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Chronic Complications of Diabetes: An Overview. In: Franz, M.J., et al, eds. Core Curriculum for Diabetes Education. 5th ed. (Volume 1) Diabetes and Complications. Chicago, IL: American Association for Diabetes Educators (AADE). 2003. p. 43-64.

The diabetes educator can play a key role in the prevention of chronic complications of diabetes by providing information to patients about behaviors and nonpharmacologic options that may affect the development of complications. This chapter on the chronic complications of diabetes is from the first handbook of the CORE Curriculum, a publication that helps educators prepare for the Certified Diabetes Educators (CDE) exam, serves as a key reference for the Advanced Diabetes Management credential exam, and provides an authoritative source of information for diabetes education, training, and management. This chapter covers both the modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors of diabetes complications, to provide the background for the content in each subsequent complication-specific chapter in this handbook and to assist educators to present this information to persons with diabetes in a meaningful way. Topics include the modifiable risk factors for diabetes-related cardiovascular disease, neuropathy (nerve disease), nephropathy (kidney disease), and retinopathy (eye disease); the nonmodifiable risk factors in these same categories; glucose, lipid, and blood pressure goals for people with diabetes; and the impact of hyperglycemia (high blood glucose levels) on the long term complications of diabetes. The chapter includes an introduction, a list of learning objectives, key definitions (glossary), key educational considerations, self review questions, references, and a post-test (including an answer key). 3 tables. 68 references.

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Cooper Has Diabetes. Atlanta, GA: Pritchett and Hull Associates, Inc. 2003. 32 p.

This children's book shares the story of a little boy, Cooper, who has recently been diagnosed with diabetes. Cooper shares his experiences with not feeling well, going to the doctor and hospital for his diagnostic workup and to get stabilized, the role of the endocrinologist, the basic anatomy of the digestive tract, the role of the pancreas, the role of the diabetes educator, the glucose monitor, insulin injections, the dietitian, making good food choices, the equipment and supplies, staying healthy at school, and staying healthy during other activities, such as playing baseball. The story shows Cooper in colorful drawings, as he goes through the whole diagnostic procedure and learns about caring for his diabetes. The last five pages are line drawings of illustrations from earlier in the book; readers can color in the pictures for themselves. The book uses accurate medical language, with pictures and descriptions to make the information accessible to a youngster.

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Core Curriculum for Diabetes Education. 5th ed.: (Volume 1) Diabetes and Complications. Chicago, IL: American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE). 2003. 232 p.

This guidebook is one in a series of four handbooks in the CORE Curriculum, a project originally planned to help educators prepare for the Certified Diabetes Educators (CDE) exam. However, the use and scope of the CORE Curriculum has expanded; it is both a key reference for the Advanced Diabetes Management credential exam and an authoritative source of information for diabetes education, training, and management. This first volume covers diabetes and complications. Topics include pathophysiology of the diabetes disease state, hyperglycemia, an overview of the chronic complications of diabetes, diabetic foot care and education, skin and dental care, macrovascular disease, eye disease and adaptive diabetes education for visually impaired persons, nephropathy (kidney disease) and diabetic neuropathy (nerve disease). Each chapter includes an introduction, a list of learning objectives, key definitions (glossary), key educational considerations, self review questions, references, and a post-test (including an answer key). The handbook concludes with a subject index.

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Core Curriculum for Diabetes Education. 5th ed.: (Volume 3) Diabetes Education and Program Management. Chicago, IL: American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE). 2003. 264 p.

This guidebook is one in a series of four handbooks in the CORE Curriculum, a project originally planned to help educators prepare for the Certified Diabetes Educators (CDE) exam. However, the use and scope of the CORE Curriculum has expanded; it is both a key reference for the Advanced Diabetes Management credential exam and an authoritative source of information for diabetes education, training, and management. This volume covers diabetes education and program management. Topics include applied principles of teaching and learning; psychosocial assessment; behavior change; cultural competence in diabetes education and care; teaching persons with low literacy skills; psychological disorders; management of diabetes education programs; and payment for diabetes education. Each chapter includes an introduction, a list of learning objectives, key definitions (glossary), key educational considerations, self review questions, references, and a post-test (including an answer key). The handbook concludes with a subject index.

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Diabetes Sourcebook. 3rd ed. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics. 2003. 621 p.

This book provides information for people seeking to understand the risk factors, complications, and management of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes. The book offers 67 chapters in seven sections: diabetes types and diagnosis; lifestyle and related diabetes management concerns; exercise and nutrition for diabetes management; medication management of diabetes; complications of diabetes; treatment of end stage renal disease (ESRD); and diabetes-related research and statistics. Specific topics include risk factors, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), insulin resistance, HbA1c (glycosylated hemoglobin) testing, blood glucose testing, urine testing, SMBG (self monitoring of blood glucose), non-invasive blood glucose monitors, preventing complications, how stress affect diabetes, alternative therapies for diabetes, exercise, exchange lists, carbohydrate counting, eating at restaurants, insulin administration and dosage, oral medications, amputation, kidney disease (diabetic nephropathy), diabetic retinopathy (eye disease), diabetic neuropathy (nerve disease), gastroparesis (reduced motility of stomach contents), hypoglycemia (low blood glucose levels), hyperglycemia (high blood glucose levels), erectile dysfunction (ED formerly called impotence), research advances in diabetes, and diabetes in ethnic and racial groups. The book includes a glossary of related terms, information about locating financial help for diabetes care, and a list of resources, including organizations, recipes and cookbooks.

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Diabetic Foot Care and Education. In: Franz, M.J., et al, eds. Core Curriculum for Diabetes Education. 5th ed. (Volume 1) Diabetes and Complications. Chicago, IL: American Association for Diabetes Educators (AADE). 2003. p. 65-86.

