PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE ED - , TI - Care of the diabetic: the hospital and the GP AID - 10.1136/dtb.17.4.15 DP - 1979 Feb 16 TA - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin PG - 15--16 VI - 17 IP - 4 4099 - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/17/4/15.short 4100 - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/17/4/15.full SO - Drug Ther Bull1979 Feb 16; 17 AB - Diabetes is common and the number of patients needing treatment is likely to increase with the ageing population. Hospital diabetic clinics are already under great pressure and if they are to deal adequately with new and difficult problems it is essential that the system for day-to-day care is re-organised.