Churchill's Pocketbook of Diabetes

The incidence of diabetes is increasing at epidemic proportions worldwide, presenting a huge challenge to modern medicine. In response, scientific advances in the understanding of diabetes and its complications are being translated into improved clinical practice at ever faster rates. Greater understanding of aetiopathogenesis of the different types of diabetes, the emerging roles of novel pharmacological agents and the importance placed on multidisciplinary team working and multi-risk-factor treatment all contribute to this. Now in a fully revised second edition, this clear, concise guide to modern diabetes and its management will prove invaluable to all health professionals in this field. By Sujoy Ghosh, MD (General Medicine) DM(Endocrinology) MRCP(UK) MRCPS(Glasgow) , Assistant Professor of Endocrinology Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research Calcutta, India and Andrew Collier, BSc MD FRCP(Glasgow & Edinburgh) , Honorary Senior Lecturer and Consultant Physician, The Ayr Hospital, Ayr, Scotland, Uk Table of Contents: Biochemistry and classification. Diagnosis, initial management and education. Management of diabetes. Acute metabolic complications. Complications. Special topics