Practical Diabetes

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Altman Publishing, 2006 - 210 pages
Focusing on the areas of maximum anxiety for the junior doctor this handbook covers the management of the patient whether in a clinic or emergency department of a hospital. The book is set out in a problem oriented way to aid diagnosis and treatment.

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Contents

Classification and diagnosis
1
The metabolic syndrome
13
Hyperglycaemic emergencies and hypoglycaemia
21
Acute general medicine and diabetes
41
Insulin therapy in type 1 diabetes
51
Perioperative management
69
Management of type 2 diabetes
75
Infections in diabetes
95
Diabetic eye disease
107
Diabetic renal disease
117
Neuropathy
135
Hypertension
157
Lipids
175
The management of type 2 diabetes in primary care Dr M Grenville
191
Sources and websites
201
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