title: Converting people with type 2 diabetes to insulin.
abstract: Type 2 diabetes has commonly been viewed as more benign than type 1, partly because it was once rare to use insulin in its management. With the recognition of the importance of tight control of blood glucose, it is now the case that most people with type 2 diabetes will require insulin at some point. This article discusses the reasons why insulin treatment should be used in type 2 diabetes, and some of the practicalities of insulin initiation and management.
authors.affiliation: National Diabetes Facilitators Group, and In Balance Healthcare UK. jill@ibhuk.com
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodgers
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D018579:Patient Selection
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007328:Insulin