The Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus with Chinese Medicine: A Textbook & Clinical Manual

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Blue Poppy Enterprises, Inc., 2002 - 401 pages
The Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus with Chinese Medicine is a textbook and a clinical manual on the Chinese medical treatment of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its many complications. Each facet of this complex condition is discussed in terms of its Western medical definition, epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, current standards of care, complications, and treatment plans. This text outlines goals of therapeutic care, general considerations, diet & exercise, patient education, blood glucose monitoring and much more. This text discusses: * Gestational Diabetes * Diabetic Ketoacidosis * Diabetic Hypertension * Diabetic Hyperlipoproteinemia * Diabetic Retinopathy * Diabetic Neuropathy * Common opportunistic infections in patients with diabetes * Patient adherence and practitioner monitoring * Appendix of Chinese medicinals, and Western pharmaceuticals.
 

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Table des matières

Diabetic Hypertension
139
Diabetic Hyperlipoproteinemia
147
Diabetic Retinopathy
155
Diabetic Neuropathy
169
Diabetic Arteriosclerosis Obliterans Acromelic Gangrene
221
Diabetic Dermatological Complications
237
Diabetic Heart Disease
257
Diabetic Nephropathy
279

The Treatment of Diabetes Based on Pattern Discrimination
79
Gestational Diabetes
111
Hepatogenic Diabetes
117
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
123
Nonketotic Hyperosmolarity
131
Diabetic Lactic Acidosis
135
Common Opportunistic Infections in Patients with Diabetes
293
Diabetes Other Endocrine Disorders
317
Syndrome X
333
Appendix
347
Formula Index
379
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Page 67 - It is the position of The American Dietetic Association that the best nutritional strategy for promoting optimal health and reducing the risk of chronic disease is to obtain adequate nutrients from a variety of foods. Vitamin and mineral supplementation is appropriate when well-accepted, peer-reviewed scientific evidence shows safety and effectiveness
Page 111 - Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as any degree of glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy. The definition applies regardless of whether insulin or only diet modification is used for treatment or whether the condition persists after pregnancy.
Page 1 - A disease characterized by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Autoimmune, genetic, and environmental factors are involved in the development of type I diabetes.
Page 156 - After 20 years of diabetes, nearly all patients with type 1 diabetes and more than 60% of patients with type 2 diabetes have some degree of retinopathy.
Page 23 - This philosophy is essentially an extension of the 'modular' programming methodology, advocated by Parnas and others, to include dynamic error detection and recovery. Introduction I believe it should be possible for the reader to view this paper in either of two ways. On the one hand it may be...

À propos de l'auteur (2002)

Flawsis an internationally known practitioner and teacher of traditional Chinese medicine. He studied acupuncture, Tuina massage, and Chinese herbal medicine at the Shanghai College of Medicine, and is also a graduate of the Boulder School of Massage.

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