CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH DIABETES-MELLITUS

Nurse practitioners play a vital role in the care of children and adol escents who live with diabetes mellitus. Because of their expertise in combining patient education with patient care, nurse practitioners ca n provide excellent care both in the primary care setting or as part o f a multidisciplinary team. This article is focused on nurse practitio ners in the primary care setting and provides up-to-date information o n the basics of diabetes care. It provides readers with the many aspec ts of diabetes care including insulin, blood glucose monitoring, and n utrition. Copyright (C) 1998 by W.B. Saunders Company.