Randomized Trial of a Color-Coded Slide Rule in Children With Diabetes
- Ineke de Kruijff, MD1,
- H. Maarten Reeser, MD2,
- Wilma Oostdijk, MD3,
- Wilhelmina H. Stokvis-Brantsma, MD3,
- Anton J.M. de Craen, PHD4 and
- Arda Derksen-Lubsen, MD2
- 1Department of Pediatrics, Hofpoort Hospital, Woerden, the Netherlands
- 2Department of Pediatrics, Juliana Childrens Hospital, The Hague, the Netherlands
- 3Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands
- 4Department of General Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands
- Address correspondence to Ineke de Kruijff, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Hofpoort Ziekenhuis, PO Box 8000, 3440 JD Woerden, Netherlands. E-mail: hermsen.dekruijff{at}wanadoo.nl
Self-management is important, but difficult, in children with diabetes. A color-coded slide rule containing a color scheme representing a treatment algorithm might help diabetic children with self-management (1). Moving the slide rule to the right moment of the day reveals a color that corresponds to the glucose value. The slide rule will describe the correct action to be undertaken. These actions include taking extra insulin but can also include consuming more carbohydrates, as well as ketone monitoring, blood glucose checking, or consulting a diabetes expert. The amount of insulin …
