Everything you need to know about prescribing insulin.

This indespensible handbook gives physicians, clinicians, and diabetes educators the information and data necessary to successfully initiate and maintain insulin therapy in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Now, in its fifth edition, Practical Insulin is completely revised and updated to evaluate the changing landscape of insulin therapy. With this easy, fully indexed reference guide, you can make improved glycemic control an achievable reality for your patients.

Topics include:

--Available insulin products

--Delivery methods

--Injection regimens

--Barriers to efficacy

--Calculating total insulin dose, insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio, and correction doses

--Therapy for type 1 and type 2 diabetes