Browsing by Subject "Diabetes mellitus"
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A description of two patients with Type 1 diabetes living in a high secure psychiatric hospital: Their journey moving from fixed dose to self-directed variable dose insulin using an individualised adaptation of the Bournemouth Type 1 Intensive Education (BERTIE) Programme and a unique calculation tool
(2014)The High Secure Pychiatric Hospital treats mentally unwell people who are a 'grave and immediate danger to themselves and/or others' [1].It is one of only three high secure hospitals in the country and has its own health ... -
An exploration of the experiences of young women living with type 1 diabetes
(2009)The aim of this research was to explore young women's experience of living with type 1 diabetes. Nine young women aged between 18 and 24 took part in semi-structured interviews. Data were analysed using Interpretive ... -
Comorbid depression and risk of cardiac events and cardiac mortality in people with diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2019)OBJECTIVETo examine the association of comorbid occurrence of diabetes and depression with risk of cardiovascular endpoints including cardiovascular mortality, coronary heart disease and stroke.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSA ... -
Does insulin resistance influence white matter lesions in non-diabetic AD subjects?
(2019)Background: Vascular risk factors like hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes mellitus are risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD). White matter lesions (WMLs) have been recognized as the imaging characteristics of ... -
The effect of structured group education on HbA1c levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes
(2019)Aims/objectives: To determine the effectiveness of structured group education as per Diabetes Education Self-Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed (DESMOND) national standards on HbA1c levels in patients with Type 2 ... -
Feasibility of an online intervention (STAK-D) to promote physical activity in children with type 1 diabetes: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(2016)Regular physical activity has important health benefits for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), yet children and their parents face barriers to participation such as lack of self-efficacy or concerns around ... -
“Having diabetes shouldn’t stop them”: Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of physical activity in children with Type 1 diabetes
(2015)Background: Healthcare professionals (HCP) working with children who have Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) have an important role in advising about and supporting the control of blood glucose level in relation to physical ... -
Hypoglycaemia and improved testicular parameters in Sesamum radiatum treated normo-glycaemic adult male Sprague Dawley rats
(2009)The development of a new dietary adjunct with a novel natural antioxidant impact on diabetes mellitus with prevention of its long term deleterious effect on the male fertility in general has been increasingly expressed in ... -
Impact of a new foot care intervention programme in two haemodialysis units in Nottingham, UK
(2017)Each year a significant number of individuals with diabetes undergoing haemodialysis suffer foot conditions that result in a hospital admission or, at worst, amputation of a limb. In light of this, a podiatry service was ... -
Insulin resistance influences hippocampal glucose metabolism rather than hippocampal volume in non-diabetic Alzheimer disease patients
(2019)Background: Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for Alzheimer disease (AD) and it has been demonstated that AD brain shows impaired insulin signalling. Progressive brain hypometabolism is a hallmark of AD and can be evaluated ... -
Knowledge and awareness of type 1 diabetes among primary school initial teacher trainees
(2016)New guidelines state that all school staff involved in the care of children and young people with diabetes need to receive training to do so. However, trainee teachers are unlikely to receive this education before they ... -
Peripheral insulin resistance does not correlate with cerebral glucose metabolic rate in non-diabetic Alzheimer's patients
(2018)Background: Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for Alzheimer disease (AD) and several studies have shown that insulin signalling is impaired in AD brain. Progressive brain hypometabolism is a hallmark of AD and can be evaluated ... -
A physical activity intervention for children with type 1 diabetes- steps to active kids with diabetes (STAK-D): A feasibility study
(2018)BACKGROUNDThis study describes the development and feasibility evaluation of a physical activity intervention for children with type 1 diabetes called 'Steps to Active Kids with Diabetes' (STAK-D). It aims to explore the ... -
SKIP (Supporting Kids with diabetes In Physical activity): Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of a digital intervention for 9-12 year olds with type 1 diabetes mellitus
(2019)BACKGROUND: Physical activity and self-monitoring are important for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) but it is unclear whether interventions delivered online are feasible, acceptable to patients and efficacious. ... -
Total smoking cessation and clozapine treatment - a diabetogenic combination?
(2011)Presents the case report of a series of five patients, all from one consultant psychiatrist's caseload of twenty inpatients detained on the same ward in a high-secure psychiatric hospital in England. All five stopped smoking ... -
"You can't just jump on a bike and go": A qualitative study exploring parents' perceptions of physical activity in children with type 1 diabetes
(2014)BACKGROUND: Parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) have an important role in supporting diabetes management behaviours and helping to maintain their child's healthy lifestyle. Physical activity has known ...
