Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. Classification and epidemiology / Hanefeld, M. -- 2. Pathophysiology / Weck, ¿. -- 3. Course / Fischer, Sabine -- 4. Uncomplicated type II diabetes: patient history and clinical findings / Schulze, J. -- 5. The hormonal-metabolic syndrome in type II diabetes -- 5.1 Obesity / Weck, ¿. -- 5.2 Dyslipoproteinemia / Hanefeld, ¿. -- 5.3 Hypertension / Schulze, J. -- 5.4 Hyperuricemia / Schröder, H.-E. -- 5.5 Disturbances in the coagulation and the rheology / Julius, U. -- 5.6 Disturbances in the liver and biliary system / Hanefeld, M. -- 6. Diagnostics -- 6.1 Clinical diagnostics / Schulze, J. -- 6.2 Laboratory diagnostics and self-monitoring / Week, M. -- 7. Therapy -- 7.1 Health education and instruction / Julius, U. -- 7.2 Weight reduction / Weck, ¿. -- 7.3 Health promoting nutritional management / Julius, U. -- 7.4 Physical exercise / Hanefeld, ¿. -- 7.5 Oral hypoglycemics / Hanefeld, M. / Julius, U. -- 7.6 Insulin therapy / Schulze, J. / Rietzsch, ¿. -- 7.7 Differential therapy with antidiabetics / Hanefeld, ¿. -- 8. Special therapeutic aspects -- 8.1 Treatment of hypertension / Schulze, J. / Meisel, Silke / Hanefeld, ¿. -- 8.2 Treatment of dyslipoproteinemia / Hanefeld, M. -- 8.3 The treatment of hyperuricemia / Schröder, H.-E. -- 8.4 Treatment of coagulation disorders and blood flow disorders / Julius, U. -- 9. Late complications of diabetes -- 9.1 The diabetic foot / Fischer, Sabine / Rietzsck, H. -- 9.2 Diabetic polyneuropathy / Rietzsch, ¿. -- 9.3 Retinopathy / Schulze, J. -- 9.4 Nephropathy / Schulze, J. -- 10. Medical-social aspects and legal determinations / Meisel, Silke -- Authors