Diabetes Cannot Be Controlled, But It Can Be Managed

Abstract

As a diabetes social science researcher and person with type 1 diabetes for more than 24 years, I cringe when my health care providers (HCPs) suggest that I need to control my diabetes. I know exactly what they are saying; however, I have come to accept that control is beyond my capability. Merriam Webster defines control as, to direct the behavior of something to do what you want; to have power over (1). If only I had this super power! On the other hand, the definition of management is, to handle or direct with a degree of skill and to take care of and make decisions about (2). This is something I can do!

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 2017
Accession Number
AD1037631

Entities

People

  • Jana L. Wardian

Organizations

  • 59th Medical Wing

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Biomedical Research
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diabetes
  • Digital Information
  • Education
  • Health Care
  • Health Care Management
  • Health Services
  • Insulin
  • Intellectual Property
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Law
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Social Sciences
  • Technical Information Centers

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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