Diabetes

Clinician's Desk Reference

M Cecilia Lansang, Richard David Leslie, Tahseen A. Chowdhury, Keren Zhou, M. Cecilia Lansang

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9781000728644
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Diseases & Allergies

The book explains the underlying pathophysiology of the disease and covers in detail all its main forms and complications. Separate chapters consider the range of treatment options, together with summaries of key clinical trials. Coverage also includes epidemiology and classification, as well as diagnosis, screening, limiting risk, and other aspects of disease management and patient care. The book is illustrated throughout by explanatory diagrams, graphs, tables, and photos.

Key Features:

1. Builds on its strength of having excellent content on long-term management of hyperglycemia by including pancreas and islet transplantation.

2. Contains invaluable information on glucose monitoring for healthcare professionals interested in diabetes.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Author biographies
• Abbreviations
• Chapter 1 The nature of diabetes
• Chapter 2 Glucose, insulin, and diabetes
• Chapter 3 Type 1 diabetes
• Chapter 4 Type 2 diabetes
• Chapter 5 Diabetes screening and patient care
• Chapter 6 Diabetes and vascular disease
• Chapter 7 Diabetic neuropathy
• Chapter 8 Diabetic eye disease
• Chapter 9 Diabetic kidney disease
• Chapter 10 Skin and musculoskeletal complications of diabetes
• Chapter 11 Infections and diabetes
• Chapter 12 Severe diabetic metabolic disturbances
• Chapter 13 Long-term management of hyperglycemia
• Chapter 14 Noninsulin therapies
• Chapter 15 Insulin treatment and pancreatic/islet cell transplantation
• Chapter 16 Special management considerations
• References
• Resources: Research and support organizations
• Glossary
• Index