Diabetes Mellitus (Clinical Updates in Women Health Care)

Description

This monograph is designed to enable physicians to:

• Understand the pathophysiology and clinical approaches for the management of type 1 diabetes mellitus and the prevention and management of type 2, diabetes mellitus and their acute and chronic complications
• Identify risk factors for diabetes mellitus and screen patients accordingly
• Apply testing techniques and criteria for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus
• Counsel patients regarding the prevention and management of diabetes mellitus
• Understand the effect of maternal diabetes mellitus on intrauterine development, the effect of pregnancy on intermediary metabolism, and clinical approaches to the management of diabetes mellitus during pregnancy
• Develop a team approach to the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus