Recently added articles from Journal of Diabetes Nursing:

Accord data: reason to examine our raisons d'etre?

Mar 01, 2008; Hicks, Debbie ... People with type 2 diabetes die from CVD at rates of 2-4 times higher than populations of similar demographic characteristics without diabetes. They also experience increased rates of nonfatal myocardial infarction and stroke. Since the publication of the DCCT and UKPDS blood glucose ...

An education care pathway for people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.(Report)

Mar 01, 2008; Daley, Margaret ... The study occurred in three phases. Phase 1 was an assessment of previous educational experiences and future educational needs of people with type 2 diabetes; phase 2 was the development of a care pathway to meet the needs identified in the assessment; and phase 3 involved piloting the ...

Notice board.

Mar 01, 2008; Wallymabmed, Maureen ... Do you ever wonder if other people are doing the same as you and that you might just be re-inventing the wheel? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Now is your chance to find out by using the Noticeboard section in the Journal of Diabetes Nursing. As a member of the journal's ...

Impaired Hypoglycaemia awareness in type 1 diabetes: can CSII help?(Disease/Disorder overview)

Mar 01, 2008; Morrison, Gill ... Hypoglycaemia occurs once plasma glucose concentrations are below 3.5 mmol/l (Pampanelli, et al 1996; Bolli et al, 1993). The fall in plasma glucose levels causes the central hypothalamic autonomic centres in the brain to trigger the activation of the peripheral autonomic nervous system ...

Why is the UK lagging behind in the pump usage stakes?(Report)

Mar 01, 2008; Hicks, Debbie ... Evidence made available by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) suggests that the incidence of type 1 diabetes is increasing worldwide by about 3% per year and this pattern is shared across high - and low-incidence countries (IDF, 2007). The number of people with type 1 diabetes ...

A global survey of eating preferences, dietary habits and food beliefs.(Survey)

Mar 01, 2008; Kapur, Kavita ... The development of eating preferences and behaviours is a complex multifactorial process (see Box 1). The food-medicine interface, especially in Asian medical systems such as Chinese medicine and Ayurveda, also influences food habits (World Health Organisation, 2003). As a consequence, ...

Creating a learning environment for people with type 1 diabetes and education facilitators.(Report)

Mar 01, 2008; Birdsall, Trish ... In 2003 NICE stated that: 'All individuals with diabetes should be offered structured patient education at the time of initial diagnosis and ongoing patient education as required.' In response, the PDAC was developed. This article aims to highlight two elements requiring consideration in ...

Royal College of Nursing Diabetes Forum.(The LINK)(Brief article)

Mar 01, 2008; Richards, Gayle ... 2007 was a good year for the RCN Diabetes. Forum. Membership from within the RCN continues to flourish--over 6500 nurses have elected to join through the RCN--and it is good to see that nurses remain committed to keeping up to date with diabetes knowledge and skills. New web-based ...

Diabetes UK.(The LINK)(Brief article)

Mar 01, 2008; Milsom, Sarab ... A report by Diabetes UK has revealed that some paediatric diabetes specialist nurses (PDSNs) have double the caseload recommended by the RCN. The report on the progress of primary care organisations in 2007 shows that some PDSNs in PCTs in England look after more than 160 ...

Professionals United by Diabetes.(The LINK)

Mar 01, 2008; Bulter, Jo ... Professionals United by Diabetes (PROUD) is a network of people living with diabetes who are also or have been involved with diabetes professionally. 'Living with diabetes' includes those who have any form of diabetes and those caring for immediate family members with diabetes. Members of ...

Changing diabetes by improving control: barriers and initiatives.

Mar 01, 2008; Hicks, Debbie ... The global incidence of diabetes is approaching pandemic proportins, with the International Diabetes Federation predicting that approximately 4.4% (366 milion people) of the global population will have diabetes by the year 2030. Type 2 diabetes is expected to account for 90-95% of this ...