Philip Cryer Hypoglycemia in Diabetes

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Dr. Philip E. Cryer explores iatrogenic hypoglycemia as it affects patients struggling with diabetes. Hypoglycemia in Diabetes focuses on the prevention and treatment of hypoglycemia with careful attention to glycemic management of diabetes. This must-have resource includesDetailed tables and graphics that give visual illustration to complex concepts, including brain scans and physiological defense diagramsSimplified definitions, medical classifications, and guidelinesAn extensive bibliography for further learningDr. Cryer provides new perspectives on this serious complication of diabetes while focusing on preventive measures, including acknowledgement of the problem, application of the principles of aggressive glycemic therapy, consideration of conventional risk factors, and consideration of the risk factors indicative of hypoglycemia-associated autonomic failure (HAAF) in diabetes.