Description |
viii, 54 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm |
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regular print |
Contents |
Introduction -- How bad is the problem? -- How we define what is diabetes and how we diagnose it -- Diagnosis of NIDDM -- Diagnosis of impaired glucose tolerance -- Diagnosis of diabetes which develops in pregnancy -- How useful is prevention? -- Primary Prevention -- 1. Does being thin help? -- 2. How exercise helps -- 3. Who needs primary prevention the most? -- 4. Should we use diabetes tablets to treat impaired glucose tolerance? -- 5. Birth weight and risk of diabetes -- 6. Approaches to primary prevention -- Secondary prevention -- 1. Set up registers of NIDDM patients in your area -- 2. Check your community for NIDDM -- 2.1. Does checking for NIDDM do more good than harm? -- 2.2. Which screening strategy is the best? -- 2.3. Which test is best & cheapest to diagnose and screen for diabetes? -- 3. Improved blood sugar control in NIDDM -- 3.1. Weight loss if very overweight -- 3.2. Control of diet -- 3.3. Physical activity -- 3.4. Use of diabetes tablets -- 3.5. Use of insulin in NIDDM -- 3.6. Blood sugar testing by patient -- 3.7. Control of infections -- 3.8. Alcohol and diabetes --4. Education and reinforcement strategies for NIDDM patients - health promotion -- 4.1. Counseling in primary health care services -- 4.2. Government initiatives -- 5. What is needed to give the best care to patients with diabetes? -- 6. Health care for Aboriginal prisoners with diabetes -- Tertiary prevention -- 1. Use of aspirin to prevent heart disease -- 2. Stop smoking -- 3. Screening and treatment of high blood fat levels -- 4. Screening and treatment of high blood pressure -- 5. Diabetic kidney disease -- 6. Screening and treatment of diabetic eye disease -- 7. Prevention and management of the "diabetic foot" -- 7.1. Control of infection and loss of feeling -- 7.2. Early referral for specialist assessment and treatment -- 7.3. Regular review and active follow up -- 7.4. Relieve pressure on foot sores -- 7.5. Shoes and foot care -- 7.6. Diet problems -- Diabetes which develops in pregnancy (Gestational Diabetes) -- Diabetic clinic review.nition |
Summary |
Guide to factors related to the prevention of diabetes; diagnosis; risk factors assessed - weight, lack of exercise, birth weight, smoking, diet, alcohol; treatments - screening and testing, blood sugar control, fat levels, blood pressure; association with kidney, and eye disease; management of diabetic foot |
Notes |
Commonwealth of Australia 1998 |
Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Health and hygiene.
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Non-insulin-dependent diabetes -- Australia.
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Health and hygiene.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2.
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Practice Guidelines as Topic.
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Review [Publication Type]
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SUBJECT |
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
Author |
Couzos, Sophia.
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Australia. Department of Health and Family Services.
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Australia. Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.
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Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council (W.A.)
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ISBN |
0642367221 |
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