Book description.
Self-care management and monitoring in diabetes: A practical guide for patients and practioners****practioners focuses on the behaviour undertaken by people with or at risk of diabetes to successfully manage the disease on their own.
It discusses selfcare approaches for diabetic patients in achieving optimal glucose control and prevention of complications.
It provides the patients and the practioners information on range for glycemic targets, parameters to be monitored and the significance of the parameters monitored which guides the practioners in educating the patients on the importance of selfcare management and glucose monitoring in meeting their recommended target range.
It highlights guidelines for patients in recognizing the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia and ways of treating and preventing hypoglycemic or hyperglycemic episode.
It features acute and chronic complications of diabetes, their management and prevention.
This book also discusses risk factor associated with diabetes and management of diabetes.
