Monitoring diabetes.
The incidence of type 2 diabetes in older people is high and getting higher. This article forms the second part of a practical guide to the management of diabetes for nurses working in long-term elderly care settings. It can also be used as a resource when teaching junior staff and health care assistants. The first part, published in the June-July edition of NT Nursing Homes, looked at the Issues involved in diagnosis and treatment.
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Diabetes Centre, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.
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