Chronic pain management

Vascular access device securement for oncology patients and those with chronic diseases

As the vascular access specialist at a rural hospital in southern Indiana, the author collaborated with oncologists and patients to determine the appropriate long-term VAD for patients receiving a new...

An ideal pathway when diagnosing type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease that occurs when a person's pancreas stops producing insulin, the hormone that controls blood-sugar levels. T1DM develops when the...

Diabetes care in secondary care

One side-effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the rise in diabetes-related referrals to diabetes specialist care teams by non-specialists, unfamiliar with inpatient diabetes management, which is a...