G. V. Gill & Gareth Williams 
Difficult Diabetes 

Difficult Diabetes is intended for diabetologists and
endocrinologists who want to keep abreast of the developments in
this fast-changing world. It provides a distillation of clinical
wisdom that is desperately required in the absence of
evidence-based guidelines. This book seeks to avoid rehashing the
accepted content and dogma found in the excellent textbooks of
diabetes. It provides more of an in depth coverage than is possible
in individual review articles. Its key objective is to provide
guidance to clinicians about the most topical and controversial
aspects of their practice.

* * Provides guidance to clinicians about the most topical and
controversial aspects of their practice

* * Each chapter is written by an expert in the field who can give
a balanced overview of the topic

* * All information is as up to date as possible due to fast
production of the book

Innehållsförteckning

DIAGNOSTIC AND SCREENING ISSUES.

1. Do we know how to diagnose diabetes and do we need to screen
for the disease?.

2. Does IGT really exist, and if so what should be done about
it?.

3. Is gestational diabetes important, and worth screening
for?.

4. What should we do about microalbuminuria?.

MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN TYPE 2 DIABETES.

5. Is obesity realistically treatable in type 2 diabetes?.

6. What are the options for oral agents treatment in type 2
diabetes?.

7. Should insulin be used in obese type 2 diabetes?.

8. Is the management of diabetic foot ulceration evidence
based?.

MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN TYPE 1 DIABETES.

9. Is even moderate control of diabetes in adolescence
feasible?.

10. Does brittle diabetes exist?.

11. How should hypoglycaemia unawareness be managed?.

12. Is multiple injection therapy (MIT) the treatment of choice
in type 1 diabetes?.

13. Is insulin pump treatment ever justifiable?.

14. Is there a role for sole transplantation of the pancreas in
type 1 diabetes?.

OTHER MANAGEMENT ISSUES.

15. Should there be employment restrictions for diabetic
patients?.

16. How should erectile dysfunction in diabetes be managed?.

17. How should hypertension be managed in diabetes?

Om författaren

Geoffrey Gill is Senior Clinical Lecturer at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.