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Diabetes mellitus: An overview of the types, symptoms, complications and management

avondale-bepress.context-key34379072
avondale-bepress.submission-pathnh_papers/259
avondale.affiliateCloete, Linda
avondale.departmentLifestyle Medicine and Health Research Centre
avondale.facultyNursing
avondale.reporting.isPeerReviewedPeer Reviewed
avondale.reporting.versionPublished Version
dc.contributor.authorCloete, Linda
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:35:53Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:35:53Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-05
dc.date.submitted2023-03-23T19:43:13Z
dc.description.abstract<p>The incidence of diabetes mellitus is rapidly increasing, and this condition often results in significant metabolic disease and severe complications. Nurses have a crucial role in monitoring, educating and supporting people with diabetes, as well as their families and significant others. This article provides an overview of the main types and common symptoms of diabetes, its acute and long-term complications and its management. It also outlines the nurse’s role in diabetes care, which frequently includes assessing and empowering patients.</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>Cloete, L (2022). Diabetes mellitus: An overview of the types, symptoms, complications and management. <em>Nursing Standard, 37</em>(1), 61-66. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2021.e11709</p>
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2021.e11709
dc.identifier.issn0029-6570
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/34379072
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.relation.ispartofNursing Standard
dc.rights<p>Due to copyright restrictions this article is unavailable for download.</p> <p>Staff and Students of Avondale University may access the full text of this article via Avondale University Library Primo search <a href="https://avondale.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=61UNI_AVN:AVN">here.</a></p>
dc.subjectblood glucose
dc.subjectclinical
dc.subjectdiabetes
dc.subjectdiabetic foot ulcers
dc.subjectdiabetic ketoacidosis
dc.subjectglycaemic control
dc.subjecthyperglycaemia
dc.subjecthypoglycaemia
dc.subjectinsulin - type 1 diabetes
dc.subjecttype 2 diabetes
dc.titleDiabetes mellitus: An overview of the types, symptoms, complications and management
dc.typeJournal Article

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