Acknowledgments, vii

Introduction, ix

Clinical trials and organizations: abbreviations and acronyms, xv

1 Classification, diagnosis and presentation, 1

2 Diabetes emergencies, 25

3 Infections and the diabetic foot, 49

4 Eyes and kidneys, 77

5 Neuropathy, musculoskeletal and skin, 115

6 Diabetes and the cardiovascular system, 141

7 Type 1 diabetes: glycaemic control, 171

8 Type 1 diabetes: technology and transplants, 197

9 Type 2 diabetes: weight loss, exercise and other ‘lifestyle’ interventions, 217

10 Type 2 diabetes: glycaemic control, 241

11 Hypertension, 315

12 Lipids, 359

13 Clinical aspects of the metabolic syndrome, 387

14 Youth and emerging adulthood; old age, 401

15 Psychological aspects of diabetes, 425

Index