A declining insulin requirement in the late first trimester of pregnancy with type 1 diabetes was previously reported (18), and overinsulinization has been suggested as a contributing reason for severe hypoglycemia in early pregnancy (18).
Professionalism: Good for Patients and Health Care Organizations. Abstract. Professionalism is an indispensable element in the compact between the medical profession and society that is based on trust and putting the needs of patients above all other considerations.
A health professional, health practitioner or healthcare provider is an individual who provides preventive, curative, promotional or rehabilitative health care services in a systematic way to people, families or communities. A health professional may operate within all branches of health care, including medicine, surgery, dentistry, midwifery, pharmacy, psychology, nursing or allied health professions. A health professional may also be a public/community health expert working for the common good of the society.