title: Diabetes mellitus and anaesthesia.
abstract: Diabetes mellitus is the most common endocrinological problem encountered by an anaesthetist and its prevalence will increase greatly in the next decade. This review focuses on the relevance of a new classification and diagnostic criteria for diabetes and the results of the important UK prospective diabetes study group trial. Other key areas of interest are the acute treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes (type 2), the management of coronary heart disease and vascular reactivity in patients with diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, St George's Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE, UK. s.cave@sghms.ac.uk
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ruggier