Abstract
Diabetes is a relatively common medical condition in hospice patients. Management should be aimed at maintaining quality of life and the views of patients and families should be taken into consideration.
Keywords
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Tatling W.
,
Houston AC
,
Hill RD
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in a typical English community . J R Coll Phys Lond
1985 ; 19 : 248 -50 .
2.
Taylor R.
Drugs and glucose tolerance . Adverse Drug Reaction Bull
1986 ; 121 : 452 -55 .
3.
O'Mara BA
,
Byers T.
,
Schoenfeld E.
Diabetes mellitus and cancer risk: a multisite case-control study . J Chronic Dis
1985 ; 38 : 435 -41 .