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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) occurs in 2-9% of all pregnancies. Evidence suggests that the use of insulin in treating hyperglycemia in GDM patients reduces the risk of perinatal morbidity. Pregnancy is an exciting time in a woman's life. However, once patient is diagnosed with GDM, she will be managed more intensively. GDM is managed using diet and exercise but one in six women with GDM requires insulin. A 35-year-old woman at the 14th gestational week of her tenth pregnancy was seen for routine prenatal care. She had the history of nine consecutive spontaneous abortions. Patient was hospitalized and based on the revealed glucose values insulin therapy was initiated with long-acting insulin analogue - Levemir and rapid-acting insulin analogue - NovoRapid. Patient's diabetes was compensated on insulin therapy. Follow-ups were planned at intervals of 1-2 weeks depending on the glucose levels. This is the case report of a GDM in a high-risk patient. She's at the 21st gestational weeks and has passed "delicate weeks". At her 21st week of gestation patient's glucose levels are compensated on insulin therapy and she is feeling well. In this unusual case report, no insulin therapy had been started during previous pregnancies, so we managed to achieve a good glycemic control with insulin treatment. This could be one of the factors that could help a normal pregnancy and delivery. The discussion should be focusing on early screening and proper treatment for GDM.
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PMID:BENEFITS OF EARLY SCREENING AND PROPER TREATMENT IN PATIENT WITH SIGNIFICANT RISK FACTORS FOR GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS (CASE REPORT). 2974 13

This study aimed to identify the predictors of self-efficacy in administering insulin injection among patients with type 2 diabetes. Using a cross-sectional survey, data were collected via purposive sampling from a metabolic ward of a medical center in Southern Taiwan. Participants were 72 patients with type 2 diabetes, who had started using Lantus, Levemir, or Novomix pen injectors. Data were collected from October 2013 to August 2014, using the Diabetes and Insulin Injection Knowledge Scale, Self-Efficacy in Administering Insulin Injection Scale, and photographs illustrating insulin injection skills. The findings indicated that "knowledge of diabetes and insulin injection," "insulin injection skills," "senior high school or above education," and "diabetes duration" were predictors of self-efficacy in administering insulin injection, which explained 41% of the total variance in self-efficacy. Health care professionals can design relevant strategies for improving patient self-efficacy in administering insulin injection, thereby increasing patients' insulin self-injection abilities.
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PMID:Predictors of Self-Efficacy in Administering Insulin Injection. 3124 71


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