Browsing by Subject "Type 1 diabetes"
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Diabetes management the lived experiences of adolescents with well-controlled type 1 diabetes
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Type 1 diabetes is regarded as the most common serious endocrinological disorder among adolescents worldwide. Despite suggested annual increases in diagnoses of the disease among children globally, the prevalence thereof ... -
The effect of protein and fat meal content on the insulin requirement of type 1 diabetic children
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)BACKGROUND AND AIMS : In type 1 diabetes, post-prandial hyperglycaemia remains a major challenge. Determining meal bolus insulin is mainly dependent on carbohydrate counting and the carbohydrate content of a meal. Recent ... -
Exploring illness perceptions of a group of adolescents living with diabetes while using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is regarded as one of the most rapidly growing chronic diseases globally, with an estimation that 1 in every 400 children diagnosed with diabetes mellitus every day (American Academy of Pediatrics, ... -
Illness perception of adolescents with uncontrolled type 1 diabetes: a thematic analysis
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is one of the most prevalent common chronic conditions in adolescence. The management of T1D hampers successful navigation into adolescence as many diabetes-related tasks impede on it, which ... -
A novel blood glucose characterisation system for type 1 diabetes
(North-West University, 2008)The correct administration of insulin is a constant challenge for type 1 diabetics. The correct insulin regime leads to fewer complications and an easier way of life. The amount of insulin administered must take into ... -
Protein and fat meal content increase insulin requirement in children with type 1 diabetes: role of duration of diabetes
(Elsevier, 2017)Background and objective Hyperglycaemia remains a challenge in type 1 diabetes since current regimes used to determine meal insulin requirements prove to be ineffective. This is particularly problematic for meals containing ... -
Social support effects on diabetes management by South African emerging adults: a replication and extension study
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)This study aimed to explore and describe the role of social support in successful living with type 1 diabetes. Informants were eight emerging adults with well-controlled type 1 diabetes (females = 5; white = 7, African = 1; ... -
Training of teachers in the management of children's diabetes at school : a rapid review
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that is increasing at an alarming rate in school-aged children. Due to the elaborate insulin regimen and day-to-day management and care of this disease, school-going children will ... -
Young adult women's meaning making of living with Type 1 Diabetes
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Diabetes is described as an always-present disease and an ongoing process of adjustment. Diabetes has an impact on the emotional, psychological and social functioning of the young adult. According to the International ... -
Young adults’ experience of social support in effective diabetes management
(North-West University, 2018)The endocrine disease known as type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is increasingly being diagnosed amongst young adults. Widespread statistical information regarding T1DM in young adults is readily available. However, more ...