Medical Management of Diabetes Mellitus

This book is a how-to manual for practicing physicians and health care providers, nurse educators, nutritionists, and physicians in training in the management of persons with diabetes mellitus. Experts with strong clinical and teaching backgrounds provide up-to-date recom-mendations and rationale of the most effective diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to diabetes mellitus and its multiorgan micro- and macrovascular complications for patients of all ages.
Gives five practical guidelines for nutrition therapy that supplies realistic recommendations
With contributions from nearly 60 clinicians who reveal a constellation of disorders with different signs, symptoms, clinical characteristics, and therapies, Medical Management of Diabetes Mellitus
reviews the autoimmune process and genetics of type 1 and type 2 diabetes
offers an overview of the medications that impair glucose metabolism causing hypo- or hyperglycemia
covers pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and diagnosis with specialized laboratory tests
surveys therapeutic modalities, their mechanisms of action, and rationale for use
focuses on outcomes and how they are tracked
stresses early detection and therapy of end-organ complications
discusses the effect of intensive diabetes management on reducing retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy
considers incorporating psychiatric techniques into the treatment of diabetes
compares and contrasts diabetes in children, adults, and the elderly
and more
Containing over 850 references, tables, drawings, and photographs, Medical Management of Diabetes Mellitus is a cross-disciplinary reference perfect for family practice physicians, internists, pediatricians, endocrinologists, pharmacologists, nutritionists, physiologists, dietitians, obesity specialists, psychiatrists, and medical school students in these disciplines.