Contents 1. Diagnosis and classification -- 2. Epidemiology of diabetes -- 3. Synthesis, secretion and actions of insulin -- 4. Metabolic changes in diabetes: a summary -- 5. Aetiology and genetics -- 6. Clinical features of diabetes -- 7. Management of type 2 diabetes -- 8. Management of type 1 diabetes mellitus -- 9. Hypoglycaemia -- 10. Diabetic hyperglycaemic emergencies -- 11. Management of diabetes during surgery and other illnesses -- 12. Pregnancy and diabetes -- 13. Diabetes in children -- 14. An overview of microvascular complications -- 15. Diabetes and the kidney -- 16. Diabetic eye disease -- 17. Diabetic neuropathies -- 18. The diabetic foot -- 19. Cardiovascular disease -- 20. Hypertension -- 21. Living with diabetes -- 22. Organization of care.
Abstract A concise manual that distills essential recent developments into practical advice. This book is intended for doctors and all healthcare professionals who care for patients with diabetes valuable for those studying for the MRCP a compact, but complete, practical manual which also gives and excellent grounding in the underlying disease processes divided into sections on pathogenesis, clinical management, diabetic complications and all aspects of diabetic care updated and rewritten to include all the recent advances in diabetes.