Physical Symptoms Related to Blood Glucose in Insulin-Dependent Diabetics

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ID19307190
AuthorsJames W Pennebaker (0000-0001-9091-214X, University of Virginia), Daniel J Cox (University of Virginia), Linda Gonder‐Frederick (0000-0002-3009-2626, University of Virginia), Linda Gonder-Frederick, Matthias Wunsch (University of Virginia), M G Wunsch, William S Evans (0000-0002-5300-369X, University of Virginia), Stephen Pohl, Stephen L Pohl (University of Virginia)
Year1981
Volume43
Issue6
Pages489-500
Publication date1981-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychosomatic Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-3174 • E-ISSN: 1534-7796
PublisherOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1097/00006842-198112000-00005
PMID7323257
OpenAlexW2329779155
LanguageEN
Citations received7

Thirty hospitalized diabetics completed symptom checklists immediately prior to monitoring their own blood glucose level seven times a day for 6--10 days. For each subject, simple correlations were computed between each of the physical symptoms and blood glucose level. Most subjects evidenced several symptoms that were highly correlated with glucose fluctuations. Further, the symptoms that were related to glucose differed from subject to subject. The symptom-glucose correlations were reliable and unrelated to sex, age, duration of diabetes, and other individual difference variables. The findings point to a technique wherein patients can learn to perceive physical sensations indicative of changes in blood glucose in natural settings

Diabetes mellitus · Insulin · Diabetes Management and Education · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Physiology · Skin Diseases and Diabetes

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