Showing posts with label Handbook. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Handbook. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Diabetes: The New Type 2: Your Complete Handbook to Living Healthfully with Diabetes Type 2

Diabetes: The New Type 2: Your Complete Handbook to Living Healthfully with Diabetes Type 2 Review



An up-to-the minute, whole-life guide to living with and managing type 2 diabetes, the fastest-growing form of the disease in the United States and around the world.

With 1.5 million new cases diagnosed each year, diabetes is a certified American epidemic—7 percent of the U.S. population will be diagnosed with diabetes in their lives, with type 2 diabetes the fastest-growing form of the disease.

In Diabetes: The New Type 2, a registered nurse specializing in diabetic ailments and two diabetes educators (two of whom are diabetics themselves) deliver medical and lifestyle advice with good humor, high energy, and straight talk. This update of their classic Diabetes Type 2 and What to Do is filled with essential information on the latest developments in leading a healthy, happy life with type 2 diabetes. Learn about the basics of maintaining good physical and emotional health, the most current diabetes studies and information, as well as:

· Breakthroughs in medication, diet, and exercise to maintain healthy glucose levels
· Lowering your risk for heart attacks, strokes, and other diabetes-related health conditions
· Caring for children with type 2 diabetes
· Diabetes and Alzheimer’s, and much more

An invaluable resource, Diabetes: The New Type 2 is a high- energy, user-friendly approach to one of the most prevalent health issues of our time.


Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Optimizing Diabetes Care for the Practitioner (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Handbook Series)

Optimizing Diabetes Care for the Practitioner (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Handbook Series) Review



This portable, practical, and affordable handbook provides point-of-care endocrinologists, primary care physicians, pediatricians, and nurse practitioners with specific guidelines for day-to-day management of the diabetes patient. The book covers both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and presents succinct and current recommendations for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention and management of complications.

The authors describe practical approaches to pharmacological therapy and optimal management of insulin therapy. Chapters present evidence-based recommendations on screening for diabetic complications and preventive treatments for complications. Discussions of gender-specific complications and complications during adolescence are included.


Monday, August 22, 2011

The Type 2 Diabetes Handbook: Six Rules for Staying Healthy with Type 2 Diabetes

The Type 2 Diabetes Handbook: Six Rules for Staying Healthy with Type 2 Diabetes Review



The Type 2 Diabetes Handbook: Six Rules for Staying Healthy with Type 2 Diabetes Feature

  • ISBN13: 9781886039643
  • Condition: New
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Based on the most recent research on Type 2 diabetes, this invaluable and practical health reference focuses on balancing diet, medication, and exercise to achieve optimal health. A host of potential complications of diabetes are discussed in detail, including eye-, kidney-, heart-, nerve-, and foot-related problems. Emotional aspects of being diabetic are also discussed. Filled with illustrations, charts, tables, and worksheets, this is a proven, user-friendly guide for living with and managing diabetes.


Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Handbook of Diabetes

Handbook of Diabetes Review



Winner of ‘First Prize' in the Endocrinology Category of the 2005 BMA Medical Book Competition.

Judges’ summary of the book:
“The coverage of the biochemistry of diabetes is excellent. This is mandatory reading for all clinicians involved with diabetes and also a must for many expert patients.”

The Handbook of Diabetes is now in its third edition and continues to grow in popularity as an essential manual for all healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of patients with diabetes. As a concise reference book, the contents are edited and rewritten from Pickup & Williams' Textbook of Diabetes (Third Edition).

This new edition has been extensively revised and updated, and is richly illustrated throughout in full color. Handbook of Diabetes, Third Edition, contains a wealth of clinical wisdom against a backdrop of clinical science that will be of help to every member of the diabetes care team.


Sunday, June 5, 2011

Diabetes Mellitus: A Practical Handbook

Diabetes Mellitus: A Practical Handbook Review



Updated to report on important breakthroughs in diabetes research and armed with the latest information about diet and drugs, this guide focuses on the everyday concerns of diabetics, teaching them how to balance diet, medication, and exercise for optimal health. Focus is provided on new drug delivery methods, including modern inhalers. Filled with illustrations, charts, tables, and worksheets, this is a proven, user-friendly resource for living with diabetes.