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Informationen zum Autor Simon Court is the editor of Childhood and Adolescent Diabetes, published by Wiley. Bill Lamb is the editor of Childhood and Adolescent Diabetes, published by Wiley. Klappentext The management of diabetes in children and young people continues to develop in important areas, including self-monitoring, insulin delivery, dietary prescription, concept of control and the early identification of complications. Meanwhile responsibility for care has become a partnership between patients, parents and a multi-disciplinary team of health professionals. Key features of Childhood and Adolescent Diabetes include: * Stand-alone chapters offering practical solutions to problems confronting children, young people and their parents * Rational advice on monitoring and managing diabetic complications * Guidance on the involvement of families, schools and teachers * Discussion of the psychological aspects * Recommendations on setting standards of care, audit, data-handling and registration * Suggestions for setting up and running activities beyond the clinic Practical and accessible, this manual will be invaluable to all members of the diabetes specialist team working with children, including diabetic physicians, paediatricians, diabetic nurse specialists and dieticians. Other titles in the Wiley Practical Diabetes series: Diabetes and Pregnancy: An International Approach to Diagnosis and Management 1996 Anne Dornhorst and David R. Hadden (Editors) Diabetic Complications 1996 Ken M. Shaw (Editor) Prediction, Prevention and Genetic Counseling in IDDM 1995 Jerry P. Palmer (Editor) Diabetes in Old Age 1994 Paul Finucane and Alan J. Sinclair (Editors) Zusammenfassung Dieses Buch gibt Antwort auf Fragen von Eltern diabetesbetroffener Kinder und von Betreuungspersonal, es zeigt viele praktische Lösungen auf - von der Selbstbeobachtung, Insulingabe und Einhaltung von Diäten bis zur frühen Erkennung möglicher Kombinationen. Geschrieben von Fachleuten, die sich selbst mit der Betreuung jugendlicher Diabetespatienten beschäftigen. Inhaltsverzeichnis Aus dem Inhalt: Aetiology, Epidemiology, Immunology, Environmental Factors, Genetics and Prevention; The Diagnosis; Diabetes - Management of the First Few Weeks; Diabetes in the Under Fives; Five to Ten and the Start of Puberty; Diabetes in the Older Teenager and Young Adult; The Point and Purpose of the Clinic - Personal and Practical Aspects; The Role of the Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse; The Concept of Control; 'Food' and its Relationship with Childhood Diabetes; Insulin Strategies; Setting Standards of Care, Audit, Data-Handling and Registers; Acute Complications of Diabetes; Long Term Complications - Prevalence and Management; Growth in Diabetes and Other Associated Autoimmune Conditions; Diabetes in School; Exercise and Diabetes; Activities Beyond the Clinic; Psychological Factors, Stigma and Family Consequences; Parents and Children....
