CDiC Textbook of Pediatric Diabetes

Description

Key Features

• This book is focused towards diabetes care in children by integrating scientific developments with practical management
• This book provides clinical paradigms for diagnosis and management of pediatric diabetes and related conditions
• The book has been divided into sections and each section has been headed by different subeditors
• The book begins with brief introductory section followed by section on investigations and clinical examination
• Diabetes in special populations like infants, neonates, and toddlers have been discussed in further chapters
• Written by leaders in the field of diabetes and pediatric diabetes with extensive practical knowledge of day-to-day management of children with diabetes mellitus
• A valuable addition to any library, useful, not only to pediatricians and diabetologists but also to postgraduate students.

Table of Contents

1.  Section 1: Introduction
   1. Childhood Diabetes
   2. Epidemiology of Childhood Diabetes
   3. Monogenic Diabetes: Perspectives and Clinical Implications from Pediatric to Adult Endocrinology
   4. Growth and Development in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
2. Section 2: Clinical and Laboratory Approach
   1. Clinical Examination of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
   2. Initial and Annual Laboratory Investigations
   3. Glycemic Monitoring in Children
   4. Childhood Diabetes: Common Pitfalls in Diagnosis and Management
3. Section 3: Nonpharmacological Management
   1. Medical Nutrition Therapy in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
   2. Exercise in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
   3. Diabetes Education
   4. Biopsychosocial Dimensions in Diabetes: A Brief Outline
4. Section 4: Pharmacological Management
   1. Insulin Therapy
   2. Noninsulin Therapy
   3. Continuous Glucose Monitoring System and Insulin Pump
   4. Pancreas and Islet Cell Transplant in Children
5. Section 5: Acute Complications
   1. Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children
   2. Management of Diabetes in Hospitalized Children
   3. Surgery in a Child with Diabetes
6. Section 6: Chronic Complications
   1. Lipid Disorders in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
   2. Hypertension
   3. Microvascular Complications
   4. Future Metabolic Risk Among Subjects with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
7. Section 7: Special Situations
   1. Sick Days Management
   2. Managing Diabetes in Neonates and Toddlers
   3. Psychiatric Management
8. Section 8: Miscellaneous
   1. Diabetes Education Material
   2. Genetics of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
   3. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children
   4. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Perspective from Guidelines
   5. Appendix
   6. Index

Author Biography

Ashok K Das MD FAMS FICP PhD FRCP

Professor and Head, Department of Medicine and Endocrinology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India

Sanjay Kalra MD DM

Consultant, Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, Haryana, India