Care of People with Diabetes is an essential guide to the care and management of people with diabetes mellitus, with particular emphasis on the acute care setting. Written by an experienced clinical nurse specialist with extensive knowledge of evidence-based diabetes care, this fully updated fourth edition serves as an essential companion to clinical practice for nurses and healthcare professionals.

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• List of Abbreviations and Symbols
• 1 Diagnosing and Classifying Diabetes
• 2 Holistic Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, and Documentation
• 3 Monitoring Diabetes Mellitus
• 4 Nutrition, Obesity and Exercise
• 5 Medicines Management
• 6 Hypoglycaemia
• 7 Hyperglycaemia, Acute Illness, Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic States (HHS), and Lactic Acidosis
• 8 Long-Term Complications of Diabetes
• 9 Management During Surgical and Investigative Procedures
• 10 Conditions Associated with Diabetes
• 11 Diabetes and Sexual and Reproductive Health
• 12 Diabetes in Older People
• 13 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
• 14 Women, Pregnancy, and Gestational Diabetes
• 15 Psychological and Quality of Life Issues Related to Having Diabetes
• 16 Diabetes Education
• 17 Nursing Care in the Emergency, Intensive Care, Outpatient Departments, Community and Home-Based Care and Discharge Planning
• 18 Managing Diabetes at the End of Life
• 19 Complementary and Alternative Therapies