Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute Guide to Patient by Athena Philis-Tsimikas

By Athena Philis-Tsimikas

For nearly 30 years, the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute has supplied diabetic sufferers with the standard assets they should increase their lives. Now, with this targeted advisor, the Institute's specialist insights can be found to physicians! choked with key info, this moveable reference offers easy-to-use instruments to successfully deal with and converse with sufferers approximately diabetes. issues contain criteria of care and prevention, remedy of microvascular and macrovascular problems, blood glucose tracking, psycho-social care regarding diabetes, and lots more and plenty extra! Exploring either the clinical and private part of diabetes, this advisor presents physicians with a holistic method of treating sufferers. additionally incorporated are state-of-the paintings sufferer schooling instruments comparable to the peer-reviewed, multi-lingual handouts on nutrients, blood glucose tracking, and extra, that seem in the beginning of every bankruptcy. that includes a CD-Rom, and easy-to-understand medicine publications, this stand-out textual content is ideal for each doctor treating diabetic sufferers. Key positive aspects comprise: State-of-the paintings sufferer schooling instruments; a listing of assets on the finish of every bankruptcy; Easy-to-understand lipid, high blood pressure, and diabetes medicine publications and algorithms; Precalculated carbohydrate, protein, and fats servings for nutrients; CD-ROM

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Nonobese. ❍ Present without ketoacidosis. ❍ Hard to diagnosis at onset because of a lack of signs and symptoms. Warrants checking ICA, IAA, GAD antibodies if patient is nonobese. ❍ Typically diagnosed as autoimmune beta cell destruction accelerates and patient goes into DKA. ❍ Patient will eventually need insulin therapy. com National Alliance for Hispanic Health: An organization focusing on improving the health and well-being of Hispanics: www. org National Diabetes Education Initiative: Patient education brochures (English and Spanish).

5. Consider the patient’s ability to pay for medications. 1 for general pricing comparisons. Generics and older medications may need to be used. 2 lists many oral medications and their dosages. Biguanide3 Use Primary focus is to decrease hepatic glucose dumping with secondary effect of decreasing insulin resistance. Dosage Starting dose of 500 mg at breakfast and at dinner. May have less chance of gastrointestinal (GI) side effects by starting with 500 mg at dinner for 1 week, and then 500 mg BID for 2 weeks.

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