The Evidence Base for Diabetes Care

Contributors List.The Evidence Base for Diabetes Care (R. Williams, et al.). PART I: EVIDENCE--BASED DEFINITION AND CLASSIFCATION. Classification of Diabetes (M. de Courten) Evidence--Based Definition and Classification: A Commentary (S. O'Rahilly) PART II: PREVENTION OF DIABETES. Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes (J. Skyler). Can Bombing the Immune System Achieve Lasting Peace in the Pancreas?: A Commentary (E. Gale). Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes (R. Hamman). Missed and Newly Recovered Potential for the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes: A Commentary (J. Tuomilehto). PART III: EARLY DETECTION, SCREENING AND CASE FINDING IN TYPE 2 DIABETES. The Evidence to Screen for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (M. Engelgau and K. Narayan). Understanding and Avoiding the Adverse Psychological Effects of Screening: A Commentary (T. Marteau). PART IV: GESTATIONAL DIABETES. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (D. McCance). Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Commentary (T. Buchanan). PART V: GLYCAEMIC CONTROL. Can Intensive Glycemic Management in Type 1 Diabetes Reduce Morbidity and Mortality? (W. Herman). Intensive Glycaemic Management of Type 1 Diabetes: A Commentary (B. Frier). Does Tight Control of Hyperglycaemia Limit Morbidity and Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes? (A. Adler). Does Tight Control of Hyperglycaemia Limit Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes?: A Commentary (R. Jarrett). PART VI: PREVENTION OF COMPLICATIONS. The Effectiveness of Interventions Aimed at Weight Loss, and Other Effects of Diet and Physical Activity in Achieving Control of Diabetes and Preventing its Complications (N. Wareham). Prevention of Hypertension (J. Fuller). Prevention of Hyperlipidaemia (T. Orchard and L. Fried). What is the Evidence that Changing Tobacco Use Reduces the Incidence of Diabetic Complications? (D. Wingard et al.). Prevention of Complications: A Commentary (D. Simmons). PART VII: TREATMENT OF ESTABLISHED COMPLICATIONS. Treatment of Retinopathy (T. Johnson and R. Kurtz). Treatment of Nephropathy (A. Ojo). Treatment of Periodontal Disease (G. Taylor and S. Grossi). Treatment of Diabetic Neuropathy (Z. Simmons and E. Feldman). Cardiac Complications and their Management (A. Chugh, et al.). Treatment of Cerebrovascular Disease (S. Hickenbottom). Treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease.(A. Hamdan and F. Pomposelli). Epidemiology of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Amputations: Evidence for Prevention (G. Reiber and W. Ledoux). Can Established Diabetic Complications be Reversed? The Evidence for Secondary Prevention (K. Shaw). PART VIII DELIVERY OF CARE. What is the Evidence that Increasing Participation of Individuals in Self--management Improves the Processes and Outcomes of Care? (D. Roter and A.--L. Kinmonth). Promoting Self--Management in Primary Care Settings: Limitations and Opportunities: A Commentary (M. Goldstein). Delivering Care to the Population (S. Griffin and R. Williams). Delivering Care to the Population: A Commentary (U. Rosenqvist). PART IX: CONTINUING EDUCATION. Keeping Up to Date Through Lifelong Learning (D. Pencheon and J. Wright). Index.