BookEnzo Bonora, Ralph A. DeFronzo, editors.
Summary: This book provides the reader with comprehensive information on the epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, pathophysiology, clinical features, prevention, and treatment of diabetes with the aim of empowering health care providers in their daily battle against the disease. Diabetes has been identified by WHO and the United Nations as a medical emergency because of the increase in its global prevalence, which may reach one billion in three to four decades if the trend remains unchanged. Despite improved care that is helping to prolong life, diabetes impacts substantially on the quality of life of those affected and kills or disables several million people each year. The disease is systemic because all organs, tissues, and cells suffer in the presence of hyperglycemia and are damaged by the diabetic milieu. Unfortunately, most patients with diabetes will consequently experience chronic diabetic complications. This book, combining basic science with a practical clinical orientation, will be of value for all physicians and nurses who care for patients with diabetes.
Contents:
Overview of glucose homeostasis
Insulin signaling and biological effects
Diagnostic criteria and classification
Epidemiology and risk factors of type 1 diabetes
Epidemiology and risk factors of type 2 diabetes
Genetics
Pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes
Pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes
Monogenic diabetes
Methods to assess in vivo insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity
Diabetes screening and prediabetes
Metabolic follow-up and home blood glucose monitoring
Glycemic targets and prevention of chronic complications
Prevention of type 1 diabetes
Prevention of type 2 diabetes
Patient education and empowerment
Prevention of type 1 diabetes
Prevention of type 2 diabetes
Patient education and empowerment
Treatment of diabetes with life style changes
Treatment with oral drugs
Treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists
Insulin treatment
Insulin pumps
Islet cell or pancreas transplantation
Metabolic surgery.