Main description:

​At a time when clinicians are bombarded with masses of clinical information from numerous sources, and the wide variety of changes/advances in diabetes management, there is a need for a concise, easy-to-read book that provides an up-to-date review of the major advances in management of diabetes, with an evidence-based approach. This book is a collection of short chapters, each focused on a subject related to the management of diabetes and its complications. The chapters are written by acknowledged experts in the field, who are also clinicians dealing with diabetes on a day-to-day basis. The text is highly evidence based and well referenced with reviews of relevant trials. It includes the latest developments in diabetes management, prospects for future therapies and avenues of research, as well as therapies currently undergoing clinical trial. In order to facilitate ease of reading, it has a user-friendly appearance, with multiple headings, illustrations and summary boxes. The primary audience is clinical, including all healthcare professionals involved in the management of diabetes and its complications. This encompasses diabetologists and endocrinologists, family practitioners with an interest in diabetes, specialist nurses, dietitians and podiatrists.

Feature:

​State of the art, evidence-based review of current practice and important topics in diabetes management

Key points summary for each chapter

Suitable clinical pathways and guidelines suggested​

Back cover:

Diabetes Management in Clinical Practice provides a much-needed succinct overview of the advances in the management of diabetes and its complications. Using an evidence-based approach, the authors review relevant trials and discuss prospects for future therapies and avenues of research.

Written by experts in the field for a global audience, Diabetes Management in Clinical Practice is a practical guide for diabetologists and endocrinologists, family practitioners, specialist nurses, dietitians and podiatrists.

Contents:

​​1. Preventing diabetes.- 2. Preventing diabetes complications: non-glucose interventions.- 3. Glycaemic therapy for diabetes.- 4.Preventing and managing renal disease in diabetes.- 5. Managing diabetic foot disease.- 6. Managing diabetes in hospital.