Extremely practical but with liberal helpings of humour, 'Stop Diabetes' will help you understand what diabetes is, what causes it and what you can do to help prevent it.

Diabetes mellitus is a common disorder where the body is no longer able to regulate blood glucose levels correctly owing to defects in insulin secretion or action. This book provides a review of the dietary management of diabetes looking at general topics, such as the metabolic principles of nutrition, as well as more specific topics.

A manual for healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of patients with diabetes.

Presents information on international trends and data for diabetes mellitus. This book highlights the dramatic rise of Type 2 diabetes in children, adolescents and the elderly throughout the world.

This unique book explains just what diabetes is and how the diabetic, through diet, monitoring, medicine and exercise, can regain control of his or her life.

Designed as reference material to increase knowledge of the human body. Beautiful full-colour illustrations help enhance understanding of the body or illness. Suitable for healthcare professions, patients, students, educators and parents.

A guide to diabetes mellitus that covers the spectrum of disease management wherever health care professionals encounter the disorder, including hospitals, clinics, and physicians' offices. It contains guidelines for the lifelong management of both acute and chronic complications; behavioral approaches to care; and the pharmacologic therapies.

Covers the diagnosis, treatment - both medical and surgical - and long-term management of eye problems in people with diabetes. Intended at the MDT involved in the care of patients with diabetes, this title emphasizes the importance of regular screening and early diagnosis and presents evidence-based guidance.

Fifth edition.

Provide a practical overview of managing endocrine problems in children. This work features overviews of epidemiology, pathophysiology, investigations, differential diagnoses and psychosocial issues that support the advice on management principles.

Shows you how to stop prediabetes in its tracks and prevent it from progressing to diabetes. This title helps you to learn how to recognize the symptoms and what to do if you think you may be prediabetic. It also helps to discover how simple lifestyle changes can put the brakes on prediabetes and even reverse the condition.

Focuses on areas of maximum anxiety for junior doctors, for example, hyperglycaemic emergencies, diabetic mothers and patients with multiple complications.

This book is intended for general practitioners, optometrists, doctors in training and others who have responsibility for diabetes care. It includes a description of diabetic eye disease and its significance, referral guidelines, and guidance on locality screening programmes and methods.

Provides students, scientists and health care clinicians with information on the role of physical activity in alleviating insulin resistance. This book discusses the emergence of an exercise-deficient phenotype and details the effects of exercise training on selected aspects of substrate metabolism.

Provides text on the management of the person with diabetes in the community. This book focuses on the role of the professional in assisting in self-care of the individual with diabetes. It also includes caring for the person in long-term care settings. It is useful for dietitians, podiatrists and GPs and nurses.

Diabetic neuropathy is very common, affecting up to 50 % of all diabetic patients. It can result in disabling neuropathic pain, lower extremity amputations and troublesome autonomic neuropathies. With the rising incidence of diabetes the prevalence of neuropathy is also likely to increase. This pocketbook discusses the condition in depth.

A guide to diabetes therapeutics. Focusing on the diabetes drug class, it covers key related comorbid areas with coverage of treating hypertension and hyperlipidemia in patients with diabetes.

Emercency and hospital management.

A guide to supplying patients with diabetes with the information and ability to cope with their disease. It provides substantive data on successful models of diabetes education and the process of educating diabetes sufferers. It also discusses diabetes in pregnancy, and the challenge of weight and diabetes management in clinical practice.