Diabetes in Hospital – A Practical Approach for Healthcare Professionals

Focus is on care of the patient whilst in hospital Aimed at people providing diabetes care who are not diabetes specialists Chapters are divided into different specialisms Applicable for all healthcare professionals involved in diabetes care Case studies included to which a problem solving approach is applied Evidence based.

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This book is written to give healthcare professionals a comprehensive, understandable and practical text on which to base their care to patients with diabetes whilst in hospital. It gives the conceptual hooks required to be able to understand the principles of diabetes, maintaining and achieving blood glucose control and the effective treatment of diabetes. If the book is read as a whole, a complete picture of diabetes care is provided, or, you can 'dip in and out' of the chapters relating to your specialism.