Uses a typical case history to show how symptoms of diabetes may be recognised. Preceding with consultation, examination, and diagnosis, the film then follows the patient through stages in treatment at the hospital. A nurse teaches a patient how to administer insulin injections, regulate diet, and make the Benedict test for sugar in the urine.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322526
Language
English
Subject categories
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diabetes
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diseases - Causes and theories of causation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hospital care
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Insulin
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nursing
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Patient care
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)