title: Diabetes update and implications for care.
abstract: Home healthcare nurses see many patients daily with diabetes as a primary or secondary diagnosis. This article provides the nurse with an updated review of all the factors necessary to provide the highest quality care to these patients in the home.
authors.affiliation: Becton Dickinson Consumer Products, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Caffrey
mesh_terms: D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000451:nursing*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin