Fast Facts: Type 2 Diabetes provides a practical overview of this increasingly common health condition. Written by and for health professionals working in primary care, this colourful and accessible handbook highlights important practice points that cover: • identifying and managing those at risk of developing type 2 diabetes • multifactorial interventions to prevent and treat complications • monitoring recommendations An indispensable read for anyone wanting to get up to speed with best practice in primary care. Table of Contents: • Epidemiology • Prevention strategies • Diagnosis • Self-management • Lowering blood glucose • Hypertension and dyslipidemia • Monitoring and microvascular complications • Macrovascular complications • Special populations
Now in its fifth edition, 'Fast Facts: Diabetes Mellitus' continues to grow in popularity as essential reading for all healthcare professionals. As well as providing a practical approach to the causes and clinical manifestations of types 1 and 2 diabetes, it is packed with information on early detection, and comprehensive details of the latest drug therapies, insulin regimens, delivery methods and injection sites. Importantly, this effective handbook provides simple clear messages to give to your patients to maximize their self-management skills. All healthcare professionals can have a significant life-altering effect on the health outcomes and quality of life of people living with diabetes, and this is the ideal update on current practice for primary care providers, specialist nurses, students of medicine and nursing, educators, pharmacists, allied health professionals and doctors of all specialties in training, as well as specialists in other fields who regularly see patients with diabetes. And one for your patients too. "The public increasingly desire being kept informed and abreast of diabetes care. I actively encourage it, since an informed and engaged patient is more easily kept within treatment targets," says Dr Katherine Samaras (author). So we encourage you to make your patients well-informed active partners in their diabetes care by sharing this highly readable book with them. Contents: • Epidemiology • Diagnosis • Type 1 diabetes mellitus • Type 2 diabetes mellitus • Other types of diabetes mellitus • Treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus • Treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus • Diet and physical activity • Complications and mental health considerations • Hypoglycemia • Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state • Pregnancy and diabetes • Useful resources
'Fast Facts: Type 1 Diabetes in Adults' provides a practical overview of this chronic autoimmune condition. Written by and for health professionals working in primary care, this colourful and accessible handbook highlights important practice points that cover: • the identification and management of adults with type 1 diabetes • the prevention and treatment of complications • advances in technology and future treatments An indispensable read for anyone wanting to get up to speed with best practice in primary care. Table of Contents: • Overview • Diagnosis • Management • Hypoglycemia • Education • Special circumstances • Complications • Living with the condition • Technology • Future treatments
This fully revised fourth edition of Fast Facts: Diabetes Mellitus provides a practical hands-on approach to the causes, clinical manifestations and treatment strategies for type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
'Fast Facts: Type 1 Diabetes in Adults' provides a practical overview of this chronic autoimmune condition. Written by and for health professionals working in primary care, this colourful and accessible handbook highlights important practice points that cover: • the identification and management of adults with type 1 diabetes • the prevention and treatment of complications • advances in technology and future treatments An indispensable read for anyone wanting to get up to speed with best practice in primary care. Table of Contents: • Overview • Diagnosis • Management • Hypoglycemia • Education • Special circumstances • Complications • Living with the condition • Technology • Future treatments
Fast Facts: Type 2 Diabetes provides a practical overview of this increasingly common health condition. Written by and for health professionals working in primary care, this colourful and accessible handbook highlights important practice points that cover: • identifying and managing those at risk of developing type 2 diabetes • multifactorial interventions to prevent and treat complications • monitoring recommendations An indispensable read for anyone wanting to get up to speed with best practice in primary care. Table of Contents: • Epidemiology • Prevention strategies • Diagnosis • Self-management • Lowering blood glucose • Hypertension and dyslipidemia • Monitoring and microvascular complications • Macrovascular complications • Special populations
FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR DR. JASON FUNG • “The doctor who invented intermittent fasting.” —The Daily Mail “Dr. Fung reveals how [type 2 diabetes] can be prevented and also reversed using natural dietary methods instead of medications … This is an important and timely book. Highly recommended.” —Dr. Mark Hyman, author of The Pegan Diet “Dr. Jason Fung has done it again. … Get this book!” —Dr. Steven R. Gundry, author of The Plant Paradox Everything you believe about treating type 2 diabetes is wrong. Today, most doctors, dietitians, and even diabetes specialists consider type 2 diabetes to be a chronic and progressive disease—a life sentence with no possibility of parole. But the truth, as Dr. Fung reveals in this groundbreaking book, is that type 2 diabetes is reversible. Writing with clear, persuasive language, Dr. Fung explains why conventional treatments that rely on insulin or other blood-glucose-lowering drugs can actually exacerbate the problem, leading to significant weight gain and even heart disease. The only way to treat type 2 diabetes effectively, he argues, is proper dieting and intermittent fasting—not medication. “The Diabetes Code is unabashedly provocative yet practical ... a clear blueprint for everyone to take control of their blood sugar, their health, and their lives.”—Dr. Will Cole, author of Intuitive Fasting
Not to broach the subject of excess weight with a patient is a dereliction of duty as a healthcare professional, say the authors of 'Fast Facts: Obesity'. "Patients who smoke are rapidly identified for intervention, and the same should be true of anyone who is obese". Every consultation is an opportunity to educate and encourage patients to pursue better health. 'Fast Facts: Obesity' is packed with practical advice on how best to support patients to improve their nutrition and levels of physical activity, and change their habits, with simple and achievable goals tailored to individual needs and concerns. This highly readable handbook also provides a comprehensive overview of: • the causes and consequences of obesity • the latest information on pharmacological and surgical options • the issues specific to the management of obesity in children, pregnant women and the elderly. The authors say: “The opportunity to educate others and exert influence can be leveraged at many levels, even with limited amounts of time.” Reading 'Fast Facts: Obesity' is an excellent starting point for any healthcare professional who wants to understand this major threat to human health and ultimately improve outcomes. Contents: • Patient assessment • Causes and science • Cardiometabolic consequences • Other consequences • Management: diet • Management: physical activity • Management: behavioral therapy • Pharmacological and surgical treatments • Children, the elderly and pregnant women • Management tools, prevention and advocacy • Useful resources • The health risks of excess weight figure
From the Chief Medical Officer at WebMD, the world’s largest provider of trusted health information, learn how to reduce your diabetes risk and change your mindset from I hope I don’t get diabetes to I can prevent diabetes. You have diabetes. Three words no one ever wants to hear, yet each year, over a million people in the United States alone do. So now what? Take Control of Your Diabetes Risk shares straightforward information and equips you with strategies to help you on a journey to better health, including: Knowing the causes of the different types of diabetes Learning the role food, exercise, and sleep play Understanding the relationship between diabetes, heart disease, and cancer You have the power to reclaim your life after a prediabetes or diabetes diagnosis--and this book will show you just how easy it is.
Diabetes presents many challenges - increasing prevalence, the need for earlier diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, the benefits of tight control of glucose, blood pressure and lipids, and the importance of early diagnosis of complications. This text presents an account of diabetes and its management. It should be a valuable resource for the health professional confronted with this global health problem.
