What Nurses Know...Diabetes

by Rita Girouard Mertig MS RNC CNS DE

Honorable Foreword Book of the Year Health 2010 In the US, 23.6 million people-7.8 percent of the population-have diabetes. Diabetes can lead to serious complications, including blindness, kidney damage, cardiovascular disease, peripheral neuropathy and lower-limb amputations. People with diabetes can lower the occurrence of these and other diabetes complication by controlling blood glucose, blood pressure, and blood lipids. What Nurses Know...Diabetes sheds new light on this disease from a trusted nurses. This book will provide down-to-earth information and explain clearly what a reader needs to know and wants to know to understand about diabetes so they can move forward with their lives. Special Features Include About the Series Nurses hold a critical role in modern health care that goes beyond their day-to-day duties. They share more information with patients than any other provider group, and are alongside patients twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, offering understanding of complex health issues, holistic approaches to ailments, and advice for the patient that extends to the family. Nurses themselves are a powerful tool in the healing process. What Nurses Know gives down-to-earth information, addresses consumers as equal partners in their care, and explains clearly what readers need to know and wants to know to understand their condition and move forward with their lives. "

312 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2010

Reviews

[Cindy Griffin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is full of information concerning diabetes. The information was practical and easy to understand. I would recommend it for anyone with Diabetes or their family members.

[Stephanie Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really an excellent resource that spells out a tremendous amount of information, in a useful way.