Abstract
George Campford was admitted to hospital after metabolic control of his diabetes had not been achieved while he was being treated as an outpatient. He is frustrated and appears not to understand fully the management of his condition. Some nursing problems are outlined, together with their expected outcomes and interventions. The organisation of a teaching programme for Mr Campford and ideas on how to ensure that safe blood glucose levels are maintained for him are required; the answers appear at the end of the chapter.
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Batehup, L. (1988). Helping a patient to understand diabetes. In: Batehup, L., Wilson-Barnett, J. (eds) Planning Patient Care. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10102-3_2
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