10-minute consultation : type 2 diabetes mellitus

Description

The 10-minute consultation: type 2 diabetes mellitus outlines how diabetes is assessed and managed in clinical practice, using appropriate models of care and evidence-based management, to maximize the potential of the ‘10-minute consultation’. The authors are highly regarded GPs who have considerable clinical experience and made significant educational contributions to primary care. The handbook aims to develop primary care clinicians' history-taking and clinical-examination skills, with targeted information on every aspect of the GP’s role. Full details of the management options available in primary care are provided, with emphasis on when to refer (and when not to refer) for specialist investigations and treatment. Key points and drug reference tables are highlighted for quick reference, which enables the busy clinician to gain immediate access to pivotal information, either as a memory aid or for day-to-day use on the clinical frontline. The pocketbook not only answers practical questions about diagnosis and management, but also provides an insight into the key evidence and clinical trials that inform current International management guidelines. Furthermore, the importance of ongoing patient review is stressed, including the important roles of other community-based primary care clinicians (the practice nurse and pharmacist, in particular), to ensure delivery of high-quality, patient-centred treatment.