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Differences in depression, treatment satisfaction and injection behaviour in adults with type 1 diabetes and different degrees of lipohypertrophy.

Ingvild HernarJohannes HaltbakkAnders Broström
Published in: Journal of clinical nursing (2017)
Lipohypertrophy is more frequent in insulin pen users compared to pump users. Nurses should focus on injection technique education, and should also consider screening for depressive symptoms and treatment satisfaction as these factors could be associated with development of lipohypertrophy.
Keyphrases
  • depressive symptoms
  • healthcare
  • type diabetes
  • mental health
  • social support
  • metabolic syndrome
  • physical activity
  • combination therapy
  • skeletal muscle
  • weight loss
  • replacement therapy