With the current dramatic increase in incidence of diabetes, every nurse will encounter patients with this disease in the course of daily practice. This pocket reference provides a succinct source of useful clinical information to assist with rapid and effective management of the patient with diabetes by the non-specialist. 1. Introductory
1.1 What is diabetes mellitus
1.2 Types of diabetes mellitus
1.3 Diagnosis of diabetes
1.4 Common symptoms of diabetes
1.5 Type 1 and Type 2 compared
2. Routine care
2.1 Education and self-care
2.2 Emotions in diabetes
2.3 Medications for people who have diabetes
2.3.1 Oral hypoglycaemic agents
2.3.2 Subcutaneous insulin categories
2.4 Common insulin regimes
2.5 Dietary advice - basic principles
2.7 Exercise
2.7 Tips for effective blood glucose monitoring
3. Acute care
3.1 Diabetic ketoacidosis
3.2 Hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma
3.3 Hypoglycaemia
3.3.1 Hypoglycaemic treatment flowchart
3.4 Diabetes and acute myocardial infarction
3.5 Sepsis and wound control in diabetes
3.6 Lactic acidosis
4. Continuing care
4.1 Long-term complications of diabetes
4.2 Chronic disease management of diabetes
4.3 Assessment of blood glucose control
4.4 Diabetc complications - vascular and neuropathic
4.5 Microvascular complications
4.5.1 Diabetic retinopathy
4.5.2 Diabetic nephropathy
4.5.3 Diabetic neuropathy
4.6 Macrovascular complications
4.7 Complications of the foot
4.8 Diabetic erectile dysfunction (impotence)
5. Transient issues
5.1 Fasting and surgery
5.2 Diabetes and pregnancy
5.3 Diabetes and travel - basic principles
6. Abbreviations
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