Evidence-based Management of Diabetes

Professor Jiten Vora BA MB BChir MA MD FRCP, Professor John Buse MD PhD

ISBN 10: 1903378788 / ISBN 13: 9781903378786

Published by TFM Publishing Ltd, GB, 2012

About this Item

The clinical management of patients with diabetes is rapidly evolving. This book provides a succinct summary of a range of topics, including areas where there is already well developed evidence for a particular treatment, but also those areas where the evidence is perhaps doubtful or there is some associated controversy or ambiguity. Where possible throughout the book treatment recommendations are given based on the available evidence and practice guidelines. The book also highlights the gaps in evidence where further research is needed. In the practice of diabetes care, there are many issues influencing practitioners currently. This book addresses many of the most pertinent issues concerning delivery of diabetes care such as: Is diabetes preventable in high-risk individuals? Once diabetes has developed what are the goals of treatment and how aggressive should treatment be whilst avoiding adverse effects? What is the role of treating glycaemia in reducing macrovascular disease? Who to screen, how to screen and who to treat for coronary artery disease? Who and how to treat hyperglycaemia in acute coronary syndromes? Has there been any progress in the management of gestational diabetes? Is there an evidence base for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes with oral hypoglycaemic agents? The authors are internationally renowned experts in the field of diabetes care who successfully and succinctly present state-of-the-art reviews based on the medical evidence designed to help the clinician be as best informed as possible in the care of patients with diabetes.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Evidence-based Management of Diabetes
• Publisher: TFM Publishing Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1903378788
• ISBN 13: 9781903378786
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1 gram

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Synopsis

The clinical management of patients with diabetes is rapidly evolving. "Evidence-based Management of Diabetes" provides a succinct summary of a range of topics, including areas where there is already well developed evidence for a particular treatment, but also those areas where the evidence is perhaps doubtful or there is some associated controversy or ambiguity. Where possible throughout the book treatment recommendations are given based on the available evidence and practice guidelines. The book also highlights the gaps in evidence where further research is needed. In the practice of diabetes care, there are many issues influencing practitoners currently. This book addresses many of the most pertinent issues concerning delivery of diabetes care. The authors are internationally renowned experts in the field of diabetes care who successfully and succinctly present state-of-the-art reviews based on the medical evidence designed to help the clinician be as best informed as possible in the care of patients with diabetes.

About the Authors

Jiten Vora BA MB BChir MA MD FRCP, Professor & Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK

John Buse MD PhD, Professor of Medicine; Director, Diabetes Care Center and Chief, Division of Endocrinology; Executive Associate Dean for Clinical Research; University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA