The Type 1 Diabetes Self-Care Manual : A Complete Guide to Type 1 Diabetes Across the Lifespan

Wood, Jamie, Peters, Anne

ISBN 10: 1580406203 / ISBN 13: 9781580406208

Published by American Diabetes Association, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Type 1 Diabetes Self-Care Manual : A Complete Guide to Type 1 Diabetes Across the Lifespan
• Publisher: American Diabetes Association
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1580406203
• ISBN 13: 9781580406208
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The Type 1 Diabetes Self-Care Manual: A Complete Guide to Type 1 Diabetes Across the Lifespan for People with Diabetes, Parents, and Caregivers offers practical, evidence-based and common sense help for people with type 1 diabetes and their caregivers. For the close to 1.5 million people with type 1 diabetes in the United States alone and their family and friends, this book will help them understand the effects of type 1 diabetes, not just when diagnosed, but throughout their lifespan. Dr. Jamie Wood and Dr. Anne Peters, two of the most respected and sought-after endocrinologists, provide an easy-to-follow narrative on all aspects of the disease. The Type 1 Diabetes Self-Care Manual will be the go-to reference for everyone touched by type 1 diabetes.

About the Authors

Dr. Jamie Wood is a pediatric endocrinologist in Cleveland, Ohio and is affiliated with University Hospitals Case Medical Center. She received her medical degree from University of Vermont College of Medicine and has been in practice between 11-20 years. She is one of 14 doctors at University Hospitals Case Medical Center who specialize in Pediatric Endocrinology. Prior to her appointment to University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Dr. Wood was director of Clinical Diabetes Programs at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

Anne Peters, M.D., is professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Director of the USC Westside Center for Diabetes, and Director of the Comprehensive Diabetes Center at Roybal Community Medical Center. Dr. Peters earned her medical degree from the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago and completed an internal medicine internship at Stanford University and an endocrinology fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She previously directed the clinical diabetes programs at Cedars-Sinai and UCLA. Her research has focused on testing new approaches for diagnosing and treating diabetes and developing systems of care to improve outcomes in diabetic populations. She has published numerous articles and serves on the editorial board of several journals.