title: Managing diabetes in the hospital setting: a nurse-patient partnership.
abstract: People with diabetes who are admitted to hospital often experience deterioration in their blood glucose levels because of their presenting condition. This paper discusses the principles of diabetes control, how hospital admission may affect the condition and how nurses can contribute to providing state-of-the-art diabetes care.
authors.affiliation: In Balance Healthcare UK, Suffolk.
authors.forename: Rosemary
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D019468:Disease Management; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic