Difficult Diabetes.
Title:
Difficult Diabetes.
Author:
Gill, G. V.
ISBN:
9780470756867
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (322 pages)
Series:
Challenges In Ser.
Contents:
Difficult Diabetes -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Diagnostic and screening issues -- 1 Do we know how to diagnose diabetes and do we need to screen for the disease? -- 2 Does impaired glucose tolerance really exist, and if so what should be done about it? -- 3 Is gestational diabetes important, and worth screening for? -- 4 What should we do about microalbuminuria? -- Management issues in type 2 diabetes -- 5 Is obesity realistically treatable in type 2 diabetes? -- 6 What are the options for oral agent treatment of type 2 diabetes? -- 7 Should obese type 2 diabetic patients be treated with insulin? -- 8 Is the management of diabetic foot ulceration evidence based? -- Management issues in type 1 diabetes -- 9 Is even moderate control of diabetes feasible in adolescents? -- 10 Does brittle diabetes exist? -- 11 How should hypoglycaemia unawareness be managed? -- 12 Is multiple injection therapy the treatment of choice in type 1 diabetes? -- 13 Is insulin pump treatment justifiable? -- 14 Is there a role for sole transplantation of the pancreas (without kidney) in type 1 diabetes? -- Other management issues -- 15 Should there be driving and employment restrictions for people with diabetes? -- 16 How should erectile dysfunction in diabetes be managed? -- 17 How should hypertension be managed in diabetes? -- Index.
Abstract:
Difficult Diabetes is intended for diabetologists and endocrinologists who want to keep abreast of the developments in this fast-changing world. It provides a distillation of clinical wisdom that is desperately required in the absence of evidence-based guidelines. This book seeks to avoid rehashing the accepted content and dogma found in the excellent textbooks of diabetes. It provides more of an in depth coverage than is possible in individual review articles. Its key objective is to provide guidance to clinicians about the most topical and controversial aspects of their practice. Provides guidance to clinicians about the most topical and controversial aspects of their practice Each chapter is written by an expert in the field who can give a balanced overview of the topic All information is as up to date as possible due to fast production of the book.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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