title: Chronic complications of diabetes mellitus: peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: As the number of patients with diabetes treated by peritoneal dialysis continues to grow, nurses will increasingly be challenged to assist these patients to prevent, manage and adapt to the chronic complications of diabetes, including microangiopathy, macroangiopathies and neuropathies. This article presents nursing assessments and interventions related to these chronic complications to hopefully enhance the quality of life for these patients.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Haas
mesh_terms: D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D015897:Comorbidity; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000451:nursing*