Christopher D. Saudek, Richard R. Rubin, Thomas W. Donner

The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes

For Patients and Families

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Living with diabetes is a balancing act. Monitoring blood glucose, food intake, and medication is complicated, so individuals with diabetes need to understand their condition and how best to control it.
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes is a comprehensive and reliable guide to this complex condition, answering questions such as: What are the differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes? How are the different forms of this disease diagnosed and treated? Can gestational diabetes become a permanent condition? Can diabetes ever be managed successfully with diet and exercise alone?
The second edition includes up-to-date information on
How diabetes is diagnosed
The two types of diabetes, and the role of genetics
Improvements in blood glucose measurement
Good nutrition and regular exercise
Insulin and non-insulin medications
Insulin pumps
The emotional side of diabetes
How families are affected and how they can help
What to do if diabetes affects your work
Complications from head to toe
Written by a team of Johns Hopkins diabetes specialists, this authoritative and easy-to-read guide will help people with diabetes work effectively with their care team to control their condition and maintain good health.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
• 2nd Ed.
• Seitenzahl: 504
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 151mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 724g
• ISBN-13: 9781421411804
• ISBN-10: 1421411806
• Artikelnr.: 40194580

Autorenporträt

Christopher D. Saudek, M.D., was a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and founder of the Johns Hopkins Diabetes Center. Richard R. Rubin, Ph.D., CDE, was a professor of medicine and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a staff member at the Johns Hopkins Diabetes Center and the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Diabetes Clinic. Thomas W. Donner, M.D., is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and is director of the Johns Hopkins Diabetes Center.