Synopses & Reviews
Highly Commended in the 2004 BMA Medical Book Competition (Endocrinology)Judges’ summary:
“Beautifully and clearly written to appeal to all levels of healthcare professional knowledge. A wealth of practical experience is freely donated to the reader in a friendly and accessible way. Each section is easily found and any member of the team could care for a patient with that particular problem to a high standard with this book in their hand. I would unhesitatingly recommend to all diabetes doctors – both senior and junior, and every diabetes unit should have a copy. This new edition is excellent and should be considered for an award.”
Diabetes and its Management, Sixth Edition, continues to provide a practical clinical guide to the management of patients with diabetes. The author team has been expanded and now also includes a Nurse Practitioner specialising in diabetes to provide the nursing perspective. It is a concise manual that distils the essential recent developments into practical advice.
Review
'Its continued success undoubtedly rests on the authors' ability to pack so much information and opinion on diabetes into a short textbook format, and yet to make the subject approachable and the book so readable.'
John AndersonConsultant Physician, Homerton Hospital in Barts Journal in the fifth edition
'It is full of relevant information for the practising clincian, but also includes a useful theoretical background to diabetes... Overall, it is a very practical and stimulating book.'
Graham LeeseConsultant Diabetologist, Ninewalls Hospital and Medical School in Hospital Update on the fifth edition
Review
"...a concise practical manual which distils essential recent developments. It is easily carried in the pocket and will therefore be attractive to students, who will find it within their price range. It is suitable for those who care for diabetic patients both in hospitals and in general practice."
--BMJ
Synopsis
This book contains a complete description of diabetes - its clinical features, diagnosis, pathology, complications and treatment, with a strong clinical and practical emphasis. It includes a description of the aims of the St Vincent Declaration and of the
Synopsis
This book contains a complete description of diabetes - its clinical features, diagnosis, pathology, complications and treatment, with a strong clinical and practical emphasis. It includes a description of the aims of this St Vincent Declaration and of the requirements for general practitioners undertaking diabetes care. There is an up-to-date reading list and a list of the major Diabetes Associations.
Synopsis
Diabetes and its Management, Sixth Edition, continues to provide a practical clinical guide to the management of patients with diabetes.
The author team has been expanded and now also includes a Nurse Practitioner specialising in diabetes to provide the nursing perspective. It is a concise manual that distils the essential recent developments into practical advice.
Diabetes and its Management is
- intended for doctors and all healthcare professionals who care for patients with diabetes
- valuable for those studing for the MRCP
- a compact, but complete, practical manual which also gives an 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
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-299) and index.
Table of Contents
Section 1: Basic Principles of Diabetes and its Biochemistry:; Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis and Classification; The Epidemiology of Diabetes; Secondary Diabetes, Special Syndromes and Related Endocrine Disease; Synthesis and Secretion of Insulin; Metabolic Changes in Diabetes; Aetiology and Genetics;
Secton 2: Principles of Treatment:; An Overview of Management; Dietary Principles in Diabetes; Insulin Treatment; Treatment of Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes; Diabetic Emergencies: Ketoacidosis, Non-Ketotic States and Management during Surgery; Hypoglycaemia;
Section 3: Diabetic Complications:; An Overview of Complications; Diabetes and the Kidney; Diabetic Eye Disease; Diabetic Neuropathies; Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes; The Diabetic Foot;
Section 4: Special Situations:; Diabetes, Pregnancy and Contraception; Diabetes in Children and Adolescents; Spontaneous and Reactive Hypoglycaemia;
Section 5: Diabetic Care:; The Organization of Diabetic Care; Social and Legal Consequences of Diabetes; Appendix and Useful Information; General Reading List; Index