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Book SynopsisHighly Commended in the 2004 BMA Medical Book Competition (Endocrinology) Judges' summary:
Beautifully and clearly written to appeal to all levels of healthcare professional knowledge. A wealth of practical experience is freely donated to the reader in a friendly and accessible way. Each section is easily found and any member of the team could care for a patient with that particular problem to a high standard with this book in their hand. I would unhesitatingly recommend to all diabetes doctors both senior and junior, and every diabetes unit should have a copy. This new edition is excellent and should be considered for an award.
Diabetes and its Management, Sixth Edition, continues to provide a practical clinical guide to the management of patients with diabetes. The author team has been expanded and now also includes a Nurse Practitioner specialising in diabetes to provide the nursing perspective. It is a concise manual that distils the ess
Trade Review
'Its continued success undoubtedly rests on the authors' ability to pack so much information and opinion on diabetes into a short textbook format, and yet to make the subject approachable and the book so readable.'
John Anderson Consultant Physician, Homerton Hospital in Barts Journal in the fifth edition
'It is full of relevant information for the practising clincian, but also includes a useful theoretical background to diabetes... Overall, it is a very practical and stimulating book.'
Graham Leese Consultant Diabetologist, Ninewalls Hospital and Medical School in Hospital Update on the fifth edition
Table of ContentsPreface to the sixth edition vii
Preface to the first edition ix
Acknowledgements xi
Section 1: Basic Principles of Diabetes and its Biochemistry
1 Diagnosis and classification 3
2 Epidemiology of diabetes 16
3 Synthesis secretion and actions of insulin 23
4 Metabolic changes in diabetes: a summary 33
5 Aetiology and genetics 38
Section 2: Clinical Presentation and Treatment
6 Clinical features of diabetes 49
7 Management of Type 2 diabetes 55
8 Management of Type 1 diabetes mellitus 66
9 Hypoglycaemia 79
10 Diabetic hyperglycaemic emergencies 88
11 Management of diabetes during surgery and other illnesses 95
Section 3: Special Situations
12 Pregnancy and diabetes 107
13 Diabetes in children 116
Section 4: Diabetic Complications
14 An overview of microvascular complications 125
15 Diabetes and the kidney 132
16 Diabetic eye disease 144
17 Diabetic neuropathies 152
18 The diabetic foot 166
19 Cardiovascular disease 181
20 Hypertension 190
Section 5: Diabetic Care
21 Living with diabetes 197
22 Organization of care 203
Appendices 213
Index 219
