Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion in Type 1 diabetes: Patient experiences of 'living with a machine'

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1201-1204

  Todres, L ^a   Keen, S ^a   Kerr, D ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion; patient experience; qualitative methods; Type 1 diabete

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN PUMP; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INSULIN INFUSION SYSTEMS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956799077     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03058.x     Document Type: Article

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