Aspects of diabetes care in Britain, 1987.
The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in Britain is rising rapidly. Hospital clinics are overcrowded and may only provide a rudimentary service. Various schemes have been devised to improve community care by involving hospital physicians and nurses. Trends towards increasing usage of human insulin, fixed ratio insulin mixtures and the Novopen, the declining popularity of CSII, and current attitudes towards diet are briefly summarised. Diabetic care in Britain has improved markedly over the past decade due particularly to improved patient education and the appointment of diabetes specialist nurses, but enormous logistical problems remain.
Mather
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Ealing Hospital, Southall, Middlesex (UK).
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D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D010343:Patient Admission; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D006113:United Kingdom
D007328:Insulin