Insulin Therapy

Preface......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Contributors......Page 8
Rationale for and Strategies to Achieve Glycemic Control......Page 10
Goals of Treatment......Page 22
Insulin Syringes, Pens, and Glucose- Monitoring Equipment and Techniques......Page 30
Nutrition Assessment and Therapy......Page 56
Physiology of Glucose Homeostasis and Insulin Secretion......Page 70
Insulin Pharmacokinetics......Page 82
Intensive Insulin Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus......Page 96
Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus......Page 122
Insulin Therapy in Children......Page 136
Insulin Therapy in Pregnancy......Page 148
Insulin Management of Hospitalized Diabetic Patients......Page 162
Hyperglycemic Emergencies Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Nonketotic Hyperosmolar Syndrome......Page 182
Insulin Therapy and Hypoglycemia......Page 202
The Art and Science of Insulin-Pump Therapy......Page 232
Noninvasive Insulin-Delivery Systems Options and Progress to Date......Page 254
Index......Page 270