Full Description
FAQs in Diabetes comprehensively covers all aspects of diabetes in a question and answer format.
Divided into 20 chapters, the book begins with an overview of the condition, followed by aetiology and pathogenesis of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Further chapters cover screening and diagnosis, incretin and insulin, various patient types, and related conditions including diabetes mellitus, neuropathy, nephropathy, ocular complications, cardiovascular disease and diabetic foot.
The final chapter features discussion on advances in diabetes management, making FAQs in Diabetes an up-to-date resource for students and diabetologists in practice.
Key Points
Covers all aspects of diabetes in a question and answer format
Questions and answers on screening and diagnosis, therapies, patient types, and associated conditions
Final chapter on advances in diabetes management
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Diabetes: An Overview
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Etiology and Pathogenesis
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Etiology and Pathogenesis
Screening and Diagnosis
Non-pharmacological Management of Diabetes
Pharmacotherapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Incretin-based Therapies
Insulin
Diabetes and Pregnancy
Diabetes in Older Adults
Diabetes in Childhood and Adolescence
Acute Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
Ocular Complications in Diabetes
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetic Foot
Common Co-morbidities Associated with Diabetes
Prevention of Diabetes
Advances in Diabetes Management
