Evaluation of a Fife 'Novopen' clinic held within a diabetes patient education centre.
In common with other hospitals throughout the United Kingdom, a diabetic patient education centre has been established at the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy. Many activities now take place within the centre including a 'Novopen' Clinic at which insulin requiring diabetic patients are converted to a multiple injection method of delivering soluble human insulin. An evaluation of the Novopen Clinic, including the first 60 patients attending, has demonstrated a statistically significant fall in random blood sugar estimations (mean fall 2.0 m.moles 1(-1), 95 per cent confidence intervals 1.5 m.moles 1(-1) to 2.5 m.moles) since conversion at the Novopen Clinic. Changes in mean daily insulin intake (mean increase of 1.6 units per day) and glycosylated haemoglobin (mean fall of 0.88 per cent) were not significant. One hundred per cent of patients surveyed described the Novopen Clinic as 'helpful' or very 'helpful'. Staff see the clinic offering significant opportunities for patient education. The estimated cost of the clinic per new patient was 147 pounds.
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Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife.
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D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom