Diabetes Case Studies: Real Problems, Practical Solutions

Boris Draznin

Mei 2015 · American Diabetes Association

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The "case study" approach is one of the most used and most effective formats to present medical information and is the foundation for developing evidence-based treatment protocols. Compiled and edited by one of the world's best known clinical endocrinologists, Boris Draznin, MD, PhD, Diabetes Case Studies offers more than 100 actual cases from leading diabetologists, outlining both typical and unusual diabetes cases. Each study will illustrate real life dilemmas with a discussion as to how the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches were selected and implemented, through a thorough, yet succinct, presentation of the problems, the diagnoses, treatment protocols, and results. Readers will have practical information to use when treating their diabetic patients.

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Boris Draznin, MD, PhD, is an internationally known leader in the field of diabetes research and clinical practice. At present, he is the Director of the Adult Diabetes Program and the Celeste and Jack Grynberg Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado, Denver. On average, his Program oversees the clinical care of three new patients every day, seven days a week, 365 days a year for a total of over 1,000 new diabetes patients each year. He has served as Chair of the Professional Section Advisory Panel of the American Diabetes Association and President of the Western Association of Physicians. Dr. Draznin has authored or co-authored 150 articles in the peer-reviewed literature and has accepted invitations to edit or submit chapters to over 20 books. He has written for professional audiences as well as the general public.