Hypoglycaemia in Clinical Diabetes

Hypoglycaemia in Clinical Diabetes , 3rd Edition Edited by: Brian M Frier , Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK  Simon R Heller , University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK Rory J McCrimmon , University of Dundee, Dundee, UK   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, 3 rd 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 a 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, 3 rd Edition  provides expert clinical guidance to this extremely common and potentially serious complication associated with diabetic management.

List of Contributors Preface 1 Normal glucose metabolism and responses to hypoglycaemia Ian A. Macdonald and Paromita King 2 Symptoms of Hypoglycaemia and Effects on Mental Performance and Emotions Ian J. Deary and Nicola N Zammitt 3 Counterregulatory Deficiencies in Diabetes Rory J. McCrimmon 4 Frequency, causes and risk factors for hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes Mark W.J. Strachan 5 Nocturnal hypoglycaemia Elaine Chow, Simon R. Heller 6 Impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia Brian M Frier 7 Risks of intensive therapy Stephanie A. Amiel 8 Management of Acute and Recurrent Hypoglycaemia Rory J. McCrimmon 9 Technology for hypoglycaemia: CSII and CGM Josefine E. Schopman and J Hans DeVries 10 Hypoglycaemia in children with diabetes Krystyna A Matyka 11 Hypoglycaemia during pregnancy in women with pregestational diabetes Lene Ringholm, Peter Damm, Elisabeth R. Mathiesen 12 Hypoglycaemia in type 2 diabetes and in elderly people Nicola N Zammitt and Brian M Frier 13 Mortality, Cardiovascular Morbidity and Possible Effects of Hypoglycaemia on Diabetic Complications Elaine Chow, Miles Fisher and Simon R. Heller 14 Long–Term Effects of Hypoglycaemia on Cognitive Function in Diabetes Christopher M. Ryan 15 Neurological sequelae of hypoglycaemia Petros Perros and Marit R. Bjørgaas 16 Psychological effects of Hypoglycaemia Frank J. Snoek, Tibor R.S. Hajos, Stefanie A.M.P.Rondags 17 Exercise management and hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes Ian W. Gallen and Alistair Lumb 18 Living with hypoglycaemia Brian M Frier Index