Search for dissertations about: "diabetes glycemic control"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 swedish dissertations containing the words diabetes glycemic control.

2. 1. Living with diabetes during transition to adult life- Relationships, support of self-management, diabetes control and diabetes care

   Author : Carina Sparud Lundin; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adolescents; young adults; type 1 diabetes; paediatric diabetes care; adult diabetes care; diabetes care utilization; transition; glycemic control; grounded theory;

   Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis was to illuminate main concerns related to the transition of adolescents/ emerging adults with Type 1 diabetes to adult life and diabetes care and to gain a deeper understanding of how care providers, patients and their parents handle this situation. In paper I and II, participant observations of visits to physicians, nurses and group sessions (n=51) were conducted in two paediatric (PDC) and two adult (ADC) diabetes clinics as well as interviews with care providers (n=10). READ MORE

4. 2. Glycemic Control and Temperature Control in Buildings

   Author : Meike Stemmann; Institutionen för reglerteknik; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Diabetes; Prediction; Optimization; Decision Support System; Inverted Decoupling; PID; Buildings; Ventilation System;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of two parts, applying concepts from automatic control to different application areas.The first part of this thesis concerns the development of an optimization-based algorithm, determining the size of insulin and glucose doses for patients suffering from Diabetes Mellitus and treated with multiple insulin injections. READ MORE

5. 3. Stability and change. Glycemic control and lifestyle support in type 2 diabetes

   Author : Emelia Mellergård; Människan i rörelse: hälsa och rehabilitering; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Type 2 diabetes; Glycemic control; HbA1c; Self-management; Psychological adjustment; Health psychology; Web-based interventions;

   Abstract : Type 2 diabetes is a serious, lifestyle-related condition characterized by insufficient glycemic control resulting in hyperglycemia. Long-term hyperglycemia is a major risk factor for a range of health complications, and type 2 diabetes complications are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. READ MORE

6. 4. Differences in glycemic control in type 1 diabetes children and adolescents : in a national and international perspective and the effect on microvascular complications in young adults

   Author : Johan Anderzén; Ulf Samuelsson; Lena Hanberger; Karin Åkesson; Carina Sparud Lundin; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on glycemic control measured as HbA1c in type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients during childhood and especially during adolescence, both in a Swedish and an international context, and relates the glycemic control to the risk of complications in young adults.  In studies I and II, the Swedish Pediatric Diabetes Quality Register (SWEDIABKIDS) and the Swedish National Diabetes Register (NDR) were used. READ MORE

7. 5. Obesity in diabetes. Cardiovascular outcomes and risk factor trajectories

   Author : Jon Edqvist; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; type 1 diabetes mellitus; type 2 diabetes mellitus; body mass index; cardiovascular disease; epidemiology; reverse causality; mortality; heart failure; myocardial infarction; trajectories; machine learning;

   Abstract : Introduction: The association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality in diabetes is complex and sparsely investigated for cardiovascular (CVD) outcomes. We aimed to investigate these relationships among patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes using data from the Swedish national diabetes registry (NDR), with focus on potential reverse causality. READ MORE