By Katharine D. Barnard, Cathy E. Lloyd
Psychology and Diabetes Care: a pragmatic Guide is a concise guide for the training diabetes clinician who's attracted to gaining a greater figuring out of his sufferers, and in studying basic abilities and the best way to deal with sufferers extra successfully. It identifies and explores key mental interventions in diabetes care which will support healthcare execs help their sufferers successfully. Edited through a professional at the psychology of diabetes, and with contributions from a gaggle of experts in diabetes psychology, this booklet includes a myriad of insights into the way to comprehend and deal with the sort 1 or kind 2 diabetes patient.
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8 mmols; however, I underestimated how quickly blood glucose levels can increase due to infections while on pump therapy. I awoke the following morning with a blood glucose level of approximately 17 mmols, however at this point only felt Chapter 2. A Patient’s Perspective 31 lethargic and had loin pain. I corrected my blood glucose level and went to work that morning as normal; however on arrival further symptoms occurred, mainly nausea. I checked both my ketones and blood glucose levels and was alarmed to find that my blood glucose had reached >20 mmols, and my ketones were >4.
One of the initial times I experienced a kidney infection I was approximately 15 years old. I also experienced a hypoglycemic episode and I was unable to treat it independently, the first and only time this has occurred. I can remember waking and reaching for something on my bedside table, however dropping it to the floor. I have little recollection of this event, and can only retell from my mother’s experience. My mother entered my room and found me falling out of bed. I was still conscious however in a confused state and apparently spent the remainder of the time rhyming words and reciting the alphabet, at times backwards.
I believe if the event should ever occur again when I require medical input I would not have the same daunted feeling; however I think giving a third party control over my illness may always provide an unnerving experience. I do however feel much more confident with my insulin pump. One of the initial times I experienced a kidney infection I was approximately 15 years old. I also experienced a hypoglycemic episode and I was unable to treat it independently, the first and only time this has occurred.