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CONTENTS

Volume 16, Number 1
January/February 1998
Editorial: Changes at Clinical Diabetes

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Feature:  Gestational Diabetes: Detection, Management, and Implications

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Feature:  Diabetes and Obesity: Developmental Relationships and Interventional Strategies for Successful Outcomes 13
Landmark Studies: Intensive Insulin Therapy Improves Survival After MI in Diabetes 16
Case Studies
A 45-Year-Old Man With Polyuria and Weight Loss: Diagnosis, Classification, and Treatment

A 50-Year-Old Man With Diabetes, Fever, and         Metabolic Acidosis: Classification and Treatment

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Team Approach:  The Nutrition Specialist on the Diabetes Management Team 21
Medical Computing: Diabetes on the Web 23
Commentary:  Standards of Care for the Treatment of Diabetes 26
Position Statement: Standards of Medical Care for Patients With Diabetes Mellitus 27
Practical Pointers: Prescribing Oral Antidiabetic Agents: General Considerations 37
Patient Information:  Diabetes Prescriptions 41
Diabetes Pipeline: Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitoring 43
The Business of Diabetes: Traditional Versus Corporate
Influence on Diabetes Care in Managed Health Organizations: Risks and Opportunities
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