| Description |
xii, 346 pages |
| Series |
Diabetes in practice |
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Diabetes in practice.
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| Contents |
Normal glucose metabolism and responses to hypoglycaemia / Ian A. Macdonald and Paromita King -- Symptoms of hypoglycaemia and effects on mental performance and emotions / Ian J. Deary -- Frequency, causes and risk factors for hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes / Mark W.J. Strachan -- Nocturnal hypoglycaemia / Simon Heller -- Moderators, monitoring and management of hypoglycaemia / Tristan Richardson and David Kerr -- Counterregulatory deficiencies in diabetes / David Kerr -- Impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia / Brian M. Frier -- Risks of strict glycaemic control / Stephanie A. Amiel -- Hypoglycaemia in children with diabetes / Krystyna A. Matyka -- Hypoglycaemia and pregnancy / Ann E. Gold and Donald W.M. Pearson -- Hypoglycaemia in type 2 diabetes and the elderly / Nicola N. Zammitt and Brian M. Frier -- Mortality, cardiovascular morbidity and possible effects of hypoglycaemia on diabetic complications / Simon Heller and B. Miles Fisher -- Long-term effects of hypoglycaemia on cognitive function and the brain in diabetes / Petros Perros and Ian J. Deary -- Living with hypoglycaemia / Brian M. Frier |
| Summary |
"This comprehensive yet practical book will be indispensable to all health care professionals who manage patients with diabetes, including clinicians, specialist nurses, general practitioners and dieticians."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1999 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Diabetes -- Complications.
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Hypoglycemia.
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| Author |
Frier, Brian M.
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Fisher, B. Miles.
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| LC no. |
2007012095 |
| ISBN |
9780470018446 hardback |
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0470018445 hardback |
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