Medical Management of Diabetes Mellitus

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.