Diabetes and Women’s Health by Sarita Bajaj

• Organised into three sections and nineteen chapters, beginning with section covering general management of diabetes in women, followed by management in pregnant women and special topics.

• A discussion on various pharmacologic agents and their gender-based affects and vice versa has been described in detail.

• Apart from pharmacologic therapy, chapters on psychological and physical wellbeing in women with diabetes are useful additions.

• Management of diabetes and its comorbidities has also been elaborately covered in this sub-population.

• Last section covers special topics related infection, FSD, PCOS and ART.

• Information on management of hyperglycemia in women through childhood, adolescence, adulthood into menopause

• Expanded coverage on all aspects of GDM and PCOS, with a focus on artificial reproductive techniques

• Management of a neonate and long term outcomes in children born to mothers with diabetes during pregnancy are highlighted

• Cardiovascular disease in diabetic women is well emphasized

• Infections in women with diabetes are discussed

• Comprehensive update on anxiety and depression in women with diabetes with an emphasis on eating disorders

• Sexual health in women with diabetes is appropriately brought out

• Important new research on malignancies in women with diabetes serves the purpose of a quick reference both for learning as well as delivering evidence-based clinical care to ensure the best possible outcomes for every woman.