Teaching patients and health care professionals how to reduce the risk factors for lower-extremity complications is an important strategy in diabetes management. This chapter on diabetic foot care and education is from the first handbook of the CORE Curriculum, a publication that helps educators prepare for the Certified Diabetes Educators (CDE) exam, serves as a key reference for the Advanced Diabetes Management credential exam, and provides an authoritative source of information for diabetes education, training, and management. The author of this chapter stresses that appropriate diabetes self-management education and preventive foot care are known to reduce lower-extremity complications. Topics include the effects of peripheral sensory neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, and motor neuropathy on the functions of the foot; the signs of peripheral vascular disease in the lower extremities of people with diabetes; the basic elements of a diabetic foot screening examination; the findings from a foot examination that would cause a person with diabetes to be classified as high risk; treatment plans for the person with high-risk feet or a foot ulcer; and guidelines for teaching foot care to both low-risk and high-risk individuals. The chapter includes an introduction, a list of learning objectives, key definitions (glossary), key educational considerations, self review questions, references, and a post-test (including an answer key). 1 figure. 44 references.

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Diabetic Kidney Disease: Preventing Dialysis and Transplantation. Clinical Diabetes. 21(2): 55-62. April 2003.

Diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease associated with diabetes mellitus), characterized by proteinuria (protein in the urine) and progressive kidney failure, occurs more frequently when uncontrolled hyperglycemia (high blood glucose) and hypertension (high blood pressure) are present. Exaggerated cardiovascular risk is present in these patients, and early detection and treatment are imperative. Successful prevention and treatments are available, primarily based on aggressive blood glucose and blood pressure control. This article reviews strategies for preventing dialysis and transplantation in patients with diabetic kidney disease. Topics include epidemiology and costs of the problem, screening for diabetic nephropathy, definition and recognition of kidney failure, pathogenetic mechanisms, primary prevention (antihypertensives and blood glucose control), and treatment of diabetic nephropathy, primarily with drug therapy. The author concludes that early referral to a nephrologist when estimated creatinine clearance is less than 60 milliliters per minute is recommended to allow adequate time to prepare for renal replacement therapy, dialysis, or transplantation, resulting in lower overall morbidity and mortality. 1 figure. 1 table. 49 references.

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Diabetic Neuropathy. In: Franz, M.J., et al, eds. Core Curriculum for Diabetes Education. 5th ed. (Volume 1) Diabetes and Complications. Chicago, IL: American Association for Diabetes Educators (AADE). 2003. p. 189-220.

Diabetes is the most common cause of peripheral neuropathy (nerve disease) in the Western world and is responsible for significant patient morbidity (related illness). This chapter on diabetic neuropathy is from the first handbook of the CORE Curriculum, a publication that helps educators prepare for the Certified Diabetes Educators (CDE) exam, serves as a key reference for the Advanced Diabetes Management credential exam, and provides an authoritative source of information for diabetes education, training, and management. The authors of this chapter discuss the definition of diabetic neuropathy; the role of blood glucose control in the development and treatment of peripheral neuropathies; pharmacological (drug) and nonpharmacological treatments for peripheral neuropathy; the clinical manifestations of diffuse sensory neuropathy; the classifications and clinical manifestations of autonomic neuropathy; the primary symptoms for each of the focal neuropathies; and the information about neuropathy that should be taught to all patients with diabetes. The chapter includes an introduction, a list of learning objectives, key definitions (glossary), key educational considerations, self review questions, references, and a post-test (including an answer key). 3 tables. 86 references.

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Diabetic Retinopathy. Diabetes Care. 26(1): 226-229. January 2003.

Diabetic retinopathy (eye disease associated with diabetes) is the most frequent cause of new cases of blindness among adults aged 20 to 74 years. During the first two decades of disease, nearly all patients with type 1 diabetes and more than 60 percent of patients with type 2 diabetes have retinopathy. This article reviews the natural history of diabetic retinopathy, its risk factors and treatments, the role of glycemic (blood glucose) control, blood pressure control, the use of aspirin treatment, indications for laser photocoagulation, and the evaluation of diabetic retinopathy. The article notes that treatment modalities exist that can prevent or delay the onset of diabetic retinopathy, as well as prevent loss of vision, in a large proportion of patients with diabetes. The latter part of the article presents guidelines and recommendations for initial and subsequent ophthalmologic evaluation of patients with diabetes. 1 table. 10 references.

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Diabetic Retinopathy: What You Should Know. Bethesda, MD: National Eye Institute. 2003. 21 p.

This large-print booklet provides information for people with diabetic retinopathy and for their families and friends. The booklet discusses the causes and symptoms of this progressive eye disease. Written in a question and answer format, the booklet covers the stages of diabetic retinopathy, risk factors for the condition, how diabetic retinopathy causes vision loss, the symptoms that may be experienced, the symptoms of proliferative retinopathy when bleeding is involved, the detection of macular edema and diabetic retinopathy, treatment options for these two conditions, laser treatments, vitrectomy, the effectiveness of treatments for proliferative retinopathy, how to handle vision loss associated with diabetic retinopathy, current research in this area, steps to protect one’s vision, and questions or concerns to address with the eye care professional. The National Eye Institute encourages everyone with diabetes to have a comprehensive dilated eye exam at least once a year; people with diabetic retinopathy may need an eye exam more often. People with proliferative retinopathy can reduce their risk of blindness by 95 percent with timely treatment and appropriate follow up care. Readers are also reminded that better control of blood glucose levels slows the onset and progression of retinopathy. The booklet includes the contact information for the National Eye Institute, as well as for other resource organizations in the areas of diabetic retinopathy, diabetes, and low-vision programs. 6 figures.

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