Diabetes Care : A Practical Manual.

By:

Hillson, Rowan

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780191016110

Subject(s):

Diabetes -- Treatment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Diabetes CareDDC classification:

616.46206

LOC classification:

RC660 -- .H555 2015eb

Online resources:

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Contents:

Cover -- Diabetes Care: Apractical Manual -- Series page -- Copyright page -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Symbols and abbreviations -- Chapter 1 - Is it diabetes? -- Chapter 2 - Assessing a person with diabetes -- Chapter 3 - The aims of diabetes care -- Chapter 4 - Diabetes education -- Chapter 5 - Healthy eating and drinking (including management of obesity) -- Chapter 6 - Urine testing -- Chapter 7 - Blood glucose and ketone testing -- Chapter 8 - Non-insulin medications -- Chapter 9 - Insulin -- Chapter 10 - Low blood glucose: hypoglycaemia -- Chapter 11 - High blood glucose: hyperglycaemia -- Chapter 12 - Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state (HHS) -- Chapter 13 - Exercise -- Chapter 14 - Diabetic tissue damage -- Chapter 15 - Diabetic foot problems -- Chapter 16 - Diabetes in young people -- Chapter 17 - Diabetes in women -- Chapter 18 - Diabetes in men -- Chapter 19 - Older people with diabetes -- Chapter 20 - Diabetes in different ethnic groups -- Chapter 21 - Work -- Chapter 22 - Travel -- Chapter 23 - Psychological and social aspects of diabetes -- Chapter 24 - Diabetes care in hospital -- Chapter 25 - Local diabetes care -- Chapter 26 - Links -- Index.

Summary: Written in a friendly and accessible format, with summaries for quick reference and more detailed information where appropriate, this book is aimed at health care professionals in primary, community, and secondary care, helping experienced staff update their knowledge, and acting as a quick guide for those new to diabetes.

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Written in a friendly and accessible format, with summaries for quick reference and more detailed information where appropriate, this book is aimed at health care professionals in primary, community, and secondary care, helping experienced staff update their knowledge, and acting as a quick guide for those new to diabetes.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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