Pocket Guide to Diabetes
Blackwell Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-632-05185-4 (ISBN)
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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.
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.
| Zusatzinfo | 110 illustrations |
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| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 123 x 186 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Diabetologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-632-05185-X / 063205185X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-632-05185-4 / 9780632051854 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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