The Diabetes Textbook

The Diabetes Textbook: Clinical Principles, Patient Management and Public Health Issues (2^nd Edition) addresses diabetes from a comprehensive, multidisciplinary perspective. Its purpose is to integrate state-of-the-art information on diabetes from specialists in various disciplines, including epidemiology, public health, pathophysiology, non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment, patient support, acute and chronic complications, new and unproven therapies, and prevention.

The main benefit of “The Diabetes Textbook” is its integrative approach. The book is therefore intended for three main types of readers: 1) physicians and health professionals seeking a comprehensive approach to diabetes; 2) those with previous expertise in a specific professional area who want to expand their knowledge; and 3) those interested in learning about topics not previously covered, who will find the contents of “The Diabetes Textbook” both enriching and innovative.

The Diabetes Textbook is intended for a broad readership, including professors of medicine and related disciplines (nursing, nutrition, psychology); general physicians; internists and specialists, e.g. in ophthalmology, endocrinology, cardiology, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, geriatrics, epidemiology and public health.

To address these readers’ needs, the second edition is divided into the following eleven sections: 1) Magnitude of the Problem from an Individual and Social Context, 2) Diagnosis, Classification and Mechanisms of Disease, 3) Global Experiences in Diabetes Care, 4) Basic Components of Management: Patient-Centeredness, Evidence-Based Medicine, and Outcomes, 5) Resources of Support for Persons with Diabetes, 6) Drug Therapy, 7) Cardiovascular Risk Factors, 8) Acute Complications, 9) Chronic Complications, 10) Diabetes in Special Populations, and 11) Novel Therapeutic Approaches: Evidence-Based and Non-Proven, and Diabetes Prevention.

Dr. Joel Rodriguez-Saldaña is a certified internist and diabetologist. He was Professor of Medicine at the National University of Mexico (UNAM) from 1980 to 2001 and was previously appointed to several professional positions in secondary and tertiary care hospitals in Mexico City. Since 1990, he has focused on developing and implementing outpatient diabetes management at public and private institutions, and in clinical practice. Since 1995 he has been associated with the International Diabetes Center in Minneapolis, where he has helped to implement Staged Diabetes Management, a structured program devoted to improving the quality of diabetes care. Dr. Rodriguez-Saldaña is a former Medical President of the Mexican Diabetes Federation and a current member of e.g. the American College of Physicians, American Heart Association, and American Association of Diabetes Educators. He has received 35 professional awards, including the first “Donell D. Etzwiler” award for achievements in diabetes care and citations from the Pan-American Health Organization and the American Association of Diabetes Educators. He has co-authored 11 textbooks on diabetes, and has published over 30 articles in Mexican and international peer-reviewed journals. Since 2003 he has been the General Director of REMEDI, an organization working to improve the quality of diabetes and chronic care management, continuing medical education, and clinical/pharmacologic research.