How workshops can support health staff helping patients move to insulin therapy.
The need to start insulin therapy for patients with Type 2 diabetes marks a significant turning point in disease progression. It can be an anxious time for patients, who may fear the thought of insulin treatment. This paper looks at a model of insulin initiation in primary care, with an emphasis on patient self-management.
Dromgoole
Paul
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York Hospitals NHS Trust, University of York.
D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008485:Medical Audit; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom
D007328:Insulin