BookIvica Smokovski.
Summary: This book covers the complexity of diabetes and related complications and presents the socio-economic burden of the disease, taking into account the rising prevalence reaching pandemic proportions and the associated costs. Factors causing high diabetes prevalence and the influence of the pharmaceutical industry are evaluated and solutions for sustainable diabetes care with limited resources are provided, including national focus on providing cost-effective diabetes treatment, nutrition and physical activity, structured diabetes education and centralized National e-Health System. Moreover, elaboration of long-term efforts to curb the diabetes burden through prevention activities are presented in this book. Managing Diabetes in Low Income Countries represents an essential guide for diabetes care clinicians and researchers, medical students and clinicians in training, diabetes policy makers, regulatory authorities, international diabetes and patient organisations all of whom are involved in current clinical practice for diabetes management.
Contents:
Intro
Preface
Contents
About the Author
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Burden of Diabetes Prevalence
References
Chapter 2: Diabetes Drivers
References
Chapter 3: Impact of Diabetes Complications
References
Chapter 4: Cost-Effectiveness of Available Diabetes Treatments
References
Chapter 5: Cost-Effectiveness of Monitoring Metabolic Control
References
Chapter 6: Importance of Structured Diabetes Education
References
Chapter 7: Benefits of Centralized e-Health System in Diabetes Care
References
Chapter 8: Promise of Nutrition
References Chapter 9: Focus on Diabetes Prevention
References
Index