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Capillary blood glucose monitoring

30 May 2007

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article, the first in a series of articles relating to clinical skills in nursing, outlines the procedure of capillary blood glucose monitoring. This is a...

How to monitor blood glucose

27 January 2016

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Rationale and key points Capillary blood glucose monitoring is an essential component of diabetes care. Blood glucose tests provide important information about how...

Blood glucose monitoring and management in acute stroke care

08 January 2014

Nursing Standard

CPD

Diabetes mellitus is a major risk factor for stroke. Concerns have been raised that adults with acute stroke, irrespective of whether or not they have a history of...

Diabulimia: how eating disorders can affect adolescents with diabetes

10 September 2014

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Adherence to self-management and medication regimens is required to achieve optimal blood glucose control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Non-adherence...

Blood glucose monitoring in diabetes

05 March 2014

Nursing Standard

CPD

While the prevalence of all types of chronic conditions is increasing, diabetes is one of the few long-term conditions that individuals can successfully manage and...