Textbook of Diabetes (Holt, Textbook of Diabetes (fomer Pickup))

Textbook of Diabetes (Holt, Textbook of Diabetes (fomer Pickup)) Review

Over three editions the Textbook of Diabetes has built a reputation as a book that is extremely well-organized and easy to navigate, with exceptional illustrations and an excellent blend of clinical and scientific content. Previously edited by John Pickup and Gareth Williams this fourth edition has four brand new editors from across the globe.

The editors have assembled an outstanding set of international contributors who provide insight on new developments in diabetes care and information on the latest treatment modalities used around the world.

The new Textbook of Diabetes has been restructured into 12 parts in one accessible volume and is designed with the busy diabetes care team in mind. As well as retaining the elements that have made it such a popular brand, such as the outstanding full colour illustrations and text design, the new edition sees even greater emphasis on the clinical aspects of diabetes, with new chapters on managing patients with diabetes, the treatment of diabetes, and the delivery and organization of diabetes care, including:

• Non-insulin parenteral therapies
• New technologies for insulin administration and glucose monitoring
• The role of the multidisciplinary team

There is also a companion website accompanying the book containing essential bonus material such as:  

• Over 150 interactive MCQ's to help you improve and test your clinical knowledge
• All 500 figures from the book in a downloadable format to use in slides and presentations
• Chapter pdfs and chapter references with full links to PubMed

If you want a modern, well-illustrated, international guide to diabetes this is the ideal reference book for you.

Textbook of Diabetes and Pregnancy, Second Edition (Maternal-Fetal Medicine (Creasy))

Textbook of Diabetes and Pregnancy, Second Edition (Maternal-Fetal Medicine (Creasy)) Review

Babies of women with diabetes are nearly five times more likely to be stillborn; are almost three times more likely to die in the first three months; and twice as many are born with major congenital malformations. The incidence is high—somewhere between 3 and 7 per cent of all pregnant women in the USA have diabetes—and rising; the condition is often complicated by other risk-factors such as obesity and heart disease. This major book gives a comprehensive review of the epidemiology, science and clinical management of gestation diabetes.

Fully updated and revised, it contains new chapters on:

• Fetal growth in normal and diabetic pregnancies
• Genetics
• Congenital anomalies
• Exercise
• Pharmacological management
• Insulin pump therapy
• Hypoglycemia
• The role of ultrasound for timing of delivery
• Thyroid and pregnancy
• Fetal origins of adult disease
• Metabolic syndrome and diabetes following gestational diabetes mellitus
• Psychological and social aspects

The book provides a comprehensive, authoritative, international view of these difficult pregnancies and will be invaluable to maternal-fetal medicine specialists, diabetologists, neonatologists, and basic scientists working in the field.