Diabetes Care at a Glance - (At a Glance (Nursing and Healthcare)) by Anne Phillips (Paperback)

About the Book

"This textbook guides students and practitioners through presentations, treatments, aims of care and the human side of living with diabetes. For readers it offers evidence based but practical information which underpin diabetes care. The principles of partnership, individualized and informed care are essential. This textbook illustrates these through examples and illustrations to offer students and practitioner's information, in an easily accessible format. To gain knowledge and awareness to deliver effective and timely care for people living with diabetes. There is no other textbook of this type available for student nurses, allied health care professionals and newly qualified practitioners. This is a one stop shop approach to aspects of diabetes care for the general health care practitioner to enable knowledge gain and awareness about diabetes care"--

Book Synopsis

Diabetes Care at a Glance

The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise, simple approach and excellent illustrations.

Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text.

Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.

Everything you need to know about Diabetes Care ... at a Glance!

Diabetes affects a large proportion of the population and it is essential that student nurses, dietitians, podiatrists and other health practitioners and allied healthcare professionals be up to date with the support and treatment that people with diabetes need. Diabetes Care at a Glance contains the latest evidence-based and practical information underpinning diabetes care, illustrating the essential principles of partnership, individualised, and informed care in an easily accessible format.

Edited by an expert in the field, with contributions from academics, practitioners and specialist nurses, Diabetes Care at a Glance covers topics such as:

• Diabetes prevention, diagnosis of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and consultation approaches and language matters
• Promotion of healthy eating, physical activity promotion, promoting weight loss, and structured education in type 1 and type 2 diabetes
• Prescriptions, emotional and psychological support, person-centred goal setting and assessing risk, and partnership working and adjustment
• Anti-diabetes oral hypoglycaemics and GLP-1s, insulin options, administration and injection technique, pumps, and self-blood glucose monitoring

Written for student nurses, allied healthcare professionals and newly qualified practitioners, Diabetes Care at a Glance is a highly valuable quick reference text, ideal for those looking for an introduction to the topic of diabetes, revision, or for those in need of a refresher.

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This new edition is also available as an e-book. For more details, please see www.wiley.com/buy/9781119841265

From the Back Cover

The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise, simple approach and excellent illustrations.

Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text.

Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.

Everything you need to know about Diabetes Care ... at a Glance!

Diabetes affects a large proportion of the population and it is essential that student nurses, dietitians, podiatrists and other health practitioners and allied healthcare professionals be up to date with the support and treatment that people with diabetes need. Diabetes Care at a Glance contains the latest evidence-based and practical information underpinning diabetes care, illustrating the essential principles of partnership, individualised, and informed care in an easily accessible format.

Edited by an expert in the field, with contributions from academics, practitioners and specialist nurses, Diabetes Care at a Glance covers topics such as:

• Diabetes prevention, diagnosis of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and consultation approaches and language matters
• Promotion of healthy eating, physical activity promotion, promoting weight loss, and structured education in type 1 and type 2 diabetes
• Prescriptions, emotional and psychological support, person-centred goal setting and assessing risk, and partnership working and adjustment
• Anti-diabetes oral hypoglycaemics and GLP-1s, insulin options, administration and injection technique, pumps, and self-blood glucose monitoring

Written for student nurses, allied healthcare professionals and newly qualified practitioners, Diabetes Care at a Glance is a highly valuable quick reference text, ideal for those looking for an introduction to the topic of diabetes, revision, or for those in need of a refresher.

For more information on the complete range of Wiley nursing and health publishing, please visit: www.wiley.com

To receive automatic updates on Wiley books and journals, join our email list. Sign up today at www.wiley.com/email

All content reviewed by students for students

Wiley nursing books are designed exactly for their intended audience. All of our books are developed in collaboration with students. This means that our books are always published with you, the student, in mind.

If you would like to be one of our student reviewers, go to www.reviewnursingbooks.com to find out more.

This new edition is also available as an e-book. For more details, please see www.wiley.com/buy/9781119841265

About the Author

Dr. Anne Phillips is Professor in Diabetes Care, National Teaching Fellow and Queen's Nurse, Programme Lead for Advancing Diabetes Care, at Birmingham City University. Following a career in specialist and community diabetes nursing, Anne has established an international collaborative curriculum for health professionals in diabetes care.