Diabetes : your questions answered

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Title:

Author:

Drury, Paul L.

ISBN:

9780443073892

Personal Author:

Drury, Paul L.

Publication Information:

Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, c2005.

Physical Description:

341 p. : ill. ; 20 cm

Series:

Your questions answered (Edinburgh, Scotland)

Series Title:

Your questions answered (Edinburgh, Scotland)

Contents:

1. Background to diabetes -- 2. Natural history, glycaemic control and complications -- 3. Clinical presentation and initial management of diabetes -- 4. Dietary and lifestyle management -- 5. Use of oral hypoglycaemic agents -- 6. Insulin treatment -- 7. Hypoglycaemia -- 8. Problems with glycaemic control -- 9. Decompensated diabetes -- 10. Organisation and delivery of diabetes care -- 11. Issues of daily life with diabetes -- 12. Reproduction and sexual function -- 13. Macrovascular disease and its prevention -- 14. Renal disease in diabetes -- 15. Eye disease in diabetes -- 16. Neuropathy -- 17. Diabetic foot and peripheral arterial disease -- 18. Other complications and accompaniments of diabetes -- App. 1. Stages of change -- App. 2. Smoking cessation -- Glossary : studies and trials in diabetes.

Subject Term:

Diabetes.

Non-insulin-dependent diabetes.

Non-insulin-dependent diabetes -- New Zealand.

Primary care (Medicine)

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 -- therapy.

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 -- complications.

Family Practice -- methods.

Patient Care Management -- methods.

Added Author:

Gatling, Wendy.

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Summary

Highly Commended (Endocrinology category), BMA Awards 2005
This new volume in the popular "Your Questions Answered" series uses a question-and-answer format to provide easy access to hands-on guidance on the management of diabetes. Its succinct, practical coverage explores the latest evidence-based practice guidelines and their interpretation. Case vignettes illustrate the clinical relevance of the material. Includes case vignettes that demonstrate the practical application of the topics and guidelines discussed. Examines evidence-based practice guidelines and their interpretation in everyday patient care, clarifying why these guidelines suggest certain approaches and indicating when strict adherence may not be the best policy. Features the expertise of two experienced diabetes specialists who have been exposed to a wide range of different diabetic problems over many years. Covers both common and uncommon issues. Offers useful information on professional societies and guidelines, diagnostic criteria, journals, web sites, and patient resources. Presents answers to patients' most frequently asked questions.