Pocket Guide to Diabetes
Book
Paperback/Softback
156 pages
978-0-632-05185-4 (ISBN)
Description
There are claims that diabetes is set to reach epidemic levels of incidence in the coming years. The diagnostic criteria for diabetes has recently been adjusted to a lower level of blood glucose and now includes an additional 20 million people worldwide that were previously unaffected. Given all of this hype, there will be a continued need for reliable sources that outline the practical aspects of diagnosing and treating patients with diabetes. The management of patients with diabetes is now a multi-disciplinary activity. This text is written by a hospital doctor in collaboration with a family practitioner and diabetes specialist nurse. It focuses on the practical realities of day to day medicine, avoiding theoretical discussions where possible. The contents are evidence-based wherever possible. The content of sections on organization of care take into account models used outside the UK.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
110 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 186 mm
Width: 123 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-632-05185-4 (9780632051854)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
Diagnosis: Who defines; IGT; Type 1; Type 2; Rare causes and secondary diabetes (MODY, tropical diabetes); Gestational diabetes. Emergencies: Ketoacidosis; Hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma; Hypoglycaemia; The infected foot ulcer; Diabetes and myocardial infarcation; Surgical and other procedures in the diabetic patient. Achieving optimum glycaemic control: Type 1 - insulin regimes, avoiding hypoglycaemia, the role of diet; Type 2 - diet and exercise, drugs, insulin (to include when to start drugs, who should have which drug, when to change treatment); Blood glucose monitoring; The obese diabetic patient; Adolescents; Children; Brittle diabetes 5 Risk factor intervention; Hyperlipidaemia; Obesity; Smoking 6 Complications; Painful neuropathy; Diabetic eye disease - what to look for, and when to refer; Diabetic nephropathy - evaluation, prevention, management; Severe autonomic neuropathy - gastroparesis, postural hypotension, gustatory sweating; Impotence. Practical problems: Diabetes and driving; Employment and diabetes; Insurance 8 Diabetes in pregnancy; Pre-conceptual care; Antenatal care; Intrapartum care; Postpartum care/breast feeding; Gestational diabetes 9 Diabetes in children; The multi-disciplinary clinic; Targets for control; Growth and development; Complications in children; Transfer to the adult clinic. Organisation of care: Models; Diabetic clinic; How to set up a diabetes clinic in primary care; The role of the practice nurse; Shared care; How computerised registers can help; The annual review. The role of the diabetes specialist nurse: Patient education; Helping patients achieve optimal control; Staff education - including advising GP/practice nurse run mini-clinics. The future of diabetes care: Organisation of care (e.g. use of computers, smart cards, etc); New drugs and models of drug delivery (including insulin); Patient monitoring; Prevention.