Rate My Professor Bruce King

Professor Bruce King serves as Conjoint Professor in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle, Australia, and Staff Specialist in Paediatric Endocrinology at John Hunter Hospital. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Newcastle and a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Queensland. King's research specializations encompass paediatric endocrinology, with emphasis on type 1 diabetes management in children and adolescents. Specific areas include insulin dosing strategies for macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats; continuous glucose monitoring; hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery systems; and disordered eating in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, along with associated clinical outcomes.

Bruce King has published extensively on factors influencing glycaemic control in paediatric type 1 diabetes. Key publications include 'Modifiable lifestyle risk factors for overweight and obesity in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: A systematic review' (2024, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice); 'A Randomized Crossover Trial Comparing Glucose Control between Different Exercise Types in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Using a Hybrid Closed-Loop System' (2023, Diabetes); 'Increasing the protein quantity in a meal results in dose-dependent effects on postprandial glucose levels in individuals with Type 1 diabetes mellitus' (2017, Diabetic Medicine); 'Both Dietary Protein and Fat Increase Postprandial Glucose Excursions in Children With Type 1 Diabetes, and the Effect Is Additive' (2013, Diabetes Care); 'Influence of dietary protein on postprandial blood glucose levels in individuals with Type 1 diabetes mellitus using intensive insulin therapy' (2016, Diabetic Medicine); 'Changes in altitude cause unintended insulin delivery from insulin pumps' (2011, Diabetes Care); and 'Bubble formation occurs in insulin pumps in response to changes in ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure but not as a result of vibration' (2014, BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care). These studies address dietary composition, exercise, environmental pressures, and insulin pump performance, contributing to improved intensive therapy protocols.