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Informationen zum Autor Rita Girouard Mertig, MS, RNC, CNS, DE ,has taught nursing in a variety of programs and recently retired after 21 years from teaching in an associate degree nursing program in which she also taught nutrition. Rita also has had type 1 Diabetes for 25 years and has used an insulin pump for 15 years. Klappentext Over 23 million American live with diabetes! and many will experience serious complications like blindness! kidney damage! and cardiovascular disease. Knowing how to control blood glucose! blood pressure! and blood lipids is essential. "What Nurses Know . . . Diabetes" offers timely advice on living with diabetes from a trusted source: nurses. Simply organized and cleanly written! "What Nurses Know . . . Diabetes" provides individuals and their families! friends! and health care practitioners with the information they want and need. Special features include numerous sidebars and call out boxes with "Nurses Notes!" definitions of common terms! resources! online tools! websites to help those with living with diabetes! and lists of support groups. Inhaltsverzeichnis "Diabetes: What is it? Nutrition Exercise Medication Glucose monitoring: Why Should I do This and How? Complications: Causes, Prevention, and Treatment Depression and Anxiety and The Why Mes? How to Find and Get the Help You Need How to Stay Motivated Resources"
