The Hands-on Guide to Diabetes Care in Hospital

Preface vii

Abbreviations x

Part 1 Basics 1

1 Classification of diabetes 3

2 Targets for glycaemic control in hospital 6

3 Diagnosis of diabetes in hospitalised patients 8

4 Nomenclature 10

5 Outline of physiology 13

6 Diabetes specialist nurses: roles and responsibilities 17

Part 2 Acute diabetes problems 19

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