Pocket Tutor Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Titles in the Pocket Tutor series provide practical guidance on subjects that medical students and foundation doctors may need help with while on the go. They are offered at a highly affordable price, making them accessible for those rotating through modular courses or working on attachment.

Topics are designed to meet the information needs arising from today’s integrated undergraduate and foundation courses:

• Common presentations
• Investigation options (e.g. ECG, imaging)
• Clinical and patient-orientated skills (e.g. examinations, history-taking)

The highly structured, bite-size content helps novices combat the fear associated with day-to-day clinical training by providing a detailed resource that students and junior doctors can carry in their pocket.

Key points

• Highly affordable price and convenient pocket-size format
• Breaks down a subject that students find complex and daunting, using clear images, concise and informative text, and specific management scenarios
• Logical, building-block approach to content: initial chapter on obesity and causes of diabetes, followed by focus on clinical features and management. Subsequent chapters address the complications of diabetes, including their epidemiology and management
• Additional focus on prevention, psychological strategies, and tips for motivating patients
• Up-to-date: includes recommendations by the American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes 2017