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HANDBOOK OF DIABETES

The Handbook of Diabetes provides concise and efficient coverage of the diagnosis, epidemiology, and management of diabetes and its complications. Containing hundreds of attractive colour diagrams, illustrations, and clinical photographs, this popular quick-reference guide focuses on the management and measurement of diabetes mellitus with highly visual references.

Now in its fifth edition, this market-leading book aligns with the most recent guidelines from the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Diabetes UK, and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), presenting authoritative clinical coverage of diabetes in an accessible format with rich pedagogical features.

  • Five new chapters provide detailed coverage of liver disease, diabetes education, bariatric surgery, diabetes and cancer, and the use of incretin-based therapies and SGLT2 Inhibitors in the manag

    Table of Contents

    Preface ix

    Key to the boxes x

    List of abbreviations xi

    Part 1: Introduction to diabetes 1

    1 Introduction to diabetes 3

    2 History of diabetes 6

    3 Diagnosis and classification of diabetes 10

    4 Public health aspects of diabetes 17

    5 Normal physiology of insulin secretion and action, and the incretin effect 23

    6 Epidemiology and aetiology of type 1 diabetes 35

    7 Epidemiology and aetiology of type 2 diabetes 46

    8 Other types of diabetes 57

    Part 2: Metabolic control and complications 65

    9 Diabetes control and its measurement 67

    10 Management of type 1 diabetes 78

    11 Management of type 2 diabetes 90

    12 Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar state (HHS)and lactic acidosis 100

    13 Hypoglycaemia 110

    14 Causes of complications 118

    15 Diabetic eye disease 129

    16 Diabetic nephropathy 141

    17 Diabetic neuropathy 155

    18 Blood lipid abnormalities 162

    19 Hypertension in diabetes 168

    20 Macrovascular disease in diabetes 179

    21 Foot problems in diabetes 189

    22 Sexual problems in diabetes 196

    23 Gastrointestinal problems in diabetes 204

    24 Non-alcoholic liver disease (NAFLD) 211

    25 Diabetes and cancer 217

    26 Skin and connective tissue disorders in diabetes 221

    27 Psychological and psychiatric problems in diabetes 227

    Part 3: The spectrum and organisation of diabetes care 235

    28 Intercurrent situations that affect diabetes control 237

    29 Pregnancy and diabetes 247

    30 Diabetes in childhood and adolescence 257

    31 Diabetes in old age 265

    32 Diabetes and lifestyle 269

    33 Organisation of diabetes care: integrating diabetes service 275

    34 Transplantation and stem cell therapy 282

    Index 288

Handbook of Diabetes

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    A Paperback / softback by Rudy Bilous, Richard Donnelly, Iskandar Idris

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 06/05/2021
      ISBN13: 9781118976043, 978-1118976043
      ISBN10: 1118976045

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      HANDBOOK OF DIABETES

      The Handbook of Diabetes provides concise and efficient coverage of the diagnosis, epidemiology, and management of diabetes and its complications. Containing hundreds of attractive colour diagrams, illustrations, and clinical photographs, this popular quick-reference guide focuses on the management and measurement of diabetes mellitus with highly visual references.

      Now in its fifth edition, this market-leading book aligns with the most recent guidelines from the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Diabetes UK, and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), presenting authoritative clinical coverage of diabetes in an accessible format with rich pedagogical features.

      • Five new chapters provide detailed coverage of liver disease, diabetes education, bariatric surgery, diabetes and cancer, and the use of incretin-based therapies and SGLT2 Inhibitors in the manag

        Table of Contents

        Preface ix

        Key to the boxes x

        List of abbreviations xi

        Part 1: Introduction to diabetes 1

        1 Introduction to diabetes 3

        2 History of diabetes 6

        3 Diagnosis and classification of diabetes 10

        4 Public health aspects of diabetes 17

        5 Normal physiology of insulin secretion and action, and the incretin effect 23

        6 Epidemiology and aetiology of type 1 diabetes 35

        7 Epidemiology and aetiology of type 2 diabetes 46

        8 Other types of diabetes 57

        Part 2: Metabolic control and complications 65

        9 Diabetes control and its measurement 67

        10 Management of type 1 diabetes 78

        11 Management of type 2 diabetes 90

        12 Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar state (HHS)and lactic acidosis 100

        13 Hypoglycaemia 110

        14 Causes of complications 118

        15 Diabetic eye disease 129

        16 Diabetic nephropathy 141

        17 Diabetic neuropathy 155

        18 Blood lipid abnormalities 162

        19 Hypertension in diabetes 168

        20 Macrovascular disease in diabetes 179

        21 Foot problems in diabetes 189

        22 Sexual problems in diabetes 196

        23 Gastrointestinal problems in diabetes 204

        24 Non-alcoholic liver disease (NAFLD) 211

        25 Diabetes and cancer 217

        26 Skin and connective tissue disorders in diabetes 221

        27 Psychological and psychiatric problems in diabetes 227

        Part 3: The spectrum and organisation of diabetes care 235

        28 Intercurrent situations that affect diabetes control 237

        29 Pregnancy and diabetes 247

        30 Diabetes in childhood and adolescence 257

        31 Diabetes in old age 265

        32 Diabetes and lifestyle 269

        33 Organisation of diabetes care: integrating diabetes service 275

        34 Transplantation and stem cell therapy 282

        Index 288

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