Description
Book SynopsisABC of Diabetes provides primary care practitioners with a practical guide to all aspects of diabetes including the aetiology, diagnosis and management of Types 1 and 2 diabetes, detection and prevention, and the organization of care and support.
Table of ContentsContributors to this Book vii
Foreword ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xiii
Diagnosing Diabetes 1
Tim Holt and Sudhesh Kumar
Types of Diabetes 7
Tim Holt and Sudhesh Kumar
Helping People Live with Diabetes 11
Tim Holt and Sudhesh Kumar
Early Detection and Prevention of Diabetes 15
Tim Holt and Sudhesh Kumar
Obesity 23
Tim Holt and Sudhesh Kumar
Cardiovascular Disease 27
Ponnusamy Saravanan, Vinod Patel, Tim Holt and Sudhesh Kumar
Management of Blood Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes 35
Tim Holt and Sudhesh Kumar
Hyperglycaemic Emergencies and Management of Diabetes in Hospital 41
Sailesh Sankar, Sudhesh Kumar and Tim Holt
Insulin Therapy 47
Tim Holt and Sudhesh Kumar
Hypoglycaemia 51
Tim Holt, Sudhesh Kumar and Noreen Kumar
Self]Management of Diabetes 55
Tim Holt and Sudhesh Kumar
Surveillance for Complications 63
Tim Holt and Sudhesh Kumar
Kidney Disease in Diabetes 67
Tim Holt and Sudhesh Kumar
Eye Disease in Diabetes 75
Tim Holt and Sudhesh Kumar
The Diabetic Foot 81
Tim Holt, Gurdev Deogon and Sudhesh Kumar
Diabetic Neuropathy 91
Tim Holt and Sudhesh Kumar
Psychological Issues Related to Diabetes Care 95
Tim Holt and Sudhesh Kumar
Diabetes and Pregnancy 99
Sudhesh Kumar, Aresh Anwar and Tim Holt
Organisation of Diabetes Care in General Practice 107
Tim Holt and Sudhesh Kumar
New and Emerging Therapies for Diabetes 111
Tim Holt and Sudhesh Kumar
Support for People Living with Diabetes 115
Tim Holt and Sudhesh Kumar
Index 000
