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Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) in Healthcare-Workers, -Residents, -University Students: an International Survey

Professor E. Virgilio from University of Parma (Italy) gently asks a few minutes of your time to complete the following anonymous free questionnaire made only for scientific research purposes. 

Link to cv:

https://personale.unipr.it/en/ugovdocenti/person/222422 

Link and QR code to Survey:

https://www.survio.com/survey/d/M7O8B8W9J5A8L2S7I

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Are you a Healthcare (HC) worker, HC resident or HC student affected with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM)?

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If yes:

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If resident: what is your specialization course?

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Years of work:

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Current work shifts:

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Following diabetes, did you obtain or ask for exemption from night work?

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If you ever forget to take insulin to work, will you use an insulin available at your ward/department/facility?

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If worker: what type of Healthcare worker are you?

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If doctor, please specify (general surgeon, cardiologist, diabetologist, ...):

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If doctor: who prescribes insulin for the continuation of your therapy?

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Do you perform operations (surgery, endoscopy, interventional radiology) on intubated patients?

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If yes: what did/will you do when the sensor sounds the alarm of hypoglycemia while you are operating a patient under general or spinal anesthesia?

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If University student: what are you studying? (i.e.: Medicine, Nursing, Environment and workplace prevention techniques, ...)

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Your Healthcare employer/University is:

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What type of IDDM do you have?

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Do you have first-degree relatives affected with IDDM?

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For your first-degree relatives not affected with IDDM, did you recommend to perform/did you prescribe for them blood tests (C-peptide, autoantibodies, HLA, ...) to look for susceptibility to DM?

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Therapy:

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Insulin devices: Are you ashamed to be seen while injecting insulin or managing microinfusor in public (off work/University)?

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Insulin devices: Are you ashamed to be seen while injecting insulin or managing microinfusor at work/University?

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Insulin devices:

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If pens: have you ever forgotten to take pen with you to work/University?

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If microinfusor:

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If microinfusor with catheter: has an accidental unintentional tube disconnection ever happened to you at work/University?

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If tubeless microinfusor: has an accidental unintentional detachment ever happened to you at work/University?

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How do you check glycemia during the day/at work?

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If CGM: if the sensor expires during your work shift/lecture, when are you going to apply the new device?

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If CGM: has an accidental unintentional detachment ever happened to you at work/University?

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Are you ashamed to be seen with CGM in public (off work/University)?

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And are you ashamed to be seen with CGM at work/University?

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If finger prick test: do you prick during the work shift/lecture?

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And are you ashamed to be seen while you are pricking your finger at work/University?

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Or are you ashamed to be seen while you are pricking your finger in public (off work/University)?

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Usually, what is your glycemia level at work/University?

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Have you ever experienced hypoglycemia at work/University?

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If yes: how many hypoglycemic episodes did you have since you started to work/study at University? (type a number):

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And have you ever had to stop working/studying/internship (including surgery or any kind of medical/technical procedure) for hypoglycemia with clinical related disturbances?

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How did/do you correct hypoglycemia?

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If eating: what?

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If drinking what?

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Hypoglycemia at work/University: in general, when?

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Hypoglycemia at work/University: have you ever fainted for hypoglycemic coma?

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If yes: how did the rescuers resuscitate you?

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Have you ever experienced diabetic ketoacidosis at work/University?

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How long have you been diabetic? (Type number of years; specify months if less than 1 year):

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Did you develop any chronic DM-related complications?

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If yes: type the related complication(s):

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How old were you at the onset of IDDM? (Type your age):

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Was your DM onset complicated by early inception of peripheral neuropathy (that is insulin neuritis or Treatment-Induced Neuropathy of Diabetes -TIND)?

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Was your DM onset before or after you became a Healthcare worker/University student?

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If before: was your IDDM one of the reasons prompting you to become a Healthcare worker/student?

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If after: do you think your job/studies helped you to manage the new condition?

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How do you feel with your IDDM in general?

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Do you think your IDDM limits the actions you can perform in your daily life (off work/studying)?

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Do you think your IDDM limits the actions you can perform in your everyday working/student life?

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How do you feel when you have an IDDM patient/client to treat/operate/assist/advise?

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Have you ever told a patient/client you are diabetic?

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Have you ever told a colleague/classmate you are diabetic?

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Do you think night shifts/studying at night can worsen your diabetes?

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Do you take insulin shot at work/University?

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If you eat at work/university (lunch, dinner, etc), considering your insulin/glycemia self-management, do you prefer to eat alone or with your colleagues/classmates?

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Your age (type years):

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Gender:

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Your height in (cm):

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Your weight in Kg (specify if other weight unit):

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Where are you from? (Continent)

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Where are you from? (type Country, please)

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Alcohol: at least one glass/day:

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Smoke:

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If yes:

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Presence of other physical diseases:

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Presence of (other) autoimmune disorders:

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Do you have an elevation of any DM-related autoantibodies?

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Presence of psychological/psychiatric disturbances requiring drugs:

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Do you play any sports?

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If yes:

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Do you have any alterations in HLA regions as predisposing factors?

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Do you remember your last C-peptide? (if yes in the second line: specify if nmol/L or ng/ml):

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Do you remember your last HbA1c? (if yes in the second line: specify if % or mmol):

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Do you remember your last fasting blood glycemia? (if yes in the second line: value in mg/dl):

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If you had the possibility, would you volunteer for the Canadian clinical study which has completely cured 10 of 12 IDDM patients so far using self stem cell-derived therapy?

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Do you think a definitive cure for IDDM will ever be possible and available?

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Are you scared of the hypothetical cure-intervention? Or the potential side-effects?

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In conclusion, what do you wish for your health at this point of your life?

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