The World's leading experts provide all the 'Essentials' needed to manage patients in the office, on the ward and in the ICU.

Diabetes Essentials incorporates the latest guidelines and trials into a practical, concise, authoritative guide to the diagnosis, evaluation, prevention, and management of type 2 diabetes, the most prevalent form of the disease.

Topics include:

ADA and AHA/ACC guideline updates
Step-by-step guide to intensive glycemic control
Treatment of diabetic complications, hypertension, and dyslipidema
20 diabetes drug summaries
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Overview of Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 2 Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes
Chapter 3 Overview of Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
Chapter 4 Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC)
Chapter 5 Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes
Chapter 6 Prevention and Treatment of Complications of Type 2 Diabetes
Chapter 7 Control of Dyslipidemia in Type 2 Diabetes
Chapter 8 Control of Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes
Chapter 9 Other Measures to Reduce Atherothrombosis
Chapter 10 Clinical Trials
Chapter 11 Diabetes Drug Summaries