Diabetes in a high secure hospital.
@article{Macfarlane2004DiabetesIA, title={Diabetes in a high secure hospital.}, author={I. A. Macfarlane and Geoffrey V. Gill and Damian Finnegan and Jonathan Pinkney}, journal={Postgraduate medical journal}, year={2004}, volume={80 939}, pages={ 35-7 } }
AIMS
To determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its possible causes and to assess its control in a high secure hospital.
METHODS
A cross sectional survey and a prospective cohort study were conducted. The cross sectional survey included 408 patients admitted under the Mental Health Act, and the prospective study included 22 patients with known diabetes followed up for 24 months. The outcome measures evaluated were drug treatment, status of microvascular and macrovascular… CONTINUE READING
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