Effectiveness of management protocol for insulin balls in diabetics: a scoping review.

Aim: In order to achieve good glycemic control, the prevention and management of insulin balls is important for diabetic patients during insulin therapy. However, insulin balls still occur within the clinical setting. This review evaluated the effectiveness of programs designed to manage insulin balls.

Crossover trial of the effects of a far-infrared heater that heats the feet with ceramic balls on autonomic nervous activity and mood states.

Introduction: The accumulation of fatigue and stress creates problems, including reductions in quality of life and productivity.

Objectives: To investigate the effects of a far-infrared heater that heats the feet with ceramic balls on autonomic nervous activity and mood states.

Methods: This study was performed as a crossover trial.

[Introduction of a joint academic project between the Japan Academy of Nursing Science and the Japanese Pharmacological Society: a scoping review on assessment and preventive care of insulin balls].

Japanese Academy of Nursing Science (JANS) and the Japanese Pharmacological Society (JPS) have been conducting human interaction at each other's scientific meeting symposia in a home-and-away fashion since 2018. JANS and JPS have been working on a joint scientific project, "Scoping Review: Insulin Balls" since 2021. At the 95th Annual Meeting of the JPS held in 2022, we reported from a nursing perspective on the theme of "Assessment and preventive care of insulin balls from a scoping review".