Unstable and Brittle Diabetes

by Gill; Geoffrey

• ISBN13: 9781841842899
• ISBN10: 1841842893
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-20
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Controversial in terms of definition and management, brittle diabetes is a difficult area for most diabetologists. Bringing together the latest research, Unstable and Brittle Diabetes provides a comprehensive overview of the current status that creates a better understanding of this complex condition. It is the first book in nearly 20 years to focus on the problem of severely unstable diabetes.A multidisciplinary and highly experienced group of writers, the editors and their panel of experts cover causes, treatment, outcomes, quality of life issues, and more. They cover the history of the disease, secondary causes, hypoglycaemic diabetic instability, insulin resistance and over-insulinisation, diabetic instability in children and the elderly, psychological factors and intervention, and educating patients about the disease. The book provides a balanced view of this problematic area of diabetes care.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Series preface	ix
Preface	x
Unstable and brittle diabetes: past and present	1	(18)
Robert Tattersall
An overview of brittle diabetes	19	(22)
Geoff Gill
Gareth Williams
The syndrome of recurrent diabetic ketoacidosis	41	(24)
Geoff Gill
George Alberti
Insulin resistance in diabetes	65	(34)
Balasubramanian Ravikumar
Roy Taylor
Subcutaneous insulin resistance, learning disabilities and unstable diabetes	99	(16)
Denise Drumm
David Schade
Psychological factors and glycaemic control	115	(20)
Moyyaad Kamali
Elspeth Guthrie
Chronic unstable diabetes and hypoglycaemia	135	(24)
Simon Heller
Unstable diabetes in childhood and adolescence	159	(20)
Stephen Greene
Ray Newton
Brittle diabetes in the elderly	179	(18)
Sue Benbow
Michael Gallagher
The poorly controlled type 2 diabetic patient	197	(36)
Jon Pinkney
John Wilding
Psychological intervention for brittle diabetes	233	(16)
Jackie Fosbury
Educational strategies for improving outcome in unstable diabetes	249	(22)
Helen Cooper
Insulin pumps and pancreas transplantation for unstable and brittle diabetes	271	(20)
John Pickup
Living with brittle diabetes A patient	291	(8)
Index	299