Diabetes in Palliative Care
In particular, for skilled individuals with a long history of diabetes and comorbidities who experience distressing manifestations and avoidable suffering, palliative and end-of-life care and advance care planning are important components of comprehensive diabetes management. Because they are reluctant to look into these matters and are interested in palliative care, many diabetes patients do not have conversations about advance care planning with individual physicians.
Well-controlled blood glucose, lipids, and vital signs may not significantly shorten life expectancy; however, a number of complications related to diabetes and prolonged diabetes duration can shorten life expectancy. It's noteworthy that complications and associated tissue and organ damage frequently occur 10–15 years before type 2 diabetes is identified.
- Obstetric and gynaecologic malignancies
- Ovarian cancer
- Palliative care in cancer treatment
- Hospice care
- Gynaecologic oncology
- Genetic Disorder