Clinical Challenges in Diabetes

1.Screening for diabetes: do the benefits justify the cost? M Marre, F Travert 2.Obesity-related disease: how can we stem the tide? J Webber 3.Managing the normotensive type 2 diabetic patient with microalbuminuria, A Mon, F Joseph 4.Given the very high risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease should targets be lower in the South Asian and similar populations? S Bellary 5.Does pharmacotherapy have a place in the weight management of patients with type 2 diabetes? L van Gaal 6.What should be the second line therapy after metformin in the overweight type 2 diabetic patient? B Gallwitz 7.The place of incretin based therapies in patients with type 2 diabetes, M Evans 8.How should I manage my diabetic patient who has recently had a myocardial infarction? M Fisher 9.Can I prevent problems in the at riskA" diabetic foot? M Stevens 10.How should I manage the pregnant patient with type 2 diabetes? F Dunne 11.How should I deal with poor concordance in my diabetic patients? J Rungby, B Brock 12.Organisation of diabetes care and the multiprofessional team, R Gadsby, J Hill Abbreviations General index