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Zusatztext "? examine the problem by looking at how both the diabetic and prediabetic individual might increase favorable prognosis and quality of life through proper diet. ? cover in comprehensive terms the impact of food on human health - their goal to counsel the practicing physician (and the dietician) on relevant consideration for constructing a nutritional regime aimed at the diabetic and prediabetic patient? After examination of the pathophysiology and clinical management of diabetes! the authors move into analysis of ways doctors might best use diet to either prevent to onset of the disease or to lessen its severity. ? readers will be presented with data on the impact of nutrition on Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus; the effect of carbohydrate-consumption on diabetes patients; insulin therapy; nutrition and hyperglycemia; and a wonderfully insightful chapter on nutrition and wound healing in the diabetic patient. In addition! there is also a cogent chapter on effective treatment of the pregnant diabetic patient. The editors have also provided well-defined graphics and charts which serve to augment the text and retest key-points. ? offers authoritative analysis on how nutritional regimes can be used by health care providers in conjunction with medicine-based therapies as a viable means to control diabetes. Aside from the sharp editing and clearly-defined points of concentration! the text is further noted for its presentation of the most up-to-date thinking on the subject - an invaluable reference-resource for multiple segments of the world's healthcare community. Recommended to all internists and to all primary care physicians as an in-office resource. Also recommended to nurse practitioners and dieticians who take an active role in treatment of diabetic patients. Finally! recommended to all Health Science libraries as a general reference text." - John Aiello! in Electric Review Informationen zum Autor Mechanick, Jeffrey I. | Brett, Elise M. Klappentext With contributions from expert physicians! diabetes educators! and dieticians! Nutritional Strategies for the Diabetic/Prediabetic Patient addresses all aspects of nutrition in adult diabetic and prediabetic patients. It provides an introduction to diabetes prevention and discusses special topics such as dietary supplements! wound healing! and exercise. It combines discussions on the molecular and cellular mechanisms of disease and nutritional implementation with practical techniques for implementation in clinical settings. It also features evidence-based technical reviews of clinical literature and includes numerous tables and figures! with color photos of wound healing stages. Zusammenfassung With contributions from expert physicians, diabetes educators, and dieticians, Nutritional Strategies for the Diabetic/Prediabetic Patient addresses all aspects of nutrition in adult diabetic and prediabetic patients. It provides an introduction to diabetes prevention and discusses special topics such as dietary supplements, wound healing, a Inhaltsverzeichnis Foundations of Nutritional Medicine: From Basic Concepts to Genomic Medicine. Pathophysiology and Clinical Management of Diabetes and Prediabetes. Preventive Nutritional Strategies in Diabetic and Prediabetic Patients. Nutritional Strategies for Patients with Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Patients with Type-2 Diabetes. Nutrition and Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus. Carbohydrate Counting: Description and Resources. Continuous Insulin Infusion Therapy and Nutrition. Nutritional Strategies in Pregestational, Gestational, and Postpartum Diabetic Patients. Nutritional Strategies for the Patient with Diabetic Nephropathy. Nutrition Support and Hyperglycemia. Nutritional Strategies for Wound Healing in Diabetic Patients. Mitochondrial Function in Diabetes: Pathophysiology and Nutritional Therapeutics. The Rational Use of Dietary Suppl...
