Diabetes and Its Management 6e

Peter J. Watkins is the author of Diabetes and Its Management, 6th Edition, published by Wiley. Stephanie Anne Amiel, FRCP is a British physician and academic, specialising in type 1 diabetes. Since 1995, she has been the R. D. Lawrence Professor of Diabetic Medicine at King's College London and a consultant at King's College Hospital.

Preface to the sixth edition. Preface to the first edition. Acknowledgements. Section 1: Basic Principles of Diabetes and its Biochemistry. 1. Diagnosis and classification. 2. Epidemiology of diabetes. 3. Synthesis, secretion and actions of insulin. 4. Metabolic changes in diabetes: a summary. 5. Aetiology and genetics. Section 2: Clinical Presentation and Treatment. 6. Clinical features of diabetes. 7. Management of Type 2 diabetes. 8. Management of Type 1 diabetes mellitus. 9. Hypoglycaemia. 10. Diabetic hyperglycaemic emergencies. 11. Management of diabetes during surgery and other illnesses. Section 3: Special Situations. 12. Pregnancy and diabetes. 13. Diabetes in children. Section 4: Diabetic Complications. 14. An overview of microvascular complications. 15. Diabetes and the kidney. 16. Diabetic eye disease. 17. Diabetic neuropathies. 18. The diabetic foot. 19. Cardiovascular disease, hypertension and lipids. 20. Hypertension. Section 5: Diabetic Care. 21. Living with diabetes. 22. Organization of care. Appendices. Index