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by Mayer B. Davidson (Author), Stanley H. Hsia (Author)
Improving glycemic, lipid, and blood pressure outcomes is the essence of diabetes care. Maintaining consistently positive results is an ongoing challenge for every healthcare professional. After years of clinical practice, Mayer Davidson, MD, has developed a series of algorithmic techniques that can increase positive results. Based on the American Diabetes Association's Standards of care, this book offers detailed treatment algorithms that have been shown to be clinically effective in improving outcomes in people with diabetes.
In this second edition, Davidson has revised and updated the algorithms to match the ever-changing ADA Standards of Care. Sections include: Laying the Groundwork: Background for Evidence-Based ADA Guidelines forStandards of Diabetes Care, Evidence-Based Principles of Dietary Therapy, Glycemia, Dyslipidemia, and Hypertension.
Author Biography
Mayer B. Davidson, MD, is a well-known and respected researcher and an expert in clinical endocrinology. He is a Professor of Medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine and a Principal Investigator at the Clinical Center for Research Excellence at the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science (Los Angeles). He is very active in the ADA community and was Editor-in-Chief of Diabetes Care from 2002 to 2006 and President of the American Diabetes Association from 1997 to 1998.
Stanley H. Hsia, MD, received his MD in endocrinology from the University of Toronto and is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles. Dr. Hsia lives in Los Angeles, CA.
