Overview

This is an optimistic and empowering approach to the daunting task of teaching diabetes patients to care for themselves. Written by a highly respected diabetes educator who has suffered with diabetes for 25 years, the guide provides the clinical and personal expertise that will help nurses and other health professionals to successfully teach diabetes self-management and compliance to adults, children, adolescents, and parents. The book contains a vast reservoir of information ranging from a thorough overview of diabetes and the physical and emotional toll of living with the disease to number of teaching and motivating strategies that health care professionals can use to create individualized approaches to teaching self-management skills. The guide provides up-to-date information on drug therapies, nutrition management, exercise, chronic complications, glycemic control, diabetes in children, adolescents, and adults, diabetes in adults with special needs or mental illness, and diabetes noncompliance. Addressing the most important and current topics necessary for successful self-regulation and maintenance of diabetes, this innovative desk reference provides a quick guide and instructional tool for nurses and other health professionals who interact with diabetics. This new edition provides: Clinical guidance and expertise to successfully teach diabetes self-management to adults, adolescents, and children The clinical expertise of a leading diabetes educator and the hard-earned personal wisdom of an author who has suffered with diabetes for 25 years A new chapter on chronic complications that describes a multitude of helpful new treatments A greatly expanded section on nutrition and exercise Thoroughly updated chapters A ""must read"" chapter on noncompliance, including why this occurs and how to prevent it

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Author:   Rita Girouard Mertig, MS, RNC, CNS, DE
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Edition:   2nd New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.436kg
ISBN:  

9780826108272

ISBN 10:   082610827
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   19 December 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part I The Diabetes Conundrum Chapter 1 Diabetes: The Basics Chapter 2 Treatment: Medical Nutrition Management Chapter 3 Treatment: Physical Activity Chapter 4 Treatment: Medication Chapter 5 Glycemic Control Chapter 6 Chronic Complications Part II Diabetes Self-Management Chapter 7 The Healthcare professional as Teacher Chapter 8 Teaching and Motivating Families with Young Children Chapter 9 Teaching and Motivating Adolescents and their Parents Chapter 10 Teaching and Motivating adults Chapter 11 Teaching and Motivating Clients with Psychiatric/Mental Health Issues Chapter 12 Client Noncompliance Appendix A Journals and books written for nurses and their clients with diabetes Appendix B Web sites for nurses and their clients with diabetes and their families Appendix C Glossary of Terms

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Rita Girouard Mertig, MS, RNC, CNS, DE ,has taught nursing in a variety of programs and recently retired after 21 years from teaching in an associate degree nursing program in which she also taught nutrition. Rita also has had type 1 Diabetes for 25 years and has used an insulin pump for 15 years.

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