Guildelines for the Diagnosis and Outpatient Management of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy* AJM Boulton, FA Gries and JA Jervell Guidelines on the out-patient management of diabetic peripheral neuropathy have been…
6 Socioeconomic Aspects W. Rathmann and J. Ward Direct Costs of Diabetic Neuropathy A substantial proportion of the economic burden of diabetes is attributable to its complications, in particular, cardiovascular disease….
7 Recommendations for Structured Care F.A. Gries, P.A. Low, and D. Ziegler Introduction Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is as frequent as microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus. It includes manifestations in the somatic…
CHAPTER 10. Foot care Christine Skinner Introduction 217 Foot health education 218 Assessing the diabetic foot 218 Treatment and management of foot lesions 226 Infection 228 Ulceration 230 Conclusion 241…
CHAPTER 1. What is diabetes? David Matthews Definition 1 Classification 2 Incidence and prevalence 6 Aetiology of diabetes 7 Type 1 diabetes 8 Type 2 diabetes 10 Insulin and its…
CHAPTER 9. Microvascular disease Eugene Hughes Introduction 196 Diabetic retinopathy 196 Diabetic nephropathy 203 Diabetic neuropathy 206 Autonomic neuropathy 209 Erectile dysfunction 211 Conclusion 214 References 214 Diana is a…
CHAPTER 12. Improving care Joan McDowell and Derek Gordon Introduction 281 The right people 281 The right time 283 The right place 284 The right care 285 Conclusion 289 References…
CHAPTER 4. The person with type 2 diabetes Derek Gordon A worldwide epidemic 67 The metabolic syndrome 68 Why treat type 2 diabetes?68 Self-monitoring in type 2 diabetes 71 Non-drug…
CHAPTER 6. Food for life June Gordon Diet and diabetes – from past to present 123 The importance of diet 124 The role of the healthcare professional in providing dietary…
