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Diabetes affects over 29 million United States citizens and is the 7th leading cause of death, accounting for 23.9 per 100,000. Proper nursing care of the patient with diabetes is critical to the patient's wellbeing. The treatment of diabetes has been changing rapidly. The articles in this issue cover statistics, pathophysiology, and the current treatment recommendations written in a very practical manor for the bedside or clinic nurse who is not up to date on the latest recommendations and is not an expert in diabetes management. Cecelia Leveque has assembled top authors to write aritcles on the following topics: Review of 2017 Diabetes Standards of Care; Management of Type 1 Diabetes; Management of Type 2 Diabetes; Non-insulin Diabetes Medications; Insulin therapy; Pre-Diabetes; Management of Lipids in Patients with Diabetes; Management of Hypertension in Patients with Diabetes; Insulin Pump Therapy; Hypoglycemia in Patients with Diabetes; Outpatient Diabetes Education; Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Diabetes; Management of Children with Diabetes; and Management of Diabetes in Rotating Shift Workers.
List of contents
Nursing Clinics of North America
Glucose Regulation
Foreword: Diabetes: A Health Threat on the Rise
Preface: Glucose Regulation
Management of Type 1 Diabetes
The How-To for Type 2: An Overview of Diagnosis and Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Noninsulin Diabetes Medications
Insulin Therapy: The Old, the New, and the Novel-An Overview
A Primer on Insulin Pump Therapy for Health Care Providers
Hypoglycemia in Diabetes
Management Strategies for Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease in Diabetes
Management of Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
Management of Lipids in Patients with Diabetes
Review of 2017 Diabetes Standards of Care
Prediabetes: Beyond the Borderline
Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes for Diabetes Mellitus
Special Article: Pain Management in Older Adults (electronic)
