Volume 7, Number 3, Jul-Aug-Sep 2010

Caring for patients with diabetes who have intercurrent illness
Bev Bostock-Cox

Modern treatments available to people with diabetes enable the 1.3 million living with the condition in England alone to minimise and control its impact on their daily lives like never before. But what happens when a person with diabetes develops intercurrent illness, such as a cold or flu? We review the steps to take to ensure that these patients maintain good glycaemic control throughout the ups and downs of other health challenges.

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