Care of Older People with Diabetes
eBook - PDF

Care of Older People with Diabetes

A Manual for Healthcare Practice

  1. 523 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Care of Older People with Diabetes

A Manual for Healthcare Practice

About this book

A concise and accessible overview to the treatment of diabetes in older patients

Care of older people is rapidly becoming one of the most important components of the healthcare profession. An ageing population provides new challenges for the healthcare industry and drives new demand for healthcare professionals with dedicated elder care experience and training. Few aspects of care for older patients are more important than diabetes, a condition characterized by its unique challenges and clinical heterogeneity.

Care of Older People with Diabetes offers a concise and readable introduction to the essentials of this vital clinical practice. Building on the knowledge contained within the successful Diabetes in Old Age textbook series, this book brings to bear the work of global experts in the field to provide a working reference for students and early career healthcare professionals alike. Anyone with an interest in caring for older patients with diabetes should find this a lucid and invaluable resource.

Care of Older People with Diabetes readers will also find:

  • One to two clinical case questions per chapter with model answers
  • Clear and easy-to-follow division into Background, Key Facts, and Key Management aspects
  • A minimum of 10 key references per chapter

Care of Older People with Diabetes is ideal for medical and nursing students, early career doctors, senior nurses, and all other members of the healthcare team.

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Yes, you can access Care of Older People with Diabetes by Alan J. Sinclair,Ahmed H. Abdelhafiz in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Endocrinology & Metabolism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Contributors
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. About the Companion Website
  9. Characteristics and Care Needs
  10. 1 Epidemiology andPathophysiology
  11. 2 Screening and Diagnosis
  12. 3 Lifestyle Interventions
  13. 4 Oral Hypoglycaemic Therapy
  14. 5 Insulin Therapy
  15. 6 Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Older People with Diabetes
  16. 7 Education: Key Features for Achieving Success
  17. 8 Carers and Care Needs
  18. 9a Macrovascular Complications: Peripheral Arterial Disease
  19. 10a Microvascular Complications: Diabetic Eye Disease
  20. 11a Vascular Risk Factors: Hypertension
  21. 12a Metabolic Decompensation: HyperglycaemicCrisis
  22. 13a Management of Diabetes in Hospital
  23. 14 Nutrition
  24. 15 Sexual Health
  25. 16a Special Issues in Old Age: Frailty
  26. 17 Deintensification of Therapy
  27. 18 Diabetes in End-of-Life Care
  28. Answers to Clinical Practice Questions
  29. Index
  30. EULA