Zambanini A, Feher M D
Department of Academic Therapeutics, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK.
Diabet Med. 1997 Apr;14(4):321-3. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9136(199704)14:4<321::AID-DIA356>3.0.CO;2-H.
Needle phobia in patients with Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus is difficult to manage. We report a case of long-standing needle phobia in a patient with 33 years of Type 1 diabetes mellitus who has developed very few vascular complications. Further studies are required to identify the prevalence of needle phobia in Type 1 diabetes mellitus. Once these individuals have been identified, appropriate psychological and physical treatments should be implemented, in the hope of making such individuals less fearful of the treatment of their condition.
1型（胰岛素依赖型）糖尿病患者的针头恐惧症难以处理。我们报告了一例患有33年1型糖尿病且很少发生血管并发症的患者长期存在针头恐惧症的病例。需要进一步研究以确定1型糖尿病患者中针头恐惧症的患病率。一旦识别出这些个体，就应实施适当的心理和物理治疗，以期让这些个体对其病情的治疗不再那么恐惧。
