Experiences of using blood glucose targets when following an intensive insulin regimen: A qualitative longitudinal investigation involving patients with Type1 diabetes

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1079-1084

  Rankin, D ^a   Cooke, D D ^b   Heller, S ^c   Elliott, J ^c   Amiel, S ^d   Lawton, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood glucose targets; Intensive insulin therapy; Qualitative longitudinal research; Structured education programme; Type1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864007972     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2012.03670.x     Document Type: Article

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