Optimizing Diabetes Care for the Practitioner (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Handbook Series)

This portable, practical, and affordable handbook provides point-of-care endocrinologists, primary care physicians, pediatricians, and nurse practitioners with specific guidelines for day-to-day management of the diabetes patient. The book covers both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and presents succinct and current recommendations for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention and management of complications.

The authors describe practical approaches to pharmacological therapy and optimal management of insulin therapy. Chapters present evidence-based recommendations on screening for diabetic complications and preventive treatments for complications. Discussions of gender-specific complications and complications during adolescence are included.