title: Educating a young man to comply with his insulin treatment.
abstract: Martin, who was approaching the end of his youth training scheme placement with a gardening contractor, had had insulin-dependent diabetes since the age of 11 years. Now aged 20, he had discontinued his insulin treatment and, after several months, had begun to feel permanently exhausted. He realised that he was unwell, but was still very resistant to recommencing his insulin injections. His GP had therefore agreed to allow him to try oral treatment for his diabetes, as he had not been ill enough to take any time off work.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Nurse Specialist - Diabetes, East Cornwall Hospital, Bodmin, Cornwall.
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gallicnan