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Brian M. Frier

Brian M. Frier is a Scottish physician, diabetologist, clinical scientist, and an Honorary Professor of Diabetes at the University of Edinburgh. He is best known for his many scientific contributions to the pathophysiological understanding of hypoglycemia, a common adverse effect of insulin therapy in diabetic patients whose societal impact has deserved increasing media attention worldwide.[1][2][3] His honors include the R.D. Lawrence Lecture of the British Diabetic Association (Diabetes UK) in 1986,[4] the Banting Memorial Lecture at Diabetes UK in 2009, the Camillo Golgi Prize and lecture at the 53rd annual EASD conference in 2017, and the Michael Somogyi Award from the Hungarian Diabetes Association in 2004.[5][6] Frier is a science book author and editor, and a science journal Chief editor. He is also regarded as an authority on the field of driving and diabetes.[1] In 2023, Frier was accorded Honorary Life Membership by the European Association of Diabetes.[7]

Career

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Frier[5][6] graduated B.Sc. (Hons, Class 1) in physiology in 1969 from the University of Edinburgh, and MB.ChB. from the Edinburgh Medical School in 1972, further attaining MRCP (UK) in 1974. He graduated as a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Edinburgh in 1981. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1984, and of Glasgow in 1986. He trained in Edinburgh and Dundee in general (internal) medicine, diabetes and endocrinology. He spent one year (1976-1977) in the USA as a research fellow in diabetes and metabolism at Cornell University Medical Center, New York Hospital, working with Christopher D. Saudek[8] in studies of squalene kinetics in cholesterol metabolism in diabetes and hyperlipidemia.[9]

He was appointed a consultant physician in general (internal) medicine with a specialist interest in diabetes, firstly at the Western Infirmary and Gartnavel General Hospital in Glasgow (1982-1987), then at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (1987-2012), working as a full-time clinician in the British National Health Service. He was appointed honorary lecturer in medicine at the University of Glasgow in 1982, and successively became honorary senior lecturer, reader, then honorary professor of diabetes in 2001 at the University of Edinburgh, a post he has held continuously since then.[5] He is listed as a member of the Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh.[10]

Frier's career has involved clinical care, teaching, research, academic mentoring, and community service, investigating a number of areas of the pathophysiology of diabetes and its complications, with special emphasis on hypoglycemia as an adverse effect of insulin treatment, and its implications on cognition, driving and criminal behavior.[5][6][11] He has served as a committee member on driving and diabetes in the UK and Europe.[12][13]

As a diabetologist, he has lectured and chaired meetings within his specialty in the UK and other countries including Holland,[14] Hungary,[15] Poland,[16] Portugal,[17] Sweden,[18] UAE,[19] and the USA;[20] making contributions in conferences of Diabetes UK,[4] International Diabetes Federation,[19] European Association for the Study of Diabetes,[21] American Diabetes Association,[20] and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.[22] He has been a visiting professor at academic centres in the USA, Canada and Australia.[8][23][24]

Frier has published well over 400 scientific papers in indexed sources, including original research, subject reviews, and book chapters.[25][26] His work has been cited over 16,000 times, according to Scopus,[25] nearly 20,000 according to Researchgate.[26] His level of expertise in type 1 diabetes was ranked as top 0.17% in 2021.[27]

Selected publications

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Editorial

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Frier is the Chief editor of Diabetic Hypoglycemia (journal).[28] He is a member of the editorial board of the journals Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology (since 2014),[29] Diabetes Science and Technology (since 2018),[30] and Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews (since 2009).[31] He is a Member of the International Advisory Committee to Avances en Diabetologia, the journal of the Spanish Diabetes Society (2008-2012).[32]

Books

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  • Hypoglycaemia and diabetes : clinical and physiological aspects. Brian M. Frier, B. Miles Fisher. London: Arnold. 1993. ISBN 978-0-340-55421-0. OCLC 29313131.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Hypoglycaemia in clinical diabetes. Brian M. Frier, B. Miles Fisher. Chichester, West Sussex, England: John Wiley. 1999. ISBN 0-471-98264-4. OCLC 41256246.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Strachan, Mark W. J. (2013). Insulin therapy : a pocket guide. Brian M. Frier. London: Springer. ISBN 978-1-4471-4760-2. OCLC 828860433.
  • Hypoglycaemia in clinical diabetes. Brian M. Frier, Simon R. Heller, Rory J. McCrimmon. Chichester, West Sussex, UK. 2014. ISBN 978-1-118-69590-6. OCLC 861790289.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)

Research papers

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Reviews

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Membership

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Frier is a member of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes,[6] the American Diabetes Association,[33] the Association of Physicians of Great Britain & Ireland, Diabetes UK,[34] and the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists.[35] He has served on the council and several committees of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and was its vice-president from 2008 to 2012.[36][37]

