Diabetes: Caring for Patients in the Community

Nurses and other members of the primary health care tem are beoming ever more involved in the management of patients with diabetes. This book is needed by practice nurses who are often now responsible for setting up and running 'mini clinics' within general practice to handle the shared care (between hospital and community) of diabetic patients. It is also needed to help all team members who are dealing with an increased number of diabetic patients in the community, as the Community Care Act takes effect. This is a comprehensive text on the management of the diabetic patient in the community. The emphasis is on the patient throughout, and this is conveyed via case studies and examples. Practice nurses are in the front line of delivering care in 'mini clinics' and this book tells them what they need to know A comprehensive text on the management of the diabetic patient Focus on the community, as that's where most care now takes place Case studies and examples make it very practical and patient-centred