidence of type 1 diabetes in children aged 0-14 years old in New Zealand in 2021. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16342

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Birkebaek, N. H., Kamrath, C., Grimsmann, J. M., Aakesson, K., Cherubini, V., Dovc, K., … De Bock, M., … Cinek, O. (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term trends in the prevalence of diabetic ketoacidosis at diagnosis of paediatric type 1 diabetes: An international multicentre study based on data from 13 national diabetes registries. Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/s2213-8587(22)00246-7

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Burnside, M. J., Lewis, D. M., Crocket, H. R., Meier, R. A., Williman, J. A., Sanders, O. J., Jefferies, C. A., Faherty, A. M., Paul, R. G., Lever, C. S., Price, S. K. J., Frewen, C. M., Jones, S. D., … Lampey, C., Wheeler, B. J., & de Bock, M. I. (2022). Open-Source automated insulin delivery in type 1 diabetes. New England Journal of Medicine, 387(10), 869-881. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2203913

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Clapin, H. F., Earnest, A., Colman, P. G., Davis, E. A., Jefferies, C., Anderson, K., … de Bock, M., … Wheeler, B. J., … and the ADDN Study Group. (2022). Diabetic ketoacidosis at onset of type 1 diabetes and long-term HbA1c in 7,961 children and young adults in the Australasian Diabetes Data Network. Diabetes Care, 45(12), 2918-2925. doi: 10.2337/dc22-0853

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Crocket, H., Elbalshy, M. M., Kavanagh, T., Styles, S., Galland, B., Haszard, J. J., Wiltshire, E., Jefferies, C., de Bock, M., Tomlinson, P., Jones, S., & Wheeler, B. J. (2022). Parental experiences of short term supported use of a do-it-yourself continuous glucose monitor (DIYrtCGM): A qualitative study. Diabetic Medicine, 39, e14731. doi: 10.1111/dme.14731

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Crocket, H., Lewis, D. M., Burnside, M., Faherty, A., Wheeler, B., Frewen, C., Lever, C., Jefferies, C., Williman, J., Sanders, O., Wilson, R., Paul, R., Price, S., Jones, S., & de Bock, M. (2022). Learning challenges of health care professionals supporting open-source automated insulin delivery. Diabetic Medicine, 39, e14750. doi: 10.1111/dme.14750

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Elbalshy, M. M., Styles, S., Haszard, J. J., Galland, B. C., Crocket, H., Jefferies, C., Wiltshire, E., Tomlinson, P., de Bock, M. I., & Wheeler, B. J. (2022). The effect of do-it-yourself real-time continuous glucose monitoring on psychological and glycemic variables in children with type 1 diabetes: A randomized crossover trial. Pediatric Diabetes. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/pedi.13331

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Elbalshy, M., Haszard, J., Smith, H., Kuroko, S., Galland, B., Oliver, N., … de Bock, M. I., & Wheeler, B. J. (2022). Effect of divergent continuous glucose monitoring technologies on glycaemic control in type 1 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Diabetic Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/dme.14854

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Groves, M., Styles, S., & de Bock, M. (2022). Insulin pump special eligibility criteria in New Zealand: A survey of prescriber opinion and practice. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1552), 82-88. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

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Payne, M., Pooke, F., Holder-Pearson, L., Chase, J. G., de Bock, M., Campbell, J., & Knopp, J. (2022). Bench-side dose accuracy of an open-source ultra-low-cost insulin-pump, with testing conducted to IEC 60601-2-24. Journal of Diabetes Science & Technology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/19322968221142316

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Phillip, M., Nimri, R., Bergenstal, R. M., Barnard-Kelly, K., Danne, T., Hovorka, R., … de Bock, M. I., … Battelino, T. (2022). Consensus recommendations for the use of automated insulin delivery (AID) technologies in clinical practice. Endocrine Reviews. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1210/endrev/bnac022

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Rose, S., Styles, S. E., Wiltshire, E. J., Stanley, J., Galland, B. C., de Bock, M. I., Tomlinson, P. A., … MacKenzie, K. E., & Wheeler, B. J. (2022). Use of intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring in young people with high-risk type 1 diabetes: Extension phase outcomes following a 6-month randomized control trial. Diabetic Medicine, 39(5), e14756. doi: 10.1111/dme.14756

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Wheeler, B. J., Collyns, O. J., Meier, R. A., Betts, Z. L., Frampton, C., Frewen, C. M., Galland, B., Hewapathirana, N. M., Jones, S. D., Chan, D. S. H., … de Bock, M. I. (2022). Improved technology satisfaction and sleep quality with Medtronic MiniMed® Advanced Hybrid Closed-Loop delivery compared to predictive low glucose suspend in people with Type 1 Diabetes in a randomized crossover trial. Acta Diabetologica, 59, 31-37. doi: 10.1007/s00592-021-01789-5

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Willis, J., Cunningham-Tisdall, C., Griffin, C., Scott, R., Darlow, B. A., Owens, N., Ferguson, J., Mackenzie, K., Williman, J., & de Bock, M. (2022). Type 1 diabetes diagnosed before age 15 years in Canterbury, New Zealand: A fifty year record of increasing incidence. Pediatric Diabetes, 23, 301-309. doi: 10.1111/pedi.13305

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Collyns, O. J., Meier, R. A., Betts, Z. L., Chan, D. S. H., Frampton, C., Frewen, C. M., Hewapathirana, N. M., Jones, S. D., … Wheeler, B. J., & de Bock, M. I. (2021). Improved glycemic outcomes with Medtronic MiniMed Advanced Hybrid Closed-Loop delivery: Results from a randomized crossover trial comparing automated insulin delivery with predictive low glucose suspend in people with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care, 44, 969-975. doi: 10.2337/dc20-2250

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Danne, T., Lanzinger, S., de Bock, M., Rhodes, E. T., Alonso, G. T., Barat, P., … on behalf of the SWEET Study Group. (2021). A worldwide perspective on COVID-19 and diabetes management in 22,820 children from the SWEET project: Diabetic ketoacidosis rates increase and glycemic control is maintained. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, 23(9), 632-641. doi: 10.1089/dia.2021.0110

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Lu, J. C., Vogrin, S., McAuley, S. A., Lee, M. H., Paldus, B., Bach, L. A., … de Bock, M. I., … for the Australian JDRF Closed-Loop Research Group. (2021). Meal-time glycaemia in adults with type 1 diabetes using multiple daily injections vs insulin pump therapy following carbohydrate-counting education and bolus calculator provision. Diabetes Research & Clinical Practice, 179, 109000. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2021.109000

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McAuley, S. A., Vogrin, S., Lee, M. H., Paldus, B., Trawley, S., de Bock, M. I., … for the Australian JDRF Closed-Loop Research Group. (2021). Less nocturnal hypoglycemia but equivalent time in range among adults with type 1 diabetes using insulin pumps versus multiple daily injections. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, 23(6), 460-466. doi: 10.1089/dia.2020.0589

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Rose, S., Boucher, S. E., Galland, B. C., Wiltshire, E. J., Stanley, J., Smith, C., de Bock, M. I., … MacKenzie, K. E., & Wheeler, B. J. (2021). Impact of high-risk glycemic control on habitual sleep patterns and sleep quality among youth (13-20 years) with type 1 diabetes mellitus compared to controls without diabetes. Pediatric Diabetes, 22, 823-831. doi: 10.1111/pedi.13215

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Boucher, S. E., Aum, S. H., Crocket, H. R., Wiltshire, E. J., Tomlinson, P. A., de Bock, M. I., & Wheeler, B. J. (2020). Exploring parental perspectives after commencement of flash glucose monitoring for type 1 diabetes in adolescents and young adults not meeting glycaemic targets: A qualitative study. Diabetic Medicine, 37(4), 657-664. doi: 10.1111/dme.14188

