Effects of carbohydrate counting on glucose control and quality of life over 24 weeks in adult patients with type 1 diabetes on continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion: A randomized, prospective clinical trial (GIOCAR)

Diabetes Care

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 823-827

  Laurenzi, Andrea ^a   Bolla, Andrea M ^a   Panigoni, Gabriella ^b   Doria, Valentina ^b   Uccellatore, Annachiara ^b   Peretti, Elena ^b   Saibene, Alessandro ^b   Galimberti, Gabriella ^b   Bosi, Emanuele ^a   Scavini, Marina ^b  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARBOHYDRATE COUNTING; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFUSIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79956196317     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc10-1490     Document Type: Article

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