Diabetes and Women's Health

Description

Diabetes and Women’s Health is a guide to the management of diabetes in female patients. This book covers management of the disease from adolescence into adulthood, and in pregnancy.

This book is divided into three sections. The first section covers general management of diabetes in women, and includes discussion on cardiovascular risks, transitional care to young adulthood, eating disorders, anxiety and depression in women with diabetes, and the menopause and diabetes. The second section focuses on pregnancy and diabetes, covering preconceptional care, intrapartum and postpartum management, and long term outcomes for infants born to mothers with diabetes.

The third section focuses on ‘special topics’ including infections, female sexual dysfunction related to diabetes, and assisted reproductive technologies. Illustrated in full colour throughout,Diabetes and Women’s Health is an essential resource for diabetologists, obstetricians and gynaecologists.

Key Points

• Guide to the management of diabetes in female patients
• Covers management from adolescence, through young adulthood, pregnancy and the menopause
• Illustrated in full colour throughout

Contents

Contributors Preface Acknowledgments Section 1: General Management of Diabetes in Women • Medical Management of Hyperglycemia in Women with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus • Cardiovascular Risks in Women with Diabetes Mellitus and their Management • Transitional Care to Young Adulthood in Adolescent Girls with Diabetes Mellitus • Eating Disorders in Women with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus • Anxiety and Depression in Women with Diabetes Mellitus • Menopause and Diabetes including focus on Hormone Replacement Therapy Section 2: Management of Women with Pregnancy and Diabetes • Preconceptional Care of Women with Diabetes Mellitus • Pregnancy and Diabetes Mellitus • Intrapartum and Postpartum Management of Women with Diabetes Mellitus • Infant of Diabetic Mother • Long-term Consequences of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus • Long-term Outcomes in Infants born to Diabetic Mothers • Hypertension and Pregnancy • Psychosocial Issues in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Section 3: Special Topics • Infections in Women with Diabetes Mellitus • Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD) in Women with Diabetes Mellitus • Metabolic and Reproductive Consequences of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome • Diabetes and Assisted Reproductive Technologies • Malignancies in Women with Diabetes Mellitus

Authors

Sarita Bajaj MD DM
Consultant Endocrinologist, Director-Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, UP, India

Rajesh Rajput MD DM FICP FIACM, FIMSA
Senior Professor and Head, Department of Endocrinology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Jubbin J Jacob MD DNB
Professor and Head, Endocrine and Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India