Awards

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Service

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  • Member and chairman, Honorary Advisory Panel on Driving and Diabetes to Secretary of State for Transport, UK Parliament[12]
  • External Consultant to the European Working Group “Diabetes and driving” (2004-2005)[13]
  • Scotland Diabetes Research Group[39]

References

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  1. ^ a b Geggel, Laura (28 January 2013). "Precautions Urged for Drivers With Diabetes". Well. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Health and Science - Helping diabetic patients stay safe behind the wheel". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3 February 2013. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Unterzuckerungen verändern sich mit dem Alter". diabetes-news (in German). 26 September 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Frier, B. M. (1986). "Lawrence Lecture. Hypoglycaemia and diabetes". Diabetic Medicine. 3 (6): 513–525. doi:10.1111/j.1464-5491.1986.tb00807.x. ISSN 0742-3071. PMID 3030623. S2CID 73098359.
  5. ^ a b c d "Brian Frier". University of Edinburgh Research Explorer. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Virtual Meeting | EASD". www.easd.org. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Honorary Members | EASD". www.easd.org. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  8. ^ a b Rabe, Stephanie L. "Dr. Christopher Saudek johns hopkins diabetes center endocrinology chris saudek implantable insulin pump". www.hopkinsmedicine.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  9. ^ Saudek, C. D.; Frier, B. M.; Liu, G. C. (1978). "Plasma squalene: lipoprotein distribution and kinetic analysis". Journal of Lipid Research. 19 (7): 827–835. doi:10.1016/S0022-2275(20)40695-9. ISSN 0022-2275. PMID 712242.
  10. ^ "Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology" (PDF). nrscotland.gov.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 February 2017.
  11. ^ Bioscience, E. S. P. "Hypoglycemia - A Role in Criminal Behavior and a Consideration for Custodial Care". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Honorary Advisory Panel On Driving And Diabetes - Thursday 26 March 1998 - Hansard - UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Diabetes and Driving in Europe" (PDF). ec.europa.eu. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Joint Meeting of ABCD with the Dutch Association for Diabetes Research 1999 | ABCD (Diabetes Care) Ltd". abcd.care. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  15. ^ a b "A kongresszus fővédnökei. Prof. Dr. Romics László akadémikus. Dr. Rácz Jenő a Veszprém Megyei Csolnoky Ferenc Kórház Nonprofit Zrt - PDF Free Download". adoc.pub. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  16. ^ Parkin, Christopher G.; Homberg, Anita; Hinzmann, Rolf (1 January 2018). "10th Annual Symposium on Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose, April 27–29, 2017, Warsaw, Poland". Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. 20 (1): 68–89. doi:10.1089/dia.2017.0356. ISSN 1520-9156. PMC 5770081. PMID 29135283.
  17. ^ "53rd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes" (PDF). EASD. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Medlemstidning för Svensk Förening för Diabetologi" (PDF). dagensdiabetes.se. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2021.
  19. ^ a b "IDF Congress 2017" (PDF). International Diabetes Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2021.
  20. ^ a b "79th Scientific Sessions American Diabetes Association - Final Program" (PDF). American Diabetes Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2021.
  21. ^ Report, Congress. "The importance of hypoglycemia in the treatment of diabetes mellitus". congressreport.eu. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Brian Frier". Diabetes Professional Care 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  23. ^ "Hypoglycemia Expert Meeting" (PDF). ihsgonline.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2021.
  24. ^ "5 Years of Innovative research - The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes" (PDF). acbrd.org.au. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2021.
  25. ^ a b "Scopus preview - Frier, Brian M. - Author details - Scopus". www.scopus.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  26. ^ a b "Brian M Frier". researchgate.net.
  27. ^ "Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Frier, B M - Expertscape.com". www.expertscape.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  28. ^ "Diabetic Hypoglycemia Online Journal Editorial Board: Prevention, Diagnosis & Management of Hypoglycemia in Diabetes". www.hypodiab.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  29. ^ "Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology". Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  30. ^ "SAGE Journals: Your gateway to world-class research journals". SAGE Journals. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  31. ^ "Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews". Wiley Online Library. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  32. ^ "Avances en Diabetología. Revista oficial de la Sociedad Española de Diabetes". avancesendiabetologia.org. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  33. ^ "Search by speaker name | American Diabetes Association". professional.diabetes.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  34. ^ "NICE diabetes guidelines debate". The Diabetes Times. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  35. ^ "ABCD Newsletter - Spring 2008" (PDF). www.diabetologists-abcd.org.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2021.
  36. ^ Admin (5 August 2013). "Council Group Photo - July 2012". www.rcpe.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  37. ^ "On the Rounds". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  38. ^ "Camillo Golgi | EASD". www.easd.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  39. ^ "Research Matters - Issue 28: Spring 2005: page 1". www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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