Diabetes Management : A Manual for Patient-Centred Care.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Titchener, Janet.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diabetes-Treatment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Summary:

Diabetes is a chronic disease involving self management by the patients. This book teaches providers the skills to translate and transfer complex medical information to empower patients to participate in making well informed decisions about their own care on a daily basis, as directed by the American Diabetes Association.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of contents

About the author

Introduction

References

1 The physiology of glucose metabolism

There are two sources of glucose

There are two 'kinds' of insulin - basal and bolus

Other hormones assist with glucose homeostasis

The kidneys also play a crucial role

2 The pathophysiology of diabetes

Type 1 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes

Monogenic diabetes

Gestational diabetes

Other types of diabetes

3 Making the diagnosis of diabetes

Criteria for the diagnosis of diabetes

Screening: testing for diabetes in asymptomatic patients

Adults

Children and young adults

Management following a positive test

Notes

4 Oral medications

Note

5 Insulins and insulin management

Insulin pharmacokinetics

Traditional subcutaneous insulins

Analogue subcutaneous insulins

Analogue inhaled insulins

Insulin delivery

Insulin dose calculations

Calculating a starting basal insulin dose for a person with type 2 diabetes

Calculating a starting dose for mealtime insulin for a person with type 2 diabetes

Carbohydrate counting

Calculating a correction factor

Essential teaching points

6 Surgical management of diabetes

Metabolic/bariatric surgery

Transplantation

7 Considerations when approaching diabetes management

Consider the patient as a whole

Consider underlying pathology when selecting management options

Consider the durability of management

Determine the patient's type of diabetes and underlying pathologies

8 Glycaemic management

Medical management of glycaemia

Individualisation of HbA1c target

Self-monitoring of blood sugars

Blood glucose management.

Remission of diabetes

9 Lifestyle management

Exercise

Potential risks

Foods

10 Cardiovascular risk management

Diabetes

Blood pressure

Cholesterol

Smoking

Weight

Renal protection

Aspirin use

11 Providing patient-centred care

Establish a working relationship

Find a common language

Understand the patient

Acknowledge the patient as the expert

Find common ground

Empower the patient

12 Empowering the patient for lifelong self-management

Provide opportunity for ongoing education

Ensure support and safety nets are in place - for both patient and provider

Hand over the controls

Index

Patient handouts

What is diabetes?

What is HbA1c (mmol/mol)?

What is HbA1c (%)?

HbA1c conversion table

Monitoring your blood sugars (mmol/L)

BASAL INSULIN

Monitoring your blood sugars (mg/dL)

Example of a correction factor (mmol/L)

Example of a correction factor (mg/dL)

Management of your cardiovascular risk

What is a retinal screen?.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Titchener, Janet Diabetes Management

ISBN:

9781000046014

OCLC:

1139013920