Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. 1. Classification and epidemiology 1
5. 2. Pathophysiology 7
6. 3. Course 21
7. 4. Uncomplicated type II diabetes: patient history and clinical findings 25
8. 5. The hormonal-metabolic syndrome in type II diabetes
9. 5.1 Obesity 34
10. 5.2 Dyslipoproteinemia 42
11. 5.3 Hypertension 49
12. 5.4 Hyperuricemia 56
13. 5.5 Disturbances in the coagulation and the rheology 61
14. 5.6 Disturbances in the liver and biliary system 68
15. 6. Diagnostics
16. 6.1 Clinical diagnostics 71
17. 6.2 Laboratory diagnostics and self-monitoring 74
18. 7. Therapy
19. 7.1 Health education and instruction 91
20. 7.2 Weight reduction 98
21. 7.3 Health promoting nutritional management 111
22. 7.4 Physical exercise 126
23. 7.5 Oral hypoglycemics 130
24. 7.6 Insulin therapy 160
25. 7.7 Differential therapy with antidiabetics 169
26. 8. Special therapeutic aspects
27. 8.1 Treatment of hypertension 175
28. 8.2 Treatment of dyslipoproteinemia 182
29. 8.3 The treatment of hyperuricemia 189
30. 8.4 Treatment of coagulation disorders and blood flow disorders 193
31. 9. Late complications of diabetes
32. 9.1 The diabetic foot 199
33. 9.2 Diabetic polyneuropathy 232
34. 9.3 Retinopathy 245
35. 9.4 Nephropathy 251
36. 10. Medical-social aspects and legal determinations 257
37. Authors 262