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This book covers the main fields of diabetes management through applied technologies. The different chapters include insulin therapy through basic insulin injection therapy, external and implantable insulin pumps and the more recent approaches such as sensor augmented pumps and close-loop systems. Islet transplantation is also described through its technical aspects and clinical evaluation. Glucose measurement through blood glucose meters and continuous glucose monitoring systems are comprehensively explained. Educational tools including videogames and software dedicated to diabetes management are depicted. Lastly, Telemedicine systems devoted to data transmission, telemonitoring and decision support systems are described and their use for supporting health systems are summarized. This book will help professionals involved in diabetes management understanding the contribution of diabetes technologies for promoting the optimization of glucose control and monitoring. This volume will be helpful in current clinical practice for diabetes management and also beneficial to students.
Le diabète est une maladie chronique, devenue un véritable enjeu de santé publique, pouvant intervenir à tout âge de la vie. Sous l'impulsion du Centre Européen d'Etude du Diabète (CEED), les auteurs ont réussi la gageure de rendre accessible au patient et à sa famille : * des informations scientifiques et médicales pour mieux comprendre les mécanismes de la maladie; * des conseils sur l'alimentation et l'activité physique pour mieux vivre au quotidien; * l'explication des traitements actuels et de demain. Un guide, très documenté et pratique.
The underlying frame of social work is the nation state, and it is from within the state that welfare strategies and social policies are devised and implemented. However, post-colonialism, globalisation, migration and the associated implications for human rights, social justice and social welfare policies contest the idea of a clearly defined space for social work and present new challenges for researchers and practitioners. Transnational Social Work and Social Welfare argues for the increased importance of the transnational perspective in social work theory and practice. The book challenges the idea of the nation state as a given entity and argues that globalization and an increasing number...