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Boucher, S. E., Gray, A. R., Wiltshire, E. J., de Bock, M. I., Galland, B. C., Tomlinson, P. A., … Rose, S., & Wheeler, B. J. (2020). Effect of 6 months of flash glucose monitoring in youth with type 1 diabetes and high-risk glycemic control: A randomized controlled trial. Diabetes Care, 43, 2388-2395. doi: 10.2337/dc20-0613

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Boucher, S., Blackwell, M., Galland, B., de Bock, M., Crocket, H., Wiltshire, E., Tomlinson, P., … Wheeler, B. (2020). Initial experiences of adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes and high-risk glycemic control after starting flash glucose monitoring: A qualitative study. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders, 19, 37-46. doi: 10.1007/s40200-019-00472-5

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Burnside, M., Crocket, H., Mayo, M., Pickering, J., Tappe, A., & de Bock, M. (2020). Do-it-yourself automated insulin delivery: A leading example of the democratization of medicine. Journal of Diabetes Science & Technology, 14(5), 878-882. doi: 10.1177/1932296819890623

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Elbalshy, M., Boucher, S., Crocket, H., Galland, B., MacKenzie, C., de Bock, M. I., … Wiltshire, E., & Wheeler, B. J. (2020). Exploring parental experiences of using a do-it-yourself solution for continuous glucose monitoring among children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: A qualitative study. Journal of Diabetes Science & Technology, 14(5), 844-853. doi: 10.1177/1932296819895290

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Marsters, B. L., Boucher, S. E., Galland, B. C., de Lange, M., Wiltshire, E. J., de Bock, M. I., Elbalshy, M. M., Tomlinson, P. A., … Wheeler, B. J. (2020). The 'flash' adhesive study: A randomized crossover trial using an additional adhesive patch to prolong freestyle libre sensor life among youth with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Acta Diabetologica, 57(11), 1307-1314. doi: 10.1007/s00592-020-01556-y

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Marsters, B. L., Boucher, S. E., Galland, B. C., Wiltshire, E. J., de Bock, M. I., Tomlinson, P. A., … MacKenzie, K. E., … Wheeler, B. J. (2020). Cutaneous adverse events in a randomized controlled trial of flash glucose monitoring among youth with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Pediatric Diabetes, 21, 1516-1524. doi: 10.1111/pedi.13121

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McAuley, S. A., Lee, M. H., Paldus, B., Vogrin, S., de Bock, M. I., Abraham, M. B., … for the Australian JDRF Closed-Loop Research Group. (2020). Six months of hybrid closed-loop versus manual insulin delivery with fingerprick blood glucose monitoring in adults with type 1 diabetes: A randomized, controlled trial. Diabetes Care, 43, 3024-3033. doi: 10.2337/dc20-1447

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Mohd Asarani, N. A., Reynolds, A. N., Boucher, S. E., de Bock, M., & Wheeler, B. J. (2020). Cutaneous complications with continuous or flash glucose monitoring use: Systematic review of trials and observational studies. Journal of Diabetes Science & Technology, 14(2), 328-337. doi: 10.1177/1932296819870849

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Robertson, C., Lin, A., Smith, G., Yeung, A., Strauss, P., Nicholas, J., … de Bock, M. (2020). The impact of externally worn diabetes technology on sexual behavior and activity, body image, and anxiety in type 1 diabetes. Journal of Diabetes Science & Technology, 14(2), 303-308. doi: 10.1177/1932296819870541

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de Bock, M., Jones, T. W., Fairchild, J., Mouat, F., & Jefferies, C. (2019). Children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in Australasia: An online survey of model of care, workforce and outcomes. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 55, 82-86. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14122

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de Bock, M., Lobley, K., Anderson, D., Davis, E., Donaghue, K., Pappas, M., … Smart, C. (2018). Endocrine and metabolic consequences due to restrictive carbohydrate diets in children with type 1 diabetes: An illustrative case series. Pediatric Diabetes, 19(1), 129-137. doi: 10.1111/pedi.12527

