Understanding Diabetes (Family Doctor Publications)

Diabetes affects over one in fifty of the population. In this practical guide, the author explains how people with diabetes can take more responsibility for their own well-being. The text includes advice on diet, self-monitoring, treatment and maintaining sensible routines.

Dr. Smith was medical adviser and later medical director of a major pharmaceutical company where he organised and helped to publish clinical trials of new drugs and took the Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. He now practices as a locum for the family doctors in his home area of Girvan, Ayrshire.