Medicine: Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus, particularly non-insulin-dependent diabetes Type 2, is a common disease and, even though insulin has been around for seventy years, this endocrine disorder still reduces the life expectancy of diabetic patients because of the development of long-term complications, including hypertension.

Diabetes research on models comprising intact animal tissues, cell cultures and isolated pancreatic islets is essential for understanding the pathogenesis of the disease as well as the mechanisms responsible for the chronic complications associated with it.

This book contains contributions from some of the most eminent experts in the fields of genetics, biochemistry, and pathophysiology of diabetes.

This book will enlighten on some of the recent progress in diabetic care and therapy.

While nutrition is central to the management of diabetes, there is no onediabetic diet.

Written by a cadre of experts, this new edition provides a comprehensive, authoritative, and international view of gestational diabetes mellitus and will be invaluable to maternal-fetal medicine specialists, diabetologists, neonatologists, and a growing number of gynecologists and general physicians concerned with the management of noncommunicable diseases in pregnancy.

'Phil Vickery is not only a talented chef, but something rarer still, a sensible and sensitive one.

Beta cell replacement through transplantation remains the only treatment option for Type 1 diabetes enabling restoration of near-physiological glucose levels without significant hypoglycemia.

As of 2017, more than 30 million Americans have diabetes.

'An honest and fascinating account of the journey that Tom made from discovering he was a type 2 diabetic to doing something about it.

A clear explanation of the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes Written for a broad range of readers, including students, researchers, policymakers, health care providers, and diabetes patients and caregivers, this book explains the underlying biochemistry and physiology of diabetes mellitus.

Over the past two decades, type 2 diabetes has emerged as a leading threat to global health, and the considerable overlap in obesity and diabetes trends are likely no coincidence.

As the number of patients with diabetes increases annually, it is not surprising that the number of patients with diabetes who are admitted to the hospital also increases.

Together, obesity and diabetes form a 21st century epidemic, the treatment of which consumes a substantial fraction of global health costs.

This book unravels the role of Point-of-Care (POC) glucose monitoring as an essential part of diabetes management.

Health Economics and Financing Diabetic Foot Care: Case Studies in Clinical Management uses an illustrated patient case study format to demonstrate the multidisciplinary care and clinical management of patients with feet and lower limb problems as a result of diabetes.

Endocrinology is a complex specialty that spans a wide range of diseases, disorders, and conditions.

Diabetes mellitus is approaching epidemic proportions worldwide, and the effects and treatment of diabetes in pregnancy are not well enough understood by many doctors who see pregnant women in their practices.

While Type 1 diabetes is still predominantly a hospital-based specialty, increasing numbers of patients are being supervised in primary care.

This unique volume provides the reader with an outline of ancient Egyptian civilization, history and culture.

The book explains the underlying pathophysiology of the disease and covers in detail all its main forms and complications.

The treatment of diabetes is ever-changing as technologies progress; as new medications are discovered, tested, and approved; and as researchers uncover breakthrough findings in the field of endocrinology.

This new volume provides a plethora of new information about potential medicinal herbs and their usefulness in treating diabetes and neurological diseases.

The discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto in 1921-2 was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of disease.

Obesity is considered a complex and multifactorial disease.

The book explores both the clinical presentation of serious diabetic emergencies (like ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar coma, and severe hyper and hypoglycemia) that consultants and hospital staff encounter in practice and the best methods of both managing the emergencies and also administering follow-up guidance/care.

In people with South Asian ancestry, the cardiovascular diseases of stroke and coronary heart disease (CVD) are epidemic, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) is pandemic.

Diabetes Management in Long-Term Settings is a clinical guide for the treatment of elderly patients with diabetes.

Bestselling author Jordan Rubin, with David Remedios, M.

Practical Endocrinology and Diabetes in Children is the ideal bench-side companion for the practising paediatrician and endocrinologist, bridging the gap between large reference books and short reviews of aspects of endocrinology.

As type 2 diabetes continues its rise in prevalence worldwide, there is an increasing need to study it and describe successful treatments.

Diabetes: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology and Clinical Management aims to be the one-stop diabetes book for researchers, scientists and clinicians.

The use of different foods, herbs, and spices to treat or prevent disease has been recorded for thousands of years.

While it is increasingly clear that adult obesity begins in childhood, preventing this condition is a major challenge for the pediatrician.

Many of us, at the best of times, struggle for inspiration when it comes to cooking and that s without a medical condition that may affect our eating habits and require careful management.

Diabetes, when untreated, leads to damage to several organs within the body, particularly the kidneys.

Psychosocial issues have long been acknowledged to have a crucial role in the successful treatment of people with diabetes.

Best of Five MCQs for the Endocrinology SCE is designed specifically for this new high-stakes exam.

Providing clinicians with the latest developments in research, this new edition of Type 1 Diabetes is a succinct and practical guide to the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of Type 1 diabetes.

Discover how to eat a well-balanced diabetic diet Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies gives you everything you need to create healthy and diabetic-friendly meals.

As type 2 diabetes continues its rise in prevalence worldwide, there is an increasing need to study it and describe successful treatments.

By exploring how the religious beliefs, scientific knowledge, and social surroundings of African-American sufferers of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) impacts their understanding of the condition, this book develops a new model of effective adult learning.

Diabetes and Wellbeing presents a range of effective psychological principles proven to positively impact the emotional wellbeing of individuals with type 1 and 2 diabetes.

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As the incidence of diabetes increases worldwide, the need for recommendations on how to prevent and treat the condition grows exponentially, and so does the need for an authoritative source for information on the appropriate models to study the condition.

Don't just survive - thrive!

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100+ quick and delicious diabetes-friendly recipes If you have diabetes, watching what you eat is one of the most important things you can do to stay healthy.