RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Fine-Tuning Control: Pattern Management Versus Supplementation
JF Diabetes Spectrum
FD American Diabetes Association
SP 75
OP 78
DO 10.2337/diaspect.14.2.75
VO 14
IS 2
A1 Pearson, Jan
A1 Bergenstal, Richard
YR 2001
UL http://spectrum.diabetesjournals.org/content/14/2/75.abstract
AB In BriefResearch shows that near-normoglycemia is crucial for preventing complications and improving the health of individuals with diabetes. The majority of people with diabetes need insulin therapy. Just injecting insulin is not enough, however. Patient-centered team care is vital to success. Individuals need to build their self-management skills beginning with the foundation of pattern management and progressing to advanced insulin management. Sliding-scale, or supplemental, insulin therapy can only be fully effective with pattern management as the underlying strategy.