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134 Standard <strong>italiani</strong> <strong>per</strong> <strong>la</strong> <strong>cura</strong> <strong>del</strong> <strong>diabete</strong> <strong>mellito</strong> 2009-2010<br />

L’insulina in questi pazienti è un farmaco “salvavita” e <strong>la</strong> sua<br />

sospensione potrebbe essere confusa con una forma di eutanasia.<br />

Tuttavia, molti pazienti terminali rifiutano tutte le terapie<br />

farmacologiche in grado di prolungare loro <strong>la</strong> vita e tale scelta<br />

deve essere rispettata (7).<br />

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1. WHO 1990. Cancer pain relief and palliative care. Technical<br />

report series 804. World Health Organization, Geneva.<br />

2. European Association for Palliative care. Definition of palliative<br />

care. Accessibile al: http://www.eapcnet.org/about/definition.html<br />

(visitato il 07/12/2009).<br />

3. Presidenza <strong>del</strong> Consiglio dei Ministri. Re<strong>per</strong>torio Atti n. 1665<br />

<strong>del</strong> 13 marzo 2003. Conferenza Stato-Regioni – Seduta <strong>del</strong><br />

13/03/2003.<br />

4. Quinn K, Hudson P, Dunning T. <strong>Diabetes</strong> Management in<br />

Patients Receiving Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Manage<br />

2006;32:275-286.<br />

5. McCoubrie R, Jeffrey D, Paton C, Dawes L. Managing <strong>diabete</strong>s<br />

mellitus in patients with advanced cancer: a case note audit and<br />

gui<strong>del</strong>ines. European Journal of Cancer Care 2005;14:244-248.<br />

6. Ford-Dunn S, Quin J. Management of <strong>diabete</strong>s in the terminal<br />

phase of life. Pract Diab Int 2004;21:175-176.<br />

7. Poulson J. The management of <strong>diabete</strong>s in patients with advanced<br />

cancer. J Pain Symptom Management 1997;13:339-346.

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