Current Therapy Of Diabetes Mellitus

Written for the primary care physician, this book covers the classification and diagnosis of diabetes, as well as the goals of diabetes management. The two major types of diabetes, with individual chapters devoted to the major forms of therapy for each type, are included. A section is also devoted to special problems, including diabetes in pregnancy, diabetes in geriatric patients, and surgery in the diabetic patient.

Intended for diabetes researchers and medical professionals who work closely with patients with diabetes, this newly updated and expanded edition provides new perspectives and direct insight into the causes and consequences of this serious medical condition from one of the foremost experts in the field. Using the latest scientific and medical developments and trends, readers will learn how to identify, prevent, and treat this challenging phenomenon within the parameters of the diabetes care regimen.

Nearly 100 of the world's leading medical researchers and clinicians share their expertise on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of people with diabetes mellitus. This newly revised sixth edition is a comprehensive guide to type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. New diabetes treatment strategies include medical nutrition therapy with diabetes diet and exercise programs. This guide covers the latest research on diabetes medication and technology with insulin-pump therapy, insulin secretagogues, incretin mimetics, and medications for obesity, as well as advances in diabetes prevention. Family care topics include diabetes in pregnancy, diabetic ketoacidosis, childhood obesity, and type 2 diabetes in children. Other topics include glycemic control, diabetes complications and comorbidities, diabetes mellitus therapy in different patient groups, and much more. This is an excellent resource for physicians seeking to provide the most current treatment for their patients. Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus and Related Disorders is the most comprehensive clinical reference work available on the disease.

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 app

Diabetes and hypertension have evolved as two of the modern day epidemics affecting millions of people around the world. These two common co-morbidities lead to substantial increase in cardiovascular disease, the major cause of morbidity and mortality of adults around the world. In Diabetes and Hypertension: Evaluation and Management, a panel of renowned experts address a range of critical topics -- from basic concepts in evaluation and management of diabetes and hypertension, such as dietary interventions, to evaluation and management of secondary hypertension in clinical practice. Other chapters focus on high cardiovascular risk populations such as those with coronary heart disease, chronic kidney disease and minority patients. In addition, evolving concepts and new developments in the field are presented in other chapters, such as prevention of type 2 diabetes and the epidemic of sleep apnea and its implication for diabetes and hypertension evaluation and management. An important title covering two of the most troubling disorders of our time, Diabetes and Hypertension: Evaluation and Management will provide the busy practitioner with cutting edge knowledge in the field as well as practical information that can translate into better care provided to the high-risk population of diabetics and hypertensive patients.

Abstract: Guidance is offered to physicians and other professionals for making clinical decisions necessary in the treatment of diabetic patients. The approaches presented evolved from the author's 15 years in diabetic medical practice. Where available, scientific evidence supporting the approach is given; where appropriate, the author's personal reasons for using a particular approach are presented. Aspects of diabetes management discussed include: diagnosis, principles of treatment, diet therapy, insulin therapy, diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar nonketotic coma, office management of the diabetic, diabetic education and the role of emotions in diabetic control. Hypoglycemia of non-diabetic origin is discussed in the final chapter. Each chapter concludes with a practical summary of the foregoing material. These sections provide a concise, ready reference to the problem under consideration. (emc).