Download or read book Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Supplement Use in People with Diabetes: A Clinician's Guide written by Laura Shane-McWhorter and published by American Diabetes Association. This book was released on 2007-06-11 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People with diabetes are 1.6 times more likely than people without diabetes to use a complementary or alternative medicine supplement. This clinician’s guide will give you facts and tips to help your patients successfully consider using a CAM supplement. Includes: in-depth descriptions of botanical and nonbotanical CAM supplements to treat diabetes; tables organizing supplements and therapies for quick reference; and review of clinical studies and chemical constituents for each supplement.