Description
This edition of Diabetes: Chronic Complications provides both the experienced and trainee endocrinologist with easy-to-read, up-to-date practical guidance on the management of the many complications that can result from the onset of diabetes, such as kidney failure, cardiovascular disease, retinal failure, and cerebrovascular disease. Reflecting the rapid developments currently taking place in the field, the second edition introduces a brand-new section on liver complications in diabetes, additional material on mental health complications in the section on diabetes and the brain, coverage of dyslipidaemia and hypertension in the section on diabetes and the heart, five MCQ's in each section to help improve clinical skills, and a case study and key points summary box in every chapter.
Table of Contents
Contributors, vii
Preface to Third Edition, ix
1 Diabetes and the Eye, 1
Kevin Shotliff and Nigel Davies
2 Diabetic Chronic Kidney Disease, 34
Richard J MacIsaac, George Jerums and Gerald F Watts
3 Diabetes and the Liver, 67
Lisa Jones and Anna Mae Diehl
4 Diabetes and the Gastrointestinal Tract, 83
Zeeshan Ramzan and Henry P Parkman
5 Diabetes and Foot Disease, 101
Kate Marsden, Sharon Tuck and Darryl Meeking
6 Diabetes and Autonomic Neuropathy, 119
Andrew F Macleod
7 Diabetes and Sexual Health, 141
Michael H Cummings
8 Diabetes and the Heart, 165
Miles Fisher and Kenneth M Shaw
9 Diabetes and the Brain, 190
Iain Cranston
10 Diabetes and Mental Health, 214
David P Osborn and Richard IG Holt
11 Musculoskeletal Complications of Diabetes Mellitus, 239
Stratos Christianakis, Minh Chau Nguyen and Richard S Panush
12 Diabetes and Oral Health, 252
Philip M Preshaw
13 Diabetes and the Skin, 273
Hywel L Cooper, Amita Bansal and Adam E Haworth
14 Diabetes and Cancer, 294
Steven S Coughlin and Edward L Giovannucci
Multiple Choice Questions, 306
Answers, 318
Index, 327
Colour plate section is found facing page 244
