Clinical management of the child and teenager with diabetes / Leslie Plotnick and Randi Henderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plotnick, Leslie.

Contributor:

Henderson, Randi.

Series:

Johns Hopkins Press series in ambulatory pediatric medicine

The Johns Hopkins Press series in ambulatory pediatric medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diabetes in children--Treatment.

Diabetes in children.

Diabetes Mellitus--therapy.

Diabetes Mellitus.

Infant.

Child.

Adolescent.

Primary Health Care.

Medical Subjects:

Diabetes Mellitus--therapy.

Diabetes Mellitus.

Infant.

Child.

Adolescent.

Primary Health Care.

Physical Description:

xiii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, MD : John Hopkins University Press, [1998]

Summary:

Written by a Johns Hopkins pediatric endocrinologist and an award-winning medical writer, Clinical Management of the Child and Teenager with Diabetes is a comprehensive and accessible clinical guide to the modern medical management of Type 1 diabetes. Emphasizing the concerns and needs of the child and family, the book is addressed to primary care clinicians, who are increasingly responsible for managing the care of patients with diabetes. With detailed guidelines for establishing a comprehensive patient management plan, this book discusses how to effectively ensure the health and well-being of the child or adolescent with diabetes. The authors cover the basic mechanisms of disease, provide diagnostic and treatment guidelines, describe the spectrum of management options, and offer valuable advice on how to achieve effective communication among parent, child, and members of the health care team. Throughout, the authors stress the importance of helping children with diabetes to live as normally as possible. They address a wide range of management alternatives, including practical issues -- snacking at the mall after school (and how to adjust insulin to cover it), what to do about insulin shots during sleepovers, what to tell friends and classmates as well as teachers and other educators, and how to counsel adolescents about the effect of alcohol on blood sugar levels. The text is enhanced by a variety of sample forms and documents: assessment and other record-keeping forms; sample letters to teachers describing activity restrictions and warning signs they should watch for; growth charts; tables of timing and duration of action for different types of insulin; and diabetic ketoacidosis treatment flow sheets.

Contents:

2 Medical Presentation and Initial Management 17

3 Survival Skills for Patients and Parents 32

4 Well-Child Care and the Next Steps in Diabetes Management 49

5 Educating Patients and Families / Loretta Clark 62

6 Insulin 77

7 Dietary Management / Madeline Michael 98

8 Fine-Tuning and Sick Day Management 121

9 Age-Specific Management 139

10 Complications 157

11 Psychological Issues 187

12 Personal Perspectives of Children and Adolescents 201

13 Research: The Path to the Future 221

A Cost of Diabetes Supplies 233

B Diabetes Monthly Record 234

C Diabetes Weekly Record for Insulin Pumps 236

D Pediatric Diabetes Clinic Assessment 238

E Diabetes Patient Education Record 243

F Letter to Teachers of a Child with Diabetes from the Parent 247

G Letter to Teachers of a Child with Diabetes from the Physician 248

H Problem List and Critical Pathway, New-Onset Diabetes after DKA 249.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-255) and index.

ISBN:

0801859085

0801859093

OCLC:

38862836