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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Nurses are in a prime position to educate and raise awareness on the typical and atypical hyperglycaemic-related symptoms of type 1 diabetes.
The incidence of this condition in childhood is increasing by around 4% per year in the UK. Failure to consider the possibility of a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes increases the risk of a child or young person presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).
DKA is a leading cause of death and disability in children and young people (Sundaram et al, 2009; Vanelli et al, 2008). Nurse awareness of the early symptoms of type 1 diabetes can reduce the impact of hyperglycaemia-related symptoms and decrease the incidence of DKA.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing...-not-misdiagnosed-in-children/5043652.article
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The incidence of this condition in childhood is increasing by around 4% per year in the UK. Failure to consider the possibility of a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes increases the risk of a child or young person presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).
DKA is a leading cause of death and disability in children and young people (Sundaram et al, 2009; Vanelli et al, 2008). Nurse awareness of the early symptoms of type 1 diabetes can reduce the impact of hyperglycaemia-related symptoms and decrease the incidence of DKA.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing...-not-misdiagnosed-in-children/5043652.article
(free registration required)