Handbook of Diabetes, 3rd Edition

by Gareth Williams (Professor of Medicine, Dean. Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bristol, UK); John C. Pickup (Professor of Diabetes and Metabolism, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, London, UK)

• ISBN13: 9781405120524
• ISBN10: 1405120525
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Winner of 'First Prize' in the Endocrinology Category of the 2005 BMA Medical Book Competition. Judges' summary of the book: "The coverage of the biochemistry of diabetes is excellent. This is mandatory reading for all clinicians involved with diabetes and also a must for many expert patients." The Handbook of Diabetes is now in its third edition and continues to grow in popularity as an essential manual for all healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of patients with diabetes. As a concise reference book, the contents are edited and rewritten from Pickup & Williams' Textbook of Diabetes (Third Edition). This new edition has been extensively revised and updated, and is richly illustrated throughout in full color. Handbook of Diabetes, Third Edition, contains a wealth of clinical wisdom against a backdrop of clinical science that will be of help to every member of the diabetes care team.

Author Biography

Professor Gareth Williams, Dean of the Medical School, Bristol, UK

Professor John Pickup, Department of Chemical Pathology, Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine, London, UK

Table of Contents

Preface	vi
1 Introduction to diabetes	1	(4)
2 History of diabetes	5	(8)
3 Diagnosis and classification of diabetes	13	(10)
4 Public health aspects of diabetes	23	(4)
5 Normal physiology of insulin secretion and action	27	(12)
6 Epidemiology and aetiology of type 1 diabetes	39	(16)
7 Epidemiology and aetiology of type 2 diabetes	55	(16)
8 Other types of diabetes	71	(12)
9 Diabetes control and its measurement	83	(10)
10 Management of type 1 diabetes	93	(14)
11 Management of type 2 diabetes	107	(10)
12 Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar non-ketotic hyperglycaemia	117	(8)
13 Hypoglycaemia	125	(8)
14 Control and complications	133	(10)
15 Diabetic eye disease	143	(10)
16 Diabetic nephropathy	153	(10)
17 Diabetic neuropathy	163	(6)
18 Blood lipid abnormalities	169	(6)
19 Hypertension in diabetes	175	(10)
20 Macrovascular disease in diabetes	185	(10)
21 Foot problems in diabetes	195	(8)
22 Sexual problems in diabetes	203	(8)
23 Gastrointestinal problems in diabetes	211	(6)
24 Skin and connective tissue disorders in diabetes	217	(6)
25 Psychological and psychiatric problems in diabetes	223	(6)
26 Some intercurrent problems in diabetes	229	(8)
27 Pregnancy and diabetes	237	(6)
28 Diabetes in childhood and adolescence	243	(6)
29 Diabetes in old age	249	(4)
30 Diabetes and lifestyle	253	(6)
31 Organization of diabetes care: diabetes specialist nursing, diabetes education and general practice	259	(4)
32 Future directions in diabetes management and research	263	(4)
Acknowledgements	267	(4)
Index	271