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Personal And Relationship Challenges Of Adults With Type 1 Diabetes, Paula M. Trief Phd, Jonathan G. Sandberg, Jacqueline A. Dimmock Phd, Patricia J. Forken Ba, Ruth S. Weinstock Md, Phd
Personal And Relationship Challenges Of Adults With Type 1 Diabetes, Paula M. Trief Phd, Jonathan G. Sandberg, Jacqueline A. Dimmock Phd, Patricia J. Forken Ba, Ruth S. Weinstock Md, Phd
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Little is known about the psychosocial challenges of adults living with type 1 diabetes or its impact on partner relationships. This qualitative study was undertaken to gain better understanding of these issues.
The 600-Step Program For Type I Diabetes Self-Management In Youth: The Magnitude Of The Self-Management Task, Ronald D. Coffen
The 600-Step Program For Type I Diabetes Self-Management In Youth: The Magnitude Of The Self-Management Task, Ronald D. Coffen
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This article demonstrates the complexity of the type 1 diabetes regimen and describes the physician's role in safely promoting self-management of diabetes by youth. Literature describing type 1 diabetes and the required regimen, issues related to regimen adherence by youth, demonstration of the magnitude of the regimen, and implications for physicians are addressed. A task analysis and tool for physicians is presented that contains over 600 tasks. Given the magnitude of the regimen, issues related to the physician's promotion of the gradual transfer of regimen control to youth are illustrated. The importance of understanding broad areas of the regimen (eg, …