title: Diabetes mellitus in hospice patients: some guidelines.
abstract: Diabetes is a relatively common medical condition in hospice patients. Management should be aimed at maintaining quality of life and the views of patients and families should be taken into consideration.
authors.affiliation: St Christopher's Hospice, London, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boyd
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D010166:Palliative Care