Diabetes mellitus : a guide to patient care.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diabetics--Care.

Diabetics.

Diabetes--Treatment.

Diabetes.

Diabetes Mellitus--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Diabetes Mellitus--therapy.

Physical Description:

ix, 278 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2007]

Summary:

This portable, practical guide to diabetes mellitus covers the entire spectrum of disease management wherever health care professionals encounter the disorder, including hospitals, clinics, and physicians' offices. It contains guidelines for the lifelong management of both acute and chronic complications; behavioral approaches to care; the latest pharmacologic therapies; management plans for patients; diabetes education; and therapeutic lifestyle changes, such as nutrition, exercise, and the latest information on treatment and self-management. The book includes sample meal plans and food exchange lists, such as lean protein, medium-fat protein, and high-fat proteins--all with serving portion sizes.

Contents:

Incidence and prevalence

Causes and pathophysiology

Assessment and diagnosis

Prevention

Nutritional therapy

Drug therapy

Insulin therapy

Complementary and alternative medicine

Management of complications

Management of special populations and situations

Research

Daily care regimens.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1582557322

OCLC:

68705615

Publisher Number:

9781582557328