Use of an automated bolus calculator reduces fear of hypoglycemia and improves confidence in dosage accuracy in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus treated with multiple daily insulin injections

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 144-149

  Barnard, Katharine ^a   Parkin, Christopher ^b   Young, Amanda ^a   Ashraf, Mansoor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b CG Parkin Communications Inc   (United States)

^c Roche Diagnostics Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bolus; Bolus calculator; Diabetes; Insulin; Multiple daily injection; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE METER; CHILD; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DOSE CALCULATION; FAST FOOD; FEAR; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; AUTOMATION; BLOOD; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICES; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; EVALUATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INJECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMATION; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DOWN-REGULATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INJECTIONS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862173435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681200600117     Document Type: Article

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