chapter 1 Unstable and brittle diabetes: past and present / chapter 2 An overview of brittle diabetes / chapter 3 The syndrome of recurrent diabetic ketoacidosis / chapter 4 Insulin resistance in diabetes / chapter 5 Subcutaneous insulin resistance, learning disabilities and unstable diabetes / chapter 6 Psychological factors and glycaemic control / chapter 7 Chronic unstable diabetes and hypoglycaemia / chapter 8 Unstable diabetes in childhood and adolescence / chapter 9 Brittle diabetes in the elderly / chapter 10 The poorly controlled type 2 diabetic patient / chapter 11 Psychological intervention for brittle diabetes / chapter 12 Educational strategies for improving outcome in unstable diabetes / chapter 13 Insulin pumps and pancreas transplantation for unstable and brittle diabetes / chapter 14 Living with brittle diabetes A patient.