Medical Management of Diabetes Mellitus (Inflammatory Disease and Therapy)

Medical Management of Diabetes Mellitus (Inflammatory Disease and Therapy) Review

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.

INSULIN PUMP THERAPY IN THE 21ST CENTURY: Strategies for successful use in adults, adolescents, and children with diabetes Effective implementation of ... clinical follow-up. (Postgraduate Medicine)

INSULIN PUMP THERAPY IN THE 21ST CENTURY: Strategies for successful use in adults, adolescents, and children with diabetes Effective implementation of ... clinical follow-up. (Postgraduate Medicine) Review

Use of insulin pump therapy in the United States has dramatically increased during the last decade. Pump therapy is now regarded as a safe and viable alternative in adults, adolescents, and children with diabetes. In a series of follow-up studies involving more than 800 patients, Drs Bode, Tamborlane, and Davidson have documented the advantages of pump therapy and the keys to its successful use. Here, they present these and other findings, along with their predictions for the future of pump therapy. Bode BW, Tamborlane WV, Davidson PC. Insulin pump therapy in the 21st century: strategies for successful use in adults, adolescents, and children with diabetes.

Original Publication Date: May 2002

Third Opinion: An International Resource Guide to Alternative Therapy Centers for Treating and Preventing Cancer, Arthritis, Diabetes, HIV/AIDS, MS, CFS, and Other Diseases

Third Opinion: An International Resource Guide to Alternative Therapy Centers for Treating and Preventing Cancer, Arthritis, Diabetes, HIV/AIDS, MS, CFS, and Other Diseases Review

Here, in this fourth revised edition, is a comprehensive guide to the growing number of alternative treatment centers located throughout the world. Everything you need to know—

from addresses, phone numbers, and costs, to treatment methods—is provided. Also included are educational centers, information services, and support programs. For each listing, the author has gathered all the information necessary to make that all-important initial contact. To further help, the book includes a glossary of terms, a regional breakdown of centers, and a list of readings.