This is a comprehensive and up-to-date diabetes textbook written by a nurse for nurses. It is easy to read and is divided into three clear sections. The first takes a pathophysiological view of diabetes, discusses treatments available and examines the complications of the disease. Patient education and patient management regimes are discussed in the second section and finally broader issues are examined including the psychological and ethical aspects of diabetes. This is particularly refreshing, as this book places a significant emphasis upon the psychosocial aspects of diabetes rather than focusing purely on the biomedical aspects of the disease.