Diabetes

Description
Refer to this pragmatic, well-researched and evidence-based guide, written by certified diabetes educators and registered dietitians.  You will be able to implement practical guidance and education such as:

• Reasons for teaching carbohydrate counting, which type, and to whom
• Complete information on basic and advanced carbohydrate counting
• Skills and readiness checklists for patients considering carbohydrate counting
• Expanded sections on using carbohydrate counting in conjunction with insulin pump therapy
• Methods for calculating insulin-to-carbohydrate ratios, correction factors, and other formulas
• Details on fine-turning and pattern management
• Expanded case studies
• Useful charts, record-keeping forms, and resource sections

This is an essential guide for all clinicians that work in diabetes care and education.  Help your clients improve their glucose control and maximize their medical nutrition therapy.

ISBN: 1580402828
ISBN-13: 9781580402828
Format: Paperback, 112pp
Publisher: American Diabetes Association
Pub. Date: November 2008
Edition Number: 2

Dietetic professionals
CPE Level: 2
Suggested Commission on Dietetic Registration Learning Need Codes: It is the sole responsibility of the dietetic professional to determine the learning need code met by a course. numedix.com provides the following "suggested" codes, but the professional can deviate from them if they feel another need is met.
2100 Nutritional biochemistry
3000 Nutrition assessment & Diagnosis
3005 Nutrition Diagnosis
3060 Laboratory tests
4000 Wellness and public health
4010 Community intervention, monitoring, and evaluation
4030 Dietary guidelines, DRIs, Food Guide Pyramid, food labeling
4040 Disease prevention
4050 Epidemiology
5190 Diabetes mellitus

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