Complementary Therapies and the Management of Diabetes and Vascular Disease (eBook)

Professor Trish Dunning, Director Diabetes Education Services and Clinical Nurse Consultant, Diabetes Education, St. Vincent's Health Melbourne.

Preface.

Foreword.

List of Contributors.

Acknowledgements.

1 Introduction to Diabetes (Gary Deed and Trish
Dunning).

2 Complementary Therapy Use (Mohan Pawa).

3 Complementary Medicine and Safety (Lesley Braun).

4 Integrating Complementary and Conventional Therapies (Trish
Dunning).

5 Nutritional Therapies (Rocco Di Vincenzo).

6 Essential Oils (Aromatherapy) (Trish Dunning).

7 Counselling and Relaxation Therapies (Sue Cradock and Chas
Skinner).

8 Energy Therapies (Geraldine Milton).

9 Herbal Medicines and Interactions with Conventional Medicines
Used to Manage Diabetes (Lesley Braun).

10 Ayurvedic Management of Diabetes (Devaka
Fernando).

11 Chinese Medicine Treatment of Diabetes (Kylie A.
O'Brien and Charlie Changli Xue).

12 Australian Aboriginal Traditional Healing Practices
(Heather McDonald).

13 Massage and Reflexology (Paula Mullins).

14 Naturopathy (Liza Oates).

15 Complementary Approaches to Managing Pain (Trish Dunning
and Leon Chaitow).

16 Manipulative Therapies (Russell Banks).

Index.

"...a valuable resource for clinicians who wish to obtain an
introduction to these therapies..." (Journal of the American
Medical Association, January 20, 2008)

"Highly recommended for all health care providers who see
diabetic patients." (Electric Review, March/April 2007)

"This is a comprehensive review of the wide range of
complementary therapies available to patients with diabetes."
(Doody's Health Services)