Sick Day Management for Adults with Diabetes Who Take Insulin
When people have type 1 or type 2 diabetes and take multiple daily insulin injections, their blood glucose levels can rise drastically due to a cold or another minor illness. This can result in serious health problems. The best way for people with diabetes to prevent a minor illness from becoming a...
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| Language: | English |
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2017-08-01
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| Series: | EDIS |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/104424 |
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| Summary: | When people have type 1 or type 2 diabetes and take multiple daily insulin injections, their blood glucose levels can rise drastically due to a cold or another minor illness. This can result in serious health problems. The best way for people with diabetes to prevent a minor illness from becoming a major illness is to have a personalized sick day plan designed with their health care provider before they become ill. This 4-page fact sheet is a major revision that discusses ways in which illness affects diabetes control, development of a sick day plan, times to call your health care provider, checking blood glucose and urine ketones, medicines, and diet.
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| ISSN: | 2576-0009 |