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Hypoglycaemia in Clinical Diabetes Hypoglycaemia in Clinical Diabetes Third Edition If you regularly see patients with diabetes who experience hypoglycaemia and need expert guidance, then this is the book for you. Hypoglycaemia in Clinical Diabetes, Third Edition once again provides health professionals involved in the management of people with diabetes with an expertly written, comprehensive guide to hypoglycaemia, the most common and feared side effect of insulin treatment for diabetes. With reference to ADA and EASD guidelines throughout, topics covered include the physiology of hypoglycaemia and the body’s response to low blood glucose, its presentation and clinical features, potential morbidity and optimal clinical management in order to achieve and maintain good glycaemic control. Particular attention is paid to the way hypoglycaemia is managed in different groups of patients, such as the elderly, in children, or during pregnancy. New chapters in this edition include: Psychological effects of hypoglycaemia Technology for hypoglycaemia: CSII and CGM Exercise management and hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes Neurological sequelae of hypoglycaemia Valuable for diabetologists, endocrinologists, non-specialist physicians and general practitioners, Hypoglycaemia in Clinical Diabetes, Third Edition provides expert clinical guidance to this extremely common and potentially serious complication associated with diabetic management. Titles of related interst Diabetes: Chronic Complications, 3rd edition Shaw, ISBN 9780470656181 Diabetes Emergencies: Diagnosis and Clinical Management Katsilambros, ISBN 9780470655917

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Author:   Brian M. Frier (Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK) ,  Simon Heller (University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK) ,  Rory McCrimmon (University of Dundee, Dundee, UK)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 25.20cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780470672006

ISBN 10:   0470672005
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   03 January 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors vii Preface x 1 Normal Glucose Metabolism and Responses to Hypoglycaemia 1 Ian A. Macdonald and Paromita King 2 Symptoms of Hypoglycaemia and Effects on Mental Performance and Emotions 23 Ian J. Deary and Nicola N. Zammitt 3 Counterregulatory Defi ciencies in Diabetes 46 Rory J. McCrimmon 4 Frequency, Causes and Risk Factors for Hypoglycaemia in Type 1 Diabetes 63 Mark W.J. Strachan 5 Nocturnal Hypoglycaemia 96 Elaine Chow and Simon R. Heller 6 Impaired Awareness of Hypoglycaemia 114 Brian M. Frier 7 Risks of Intensive Therapy 145 Stephanie A. Amiel 8 Management of Acute and Recurrent Hypoglycaemia 165 Rory J. McCrimmon 9 Technology for Hypoglycaemia: CSII and CGM 184 Josefine E. Schopman and J. Hans DeVries 10 Hypoglycaemia in Children with Diabetes 197 Krystyna A. Matyka 11 Hypoglycaemia During Pregnancy in Women with Pregestational Diabetes 218 Lene Ringholm, Peter Damm and Elisabeth R. Mathiesen 12 Hypoglycaemia in Type 2 Diabetes and in Elderly People 230 Nicola N. Zammitt and Brian M. Frier 13 Mortality, Cardiovascular Morbidity and Possible Effects of Hypoglycaemia on Diabetic Complications 263 Elaine Chow, Miles Fisher and Simon R. Heller 14 Long-Term Effects of Hypoglycaemia on Cognitive Function in Diabetes 285 Christopher M. Ryan 15 Neurological Sequelae of Hypoglycaemia 305 Petros Perros and Marit R. Bjørgaas 16 Psychological Effects of Hypoglycaemia 323 Frank J. Snoek, Tibor R.S. Hajos and Stefanie M.P.A. Rondags 17 Exercise Management and Hypoglycaemia in Type 1 Diabetes 334 Ian W. Gallen and Alistair Lumb 18 Living with Hypoglycaemia 347 Brian M. Frier Index 369

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Edited by Brian M. Frier, MD, FRCP(Edin), FRCP(Glas), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Simon R. Heller, DM, FRCP, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK Rory J. McCrimmon, MD, FRCP(Edin), University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

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