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Author: Jeff Unger, MD,
Affiliation: Loma Linda University School of Medicine; Loma Linda, CA
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN 10: 0781787629
ISBN 13: 9780781787628
eISBN: 9781469866277
Edition: 1st
Description:
This book offers primary care physicians evidence-based guidelines for evaluating and treating all patients with diabetes. It covers all aspects of outpatient and hospital-based diabetes care for all age groups, and includes behavioral interventions for enhancing patient adherence. Coverage includes fine-tuning glycemic management with computerized self-blood glucose monitoring software, evaluating and treating patients with metabolic syndrome and polycystic ovary syndrome, managing mental illness in patients with diabetes, and prevention of microvascular and macrovascular complications. The book discusses newer insulin therapy protocols, insulin delivery devices such as pumps, pens, and inhaled insulin, and novel pharmacotherapies including incretin mimetics and DPP-IV inhibitors.
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