Endocrine Abstracts

Clinical trials of multiple dose insulin (MDI) or pump therapy (CSII) suggest a short term effect with a waning of effect over time – the ‘Hawthorn Effect’. This may relate to interest in the patient during the trial or to lack of reinforcement of the education and training programme. We reviewed our experience in this area where we have used a structured education programme for CSII and MDI over the last 6–8 years and used Quality Control Theory to explore...