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Derraik, J. G. B., Albert, B. B., de Bock, M., Butler, E. M., & Cutfield, W. S. (2018). Socioeconomic status is not associated with health-related quality of life in a group of overweight middle-aged men. PeerJ, 6, e5193. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5193

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Cooper, M. N., de Bock, M. I., Carter, K. W., de Klerk, N. H., Jones, T. W., & Davis, E. A. (2017). Incidence of and risk factors for hospitalisations due to vascular complications: A population-based type 1 diabetes cohort (n=1316) followed into early adulthood. Journal of Diabetes & Its Complications, 31(5), 843-849. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2016.11.022

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de Bock, M., Dart, J., Roy, A., Davey, R., Soon, W., Berthold, C., … Jones, T. (2017). Exploration of the performance of a hybrid closed loop insulin delivery algorithm that includes insulin delivery limits designed to protect against hypoglycemia. Journal of Diabetes Science & Technology, 11(1), 68-73. doi: 10.1177/1932296816668876

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Selvakumar, D., Al-Sallami, H. S., de Bock, M., Ambler, G. R., Benitez-Aguirre, P., Wiltshire, E., … Willis, J., Wheeler, B. J., on behalf of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand Diabetes Clinical Network. (2017). Insulin regimens for newly diagnosed children with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Australia and New Zealand: A survey of current practice. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 53(12), 1208-1214. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13631

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Abraham, M. B., de Bock, M., Paramalingam, N., O'Grady, M. J., Ly, T. T., George, C., … Jones, T. W. (2016). Prevention of insulin-induced hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes with predictive low glucose management system. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, 18(7), 436-443. doi: 10.1089/dia.2015.0364

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Albert, B. B., de Bock, M., Derraik, J. G. B., Brennan, C. M., Biggs, J. B., Hofman, P. L., & Cutfield, W. S. (2016). Non-dipping and cardiometabolic profile: A study on normotensive overweight middle-aged men. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 25(12), 1218-1225. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.04.012

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de Bock, M., Cooper, M., Retterath, A., Nicholas, J., Ly, T., Jones, T., & Davis, E. (2016). Continuous glucose monitoring adherence: Lessons from a clinical trial to predict outpatient behavior. Journal of Diabetes Science & Technology, 10(3), 627-632. doi: 10.1177/1932296816633484

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Sharifi, A., de Bock, M. I., Jayawardene, D., Loh, M. M., Horsburgh, J. C., Berthold, C. L., … O'Neal, D. N. (2016). Glycemia, treatment satisfaction, cognition, and sleep quality in adults and adolescents with type 1 diabetes when using a closed-loop system overnight versus sensor-augmented pump with low-glucose suspend function: A randomized crossover study. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, 18(12), 772-783. doi: 10.1089/dia.2016.0288

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Albert, B. B., de Bock, M., Derraik, J. G. B., Brennan, C. M., Biggs, J. B., Hofman, P. L., & Cutfield, W. S. (2015). Increasing parental age at childbirth is associated with greater insulin sensitivity and more favorable metabolic profile in overweight adult male offspring. American Journal of Human Biology, 27(3), 380-386. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22654

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Albert, B. B., de Bock, M., Derraik, J. G. B., Brennan, C. M., Biggs, J. B., Hofman, P. L., & Cutfield, W. S. (2014). Among overweight middle-aged men, first-borns have lower insulin sensitivity than second-borns. Scientific Reports, 4, 3906. doi: 10.1038/srep03906

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Derraik, J. G. B., de Bock, M., Hofman, P. L., & Cutfield, W. S. (2014). Increasing BMI is associated with a progressive reduction in physical quality of life among overweight middle-aged men. Scientific Reports, 4, 3677. doi: 10.1038/srep03677

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Simpkin, A., Cochran, E., Cameron, F., Dattani, M., de Bock, M., Dunger, D. B., … Bockenhauer, D. (2014). Insulin receptor and the kidney: Nephrocalcinosis in patients with recessive INSR mutations. Nephron Physiology, 128, 55-61. doi: 10.1159/000366225

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