[Annotatie]: Diabetes is the catalyst for a whole host of chronic complications that can appear as a result of the disease, such as: diabetic retinopathy, diabetic neuropathy, foot ulcers, kidney failure, and an increased risk of heart disease and stroke.[Inhoudsopgave]: Preface. Numbers, conversions and tables. Chapter 1 Classification and diagnosis. Chapter 2 Diabetes in the emergency department. Chapter 3 Management of in-patient diabetes. Chapter 4 Type 1 diabetes: insulin treatment. Chapter 5 Type 2 diabetes: general introduction. Chapter 6 Type 2 diabetes: pharmacological treatment of hyperglycaemia. Chapter 7 Infections in diabetes. Chapter 8 Diabetic renal disease. Chapter 9 Diabetes and the eye. Chapter 10 Diabetic neuropathy. Chapter 11 Hypertension. Chapter 12 Lipids. Chapter 13 Psychological aspects of diabetes.[Flaptekst]: