Diabetes affects an estimated 20 million people in the United States, with many people remaining unaware that they suffer from the disease. While the number of diabetics continues to rise, the number of caregivers who specialize in diabetes treatment does not. In Educating Your Patient with Diabetes, Katie Weinger and Catherine Carver assemble commentary from a panel of leading diabetes practitioners and researchers and put together a highly readable guide to supplying patients with diabetes with the information and ability to successfully cope with their disease. The authors and editors provide substantive data on successful models of diabetes education and the process of educating diabetes sufferers. Additional chapters discuss diabetes in pregnancy, the challenge of weight and diabetes management in clinical practice, and diabetes education in geriatric populations. Timely and accessible, Educating Your Patient with Diabetes is a must have for all diabetes educators, physician assistants, nurses, and endocrinologists who endeavor to support their patients' diabetes self-care efforts and help them maximize the opportunities for patient learning.

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Principles and Practices of Diabetes Education.- Living With Diabetes: The Role of Diabetes Education.- Diabetes Mellitus Overview.- Models for Diabetes Education.- Diabetes Education Process.- Making the Most of the Outpatient Visit.- Meeting the Challenge of Inpatient Diabetes Education: An Interdisciplinary Approach.- Optimizing Self-Care with Diabetes Complications and Comorbidities.- Role of Culture and Health Literacy in Diabetes Self-Management and Education.- Technology in Self-Care: Implications for Diabetes Education.- Deciphering the Blood Glucose Puzzle with Pattern Management Skills.- Measuring Diabetes Outcomes and Measuring Behavior.- Diabetes Education Program Evaluation: Ensuring Effective Operations.- Educating Specific Populations.- Working with Challenging Patients in Diabetes Treatment.- Diabetes and Sexual Health.- Diabetes in Pregnancy.- Pediatric Diabetes Education: A Family Affair.- The Challenge of Weight and Diabetes Management in Clinical Practice.- Diabetes Education in Geriatric Populations.- Prevention: Educating Those at Risk for Diabetes.