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The Effects Of Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring On Self-Esteem And The Ability To Apply Knowledge About Diabetes Mellitus, Nancy-Lu F. Moul
The Effects Of Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring On Self-Esteem And The Ability To Apply Knowledge About Diabetes Mellitus, Nancy-Lu F. Moul
Ellmer School of Nursing Theses & Dissertations
This study explored the effect of blood glucose self-monitoring on two dependent variables: (a) the diabetic client's self-esteem, and (b) the diabetic client's ability to apply knowledge about diabetes mellitus. The sample consisted of two groups of adult Type I diabetic clients. Group I consisted of ten clients who had been performing blood glucose self-monitoring for at least one year, and group II consisted of ten clients who had been performing urine testing for at least one year. A questionnaire was utilized which included: (a) a demographic data sheet, (b) a diabetic knowledge tool, and (c) a self-esteem tool. The …
The Role Of The Insulin Receptor In Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance: Evaluation Of Two Animal Models, Charles F. Burant
The Role Of The Insulin Receptor In Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance: Evaluation Of Two Animal Models, Charles F. Burant
MUSC Theses and Dissertations
The role of the insulin receptor in muscle insulin resistance was studied. Denervation of skeletal muscle resulted in the rapid appearance of a decrease in basal and insulin stimulated glucose transport, glycogen synthesis and a defect in the activation of glycogen synthase which was independent of levels of glycogen in the muscle. The effect was seen in both predominantly red and predominantly white muscle. There was no change in the denervated muscles' sensitivity to epinephrine-mediated decrease in glycogen synthesis or glycogen content, nor was there a major change in the insulin binding capacity of denervated muscles. A technique was developed …