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Diabetes in Hospital: A Practical Approach for Healthcare Professionals

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Author(s): Paula Holt
Edition: 1
Year: 2009

Language: English
Pages: 224

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 11
Abbreviations......Page 12
What is diabetes?......Page 14
History of diabetes and insulin......Page 15
Anatomy and physiology in the absence of diabetes......Page 16
Insulin......Page 17
Glucagon......Page 21
Classif cation of diabetes......Page 22
Type 1 diabetes......Page 24
Type 2 diabetes......Page 27
Signs and symptoms of diabetes......Page 33
Making a diagnosis......Page 35
Conclusion......Page 36
Aims of the chapter......Page 37
Insulin therapy......Page 38
Conclusion......Page 62
Further information......Page 63
Hyperglycaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis......Page 64
Hypoglycaemia......Page 74
Conclusion......Page 83
Diabetic neuropathy......Page 84
Peripheral vascular disease......Page 88
Treatment of neuropathic foot ulcers......Page 90
Conclusion......Page 104
Aims of the chapter......Page 106
Risk of surgery......Page 107
Surgery in different types of diabetes......Page 123
Conclusion......Page 126
Aims of the chapter......Page 128
Metabolic syndrome......Page 129
Central obesity......Page 131
Dyslipidaemia......Page 133
Hyperglycaemia......Page 134
Conclusion......Page 147
Aims of the chapter......Page 148
Anatomy and physiology of the normal functioning kidney......Page 149
Diabetic nephropathy......Page 152
Diabetic nephropathy and cardiovascular disease......Page 155
Hypertension......Page 156
Conclusion......Page 168
Aims of the chapter......Page 169
Alcohol-related liver disease......Page 170
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis......Page 171
Treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease......Page 172
Hereditary haemochromatosis......Page 176
New-onset diabetes following transplantation......Page 183
Conclusion......Page 185
Aims of the chapter......Page 186
National Service Framework......Page 188
Structured education......Page 195
National programmes......Page 197
Information prescription......Page 201
Conclusion......Page 204
References......Page 205
Index......Page 220