Diabetes

Diabetes is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortalityworldwide. Major complications include nephropathy, neuropathy,retinopathy and heart disease, which affect thousands of diabeticsevery year. The prevention and treatment of such complicationsencompass pharmacological, surgical and educational approaches, allof which need to be coordinated for optimal management of peoplewith diabetes. This user-friendly new edition of Diabetes - ChronicComplications (previously called Diabetic Complications)has been completely revised and updated to reflect the rapiddevelopments currently taking place in the field. Each chapterdescribes the epidemiology, aetiology and management of aparticular complication and discusses the organisation and deliveryof care. * Includes all the major chronic complications of diabetes * Presents a practical approach to the treatment of diabetescomplications * Written by world's leading experts in the field * Features algorithms for screening and treatment of diabetescomplications... Mehr