Experiences of hypoglycaemia unawareness amongst people with Type 1 diabetes: A qualitative investigation

Chronic Illness

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 180-191

  Rankin, D ^a   Elliott, J ^b   Heller, S ^b   Amiel, S ^c   Rogers, H ^c   Dezoysa, N ^c   Lawton, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hypoglycaemia; hypoglycaemia unawareness; patient experiences; qualitative research; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS; AWARENESS; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; EMOTION; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; EMOTIONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84907198294     PISSN: 17423953     EISSN: 17459206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742395313513911     Document Type: Article

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