Abstract
This article describes the role of insulin therapy in the management of patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. It outlines the different types of insulin available, insulin regimens and the key role of nurses in patient education.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 50-6; quiz 58 |
| Journal | Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987) |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Oct 2006 |
Keywords
- Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/complications
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis/etiology
- Drug Administration Schedule
- Drug Monitoring
- Glycated Hemoglobin A
- Humans
- Hyperglycemia/etiology
- Hypoglycemia/etiology
- Hypoglycemic Agents/therapeutic use
- Insulin/therapeutic use
- Insulin Infusion Systems
- Life Style
- Nurse's Role
- Patient Education as Topic
- Patient Selection
- Treatment Outcome
