Management of Diabetes Mellitus is a comprehensive approach to diabetes care across the life span. It is distinctive in its interdisciplinary approach to diabetes self-management, its focus on patient care and education appropriate to developmental stage,and emphasis on the team approach to care with the patient as the primary team member. The text is divided into four main parts: a clinical overview of the components of diabetes care, special issues in diabetes management, diabetes care and education, and management of diabetes across the life span.