Intensive diabetes management is the process by which blood glucose
levels are closely controlled using multiple daily insulin injections or
an insulin pump. Intensive Diabetes Management is geared toward the
health care practitioner who wants to implement this method in his or
her patients. Now in its seventh edition, this authoritative text
includes the latest advances in research and therapy. The data,
guidelines, and procedures reflect the latest positions of the American
Diabetes Association's standards of care.
Although difficult to maintain, intensive diabetes management has proven
very effective and is now the rule, rather than the exception, in
diabetes care. People who use this method of diabetes management must be
closely aligned with their health care team and highly motivated because
it not only requires close scrutiny of blood glucose levels, but also
constant monitoring of food intake and medication dosage, among other
things. Virtually all patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes can
improve their glycemic control and overall health through intensive
diabetes management.
Intensive Diabetes Management emphasizes a team approach to patient
care and offers guidance in helping patients move toward treatment goals
appropriate for their individual skills and medical condition.
Individual sections address all of the key topics in intensive diabetes
management, including rationale/physiological basis, team approach,
education, pyschosocial issues, patient selection/goals of therapy,
insulin regimens, insulin pump therapy, monitoring, and nutrition
management.
