Practical Diabetes Care

Winner in the Internal Medicine category at the 2019 British Medical Association awards.

Concise, affordable and extremely practical, Practical Diabetes Care, 4th edition offers a wholly clinical approach to diabetes and its treatment. Covering all the practical aspects of all major aspects of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, it also includes the very latest in clinical research and trial results.  Structured in a problem-orientated way, the book focuses on the areas of maximum anxiety for health-professionals treating patients with diabetes, e.g. hyperglycaemic emergencies, and multiple complications.

Easy to navigate, clear and convenient for when on the wards and in clinic, this is the perfect guide to the practical aspects of caring for patients with diabetes.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction ix

Clinical trials and organizations: abbreviations and acronyms xv

1 Classification, diagnosis and presentation 1

2 Diabetes emergencies 25

3 Infections and the diabetic foot 49

4 Eyes and kidneys 77

5 Neuropathy, musculoskeletal and skin 115

6 Diabetes and the cardiovascular system 141

7 Type 1 diabetes: glycaemic control 171

8 Type 1 diabetes: technology and transplants 197

9 Type 2 diabetes: weight loss, exercise and other ‘lifestyle’ interventions 217

10 Type 2 diabetes: glycaemic control 241

11 Hypertension 315

12 Lipids 359

13 Clinical aspects of the metabolic syndrome 387

14 Youth and emerging adulthood; old age 401

15 Psychological aspects of diabetes 425

Index 439

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