Perceptions of black African and African-Caribbean people regarding insulin
JDN Vol 14 Issue 4 2010
Helen Noakes presents a qualitative study exploring the perceptions of an ethnic population in Lewisham regarding insulin treatment....  
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Reflections on six decades of living with insulin-treated diabetes
JDN Vol 13 Issue 10 2009
Jeanne Wright has lived with insulin-treated diabetes for 61 years. Although informed at diagnosis that her life was likely to be shortened due to the condition, she went on to forge a career in artistic display that eventually took her to London. He...  
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What do women with pre-gestational diabetes know about pregnancy care?
JDN Vol 13 Issue 10 2009
Women with diabetes represent a high-risk population during pregnancy. The 2005 Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health report identified suboptimal pre-pregnancy counselling in diabetes. Therefore, the authors decided to undertake a surv...  
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A nurse-led diabetes clinic in a prison setting
JDN Vol 13 Issue 10 2009
The prison setting has been associated with a range of diabetes care deficiencies. People with diabetes in prisons experience their condition under unique circumstances that can result in barriers to good glycaemic control. The authors provide diabet...  
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An audit of inpatient hypoglycaemia management
JDN Vol 13 Issue 9 2009
Diabetes is an increasingly prevalent condition with potentially devastating acute and chronic sequelae. A significant proportion of inpatients at a typical district general hospital (DGH) will, at any one time, have diabetes, many of whom develop hy...  
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Nanotechnology and the future of diabetes management
JDN Vol 13 Issue 8 2009
Once considered the Cinderella of chronic conditions, diabetes is now fast emerging as one of the biggest health catastrophes the world has ever known (Meetoo et al, 2007). Cost, access and quality of care will continue to be the triumvirate guiding ...  
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