Diabetes Ther (2016) 7:377 DOI 10.1007/s13300-016-0186-7
PRACTICAL APPROACH
Practical Approaches to Diabetes Care: An Introduction Marc Evans . Abigail Maisey
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Alongside the growing prevalence of diabetes is an increasing complexity of the clinical and
contributions to this unique and valuable section within the journal, inviting colleagues
therapeutic issues associated with the condition, many of which represent significant
to share experience, knowledge and expertise to provide practical clinical and therapeutic
challenges to health care professionals involved
insights.
with diabetes care. Furthermore, with the rapidly and ever-changing knowledge and
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evidence base associated with managing people with diabetes, translating such
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considerations into a practical context for day-to-day clinical practice can provide a real challenge. The objective of this novel practical
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approaches section within Diabetes Therapy is to concisely review the most recent evidence base
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REFERENCE M. Evans (&) University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff, UK e-mail:
[email protected] A. Maisey Wye Valley NHS Trust, Hereford, UK
1. Maisey A. A practical approach to gastrointestinal complications of diabetes. Diabetes Ther. 2016. doi:10.1007/s13300-016-0182-y.