| Description |
xix, 292 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
What nurses know-- |
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What nurses know--
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
"The answers you need from the people you trust"--Cover. |
| Summary |
"Over 23 million American live with diabetes, and many will experience serious complications like blindness, kidney damage, and cardiovascular disease. Knowing how to control blood glucose, blood pressure, and blood lipids is essential. What Nurses Know-- Diabetes offers timely advice on living with diabetes from a trusted source: nurses. Simply organized and cleanly written, What Nurses Know-- Diabetes provides individuals and their families, friends, and health care practitioners with the information they want and need. Special features include numerous sidebars and call out boxes with "Nurses Notes," definitions of common terms, resources, online tools, websites to help those with living with diabetes, and lists of support groups"-- Provided by publisher. |
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"It deals with the basics of diabetes, what it is and how it affects people who have it. It is important to understand the types of diabetes; how they differ; how to prevent them, especially with regard to type 2 diabetes; and how each is treated. It discusses physical activity that does not have to be what most people would consider exercise.Medications are discussed"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Diabetes -- Popular works.
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Patient education.
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Diabetes Mellitus -- Popular Works.
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Patient Education as Topic.
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| Added Title |
Diabetes |
| ISBN |
9781932603989 paperback |
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1932603980 paperback |
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