Service and education for the insulin-dependent child.
A pilot program of service and education was designed to actively involve the inner-city, insulin-dependent child in his own diabetes management. A telephone service for questions and advice, managed by a pediatric nurse specialist, was responsible for a significant reduction in hospital admissions. The project was enthausiastically received and utilized by inner-city residents and resulted in an increased referral rate from the entire metropolitan area.
D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008824:Michigan; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013689:Telephone; D014504:Urban Health
D007328:Insulin