Difficult diabetes /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gill, Geoffrey V., Pickup, John C., Williams, Gareth, 1952-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, ©2001.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Do we know how to diagnose diabetes and do we need to screen for the disease?
  • Ch. 2. Does impaired glucose tolerance really exist, and if so what should be done about it?
  • Ch. 3. Is gestational diabetes important, and worth screening for?
  • Ch. 4. What should we do about microalbuminuria?
  • Ch. 5. Is obesity realistically treatable in type 2 diabetes?
  • Ch. 6. What are the options for oral agent treatment of type 2 diabetes?
  • Ch. 7. Should obese type 2 diabetic patients be treated with insulin?
  • Ch. 8. Is the management of diabetic foot ulceration evidence based?
  • Ch. 9. Is even moderate control of diabetes feasible in adolescents?
  • Ch. 10. Does brittle diabetes exist?
  • Ch. 11. How should hypoglycaemia unawareness be managed?
  • Ch. 12. Is multiple injection therapy the treatment of choice in type 1 diabetes?
  • Ch. 13. Is insulin pump treatment justifiable?
  • Ch. 14. Is there a role for sole transplantation of the pancreas (without kidney) in type 1 diabetes?
  • Ch. 15. Should there be driving and employment restrictions for people with diabetes?
  • Ch. 16. How should erectile dysfunction in diabetes be managed?
  • Ch. 17. How should hypertension be managed in diabetes?