Diabetes Management, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America, E-book (ebook)

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This issue of Medical Clinics of North America, edited by Dr. Irl Hirsch, is devoted to Diabetes Management. Articles in this issue include: Diabetes Classification Update; Internet Diabetes Management: An Effective, Efficient, and Cost Effective Approach; Monitoring Glycemia in Diabetes; Glycemic Targets: What is the Evidence?; Lifestyle Modification in Diabetes; Metformin, Sufonlyureas, Acarbose, Thiazolidnediones, Bromocriptine, and Colesevalam; Incretins; SGLT-2 inhibitors; Insulin therapy in Type 1 Diabetes; Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes; Non-Glycemic Targets for Patients with Diabetes; Screening and Treatment for the Primary Care Provider of Common Diabetes Complications; and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.0Preface

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1. Introduction

Part I: Pipeline Design

2. General Design Information

3. Diameter and Wall Thickness

4. Hydrodynamic Stability of Pipelines

5. Pipeline Span

6. Operating Stresses

7. Pipeline Riser Design

8. Pipeline External Corrosion Protection

9. Pipeline Insulation

10. Introduction to Flexible Pipelines

Part II: Pipeline Installation

11. Pipeline Installation Methods

12. Installation Bending Stress Control

13. Pipeline On-Bottom Stability Control

Part III: Pipeline Commissioning and Operations

14. Pipeline Testing and Pre-commissioning

15. Flow Assurance

16. Pigging Operations

Appendices

Appendix A: Gas-Liquid Multiphase Flow in Pipeline

Appendix B: Steady and Transient Solutions for Pipeline Temperature

Appendix C: Strength De-Rating of Old Pipelines

Index