Handbook of diabetes

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Williams Gareth, MD.
Group Author: Pickup John C.
Published: Blackwell Pub.,
Publisher Address: Malden, Mass.
Publication Dates: c2004.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: 3rd ed.
Subjects:
Carrier Form: vi, 275 p.: ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
ISBN: 1405120525
Index Number: R587
CLC: R587.1-62
Call Number: R587.1-62/W723/3rd.ed.
Contents: Includes index.
Introduction to diabetes -- History of diabetes -- Diagnosis and classification of diabetes -- Public health aspects of diabetes -- Normal physiology of insulin secretion and action -- Epidemiology and aetiology of type 1 diabetes -- Epidemiology and aetiology of type 2 diabetes -- Other types of diabetes -- Diabetic control and its measurement -- Management of type 1 diabetes -- Management of type 2 diabetes -- Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar non-ketotic hyperglycaemia -- Hypoglycaemia -- Control and complications -- Diabetic eye disease -- Diabetic nephropathy -- Diabetic neuropathy -- Blood lipid abnormalities -- Hypertension in diabetes -- Macrovascular disease in diabetes -- Foot problems in diabetes -- Sexual problems in diabetes -- Gastrointestinal problems in diabetes -- Skin and connective tissue disorders in diabetes -- Psychological and psychiatric problems in diabetes -- Some intercurrent problems in diabetes -- Pregnancy and diabetes -- Diabetes in childhood and adolescence -- Diabetes in old age -- Diabetes and lifestyle -- Organization of diabetes care: diabetes specialist nursing, diabetes education and general practice -- Future directions in diabetes management and research.