Diabetes in Practice
Published on 25. October 1989
Book
Hardback
177 pages
978-0-471-92087-8 (ISBN)
Description
The aim of this book is to bring the modern treatment of diabetes within the scope of the general practitioner, covering all the aspects of diabetic care, including education, diet, chronic complications, sexual function, contraception and alcohol connected with diabetes.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 56 mm
Width: 36 mm
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-92087-8 (9780471920878)
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Content
Why care for diabetic patients in general practice?; organizing diabetes care in general practice; what is diabetes?; diet and diabetes; oral hypolycaemic drugs and insulin; good diabetic control; hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemic emergencies; chronic complications; education; living with diabetes; sexual function, contraception and pregnancy; alcohol and diabetes; diabetes and other medical conditions; special groups; the poorly-controlled diabetic patient; practical management of type II diabetes - a synopsis. Appendices: average weight for height and age tables; diet during intercurrent illness; drugs which may affect glycaemic control; items prescribable on FP10 prescriptions.