A Practical Guide to Diabetes Mellitus, 9th Edition

A Practical Guide to Diabetes Mellitus, 9th Edition

A Practical Guide to Diabetes Mellitus, 9th Edition provides a comprehensive combination of scientific pathophysiology and practical clinical approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and long-term control of diabetes.

Edited by Nihal Thomas, Nitin Kapoor, Johns T. Johnson, Jachin Velavan and Senthil Vasan K, the book is based on clinical experience, current research and the multidisciplinary diabetes-care model developed at Christian Medical College, Vellore.

Each chapter follows a structured format covering introduction, definition, classification, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, conclusions and self-assessment. More than 300 colour images and illustrations, over 40 clinical cases and revision questions make complex concepts easier to understand and apply in everyday practice.

The ninth edition provides updated guidance on antidiabetic medications, insulin therapy, glucose-monitoring technology, diabetic complications, pregnancy, childhood diabetes, emergencies, obesity, infection and inpatient management.

Key Features

• Practical and comprehensive guide to diabetes management
• Combines pathophysiology with clinical decision-making
• More than 300 colour images and illustrations
• Includes over 40 practical clinical cases
• Self-assessment and revision questions with answers
• Step-by-step guidance on insulin administration
• Covers insulin pens and glucose-monitoring devices
• Updated information on modern antidiabetic medications
• Detailed management of acute and chronic complications
• Comprehensive section on diabetic foot and vascular disease
• Includes diabetes in pregnancy, childhood and elderly patients
• Useful for clinicians working in different healthcare settings

Major Topics Covered

• Physiology and overview of glycemic disorders
• Medical nutritional therapy
• Exercise and lifestyle modification
• Counselling and psychiatric aspects of diabetes
• Oral antidiabetic agents
• Parenteral therapeutic agents
• Practical aspects of insulin therapy
• Glucose-monitoring devices and diabetes technology
• Peripheral and autonomic neuropathy
• Diabetic foot, ulceration and neuroarthropathy
• Peripheral arterial disease and therapeutic footwear
• Hypertension and diabetes
• Diabetic kidney disease
• Cardiovascular complications
• Diabetic retinopathy and ocular disease
• Fatty liver disease associated with diabetes
• Infections in patients with diabetes
• Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic emergencies
• Hypoglycemia
• Pregnancy and diabetes
• Diabetes in children, adolescents and elderly patients
• Obesity and diabetes
• Perioperative and inpatient diabetes management
• Recent advances in diabetes mellitus

Recommended For

• General physicians and medical officers
• Endocrinologists and diabetologists
• MD Medicine and postgraduate trainees
• MBBS students and medical interns
• Family physicians and general practitioners
• Diabetes educators and specialist nurses
• Dietitians and allied healthcare professionals
• Medical college and hospital libraries

Book Information

Buy in Bangladesh

Buy A Practical Guide to Diabetes Mellitus, 9th Edition from Century Publishers. This comprehensive clinical guide is recommended for physicians, endocrinologists, diabetologists, postgraduate trainees, diabetes educators and other healthcare professionals.

Century Publishers supplies original and latest medical books throughout Bangladesh. Visit our medical bookshop in Nilkhet, Dhaka, or place your order online for secure nationwide delivery.