Davidson's diabetes mellitus
Subtitle: diagnosis and treatment.
Contributors: Harmel, Anne Peters.; Mathur, Ruchi.; Davidson, Mayer B.
Edition: 5th ed. / Anne Peters Harmel, Ruchi Mathur.
Publisher: W.B. Saunders
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Philadelphia, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 480
Subjects: Diabetes
Other titles: Diabetes mellitus.
Description: Provides the most current information for the clinical care of patients with diabetes. The fifth edition has been significantly revised to reflect the rapidly expanding body of knowledge on the treatment of diabetes. The new edition has been expanded to include chapters on medical nutrition therapy, insulin resistance and macrovascular disease, and diabetes in children. The new edition also includes findings from the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study and updates on treatment options, including newer insulin analogs, recently approved medications, and combination therapies.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Diabetes mellitus / Mayer B. Davidson. 4th ed. c1998.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Diagnosis, classification, and epidemiology of diabetes mellitus; title: Ch. 2. Treatment: general principles; title: Ch. 3. Nutrition and physical activity in diabetes; title: Ch. 4. Oral antidiabetic agents; title: Ch. 5. Insulin therapy; title: Ch. 6. Hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic emergencies; title: Ch. 7. Complications of diabetes mellitus: primary care implications; title: Ch. 8. Reducing cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome: the emerging role of insulin resistance; title: Ch. 9. Office management of the diabetic patient; title: Ch. 10. Diabetes management of children and adolescents; title: Ch. 11. Diabetes and pregnancy; title: Ch. 12. Diabetes self-management education.