A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DIABETES MELLITUS. 7TH EDITION

A Practical Guide to Diabetes Mellitus is the latest edition of this comprehensive, highly illustrated guide to diabetes.
The book is comprised of 30 chapters, encompassing a range of practical treatments for diabetes. Beginning with an overview of the anatomy and physiology of the pancreas, subsequent chapters cover topics such as medical nutrition therapy, insulin therapy, diabetic foot, and ocular disease.
This edition includes brand new chapters on obesity, wound care, the elderly and epidemiology. The chapter on insulin therapy outlines key aspects of insulin injection techniques, mixing of insulin, and sites for insulin administration.
This revised and enhanced edition of A Practical Guide to Diabetes Mellitus is enhanced by 136 full colour images and illustrations, making it an ideal companion for all students and practitioners of diabetology, and general physicians.

Key Points
• Latest edition of comprehensive guide to diabetes
• Previous edition published 2012 (9789350259672)
• New chapters on obesity, wound care, the elderly, and epidemiology
• 136 full colour images and illustrations

Author information
• Nihal Thomas MBBS MD MNAMS DNB (Endo) FRACP (Endo) FRCP (Edin) FRCP (Glasg). Professor and Head, Department of Endocrinology, Vice Principal (Research).
• Nitin Kapoor MBBS MD (Med) DM (Endo) ABBM (USA) Post-Doctoral Fellowship (Endo). Assistant Professor, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.
• Jachin Velavan MBBS DNB (Fam Med) MRCGP (Int). Coordinator, Department of Distance Medical Education
All at Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
• Senthil Vasan K MBBS PhD. Post-Doctoral Researcher, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

Contents
1.Physiology
2.Introduction and Overview Of Glycemic Disorders
PART A: Epidemiology and Pathogenesis
PART B: Classification and Approach
3.Medical Nutrition Therapy
4.Exercise
5.Counselling
6.Oral Anti Diabetic Agents
7.Parenteral Therapeutic Agents
8.Insulin Therapy
9.Instruments And Gadgets
10.Peripheral Neuropathy
11.Diabetic Foot
PART A: Neuroarthropathy and Foot Care
PART B: Wound Care in Patients with Diabetes
12.Therapeutic Foot Wear
13.Hypertension
14.Nephropathy
15.Macrovascular Complications In Diabetes
PART A: Coronary Artery Disease
PART B: Stroke in Diabetes
16.Ocular Disease
17.Autonomic Neuropathy
18.Infections in Diabetes
19.Hyperglycemic Emergencies
20.Hypoglycemia
21.Pregnancy And Diabetes
22.Diabetes in Childhood And Adolescence
23.Diabetes in Elderly
24.Secondary Diabetes
25.Perioperative Care
26.Obesity and Diabetes
27.Lab and Analytical Methods
28.Recent Advances
29.In Hospital Management
30.Integrating Systems
PART A: Team Approach to the Management of Diabetes
PART B: Tele-Health - Bridging Distances in Diabetes Education