Bookedited by Enzo Bonora, Ralph A. DeFronzo.
Springer Nature eReference.
Summary: This book provides the reader with comprehensive information on the interactions between diabetes and a wide range of comorbid conditions and on disease management in such patients. It has the aim of empowering health care providers in their daily battle against the disease and its consequences. 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 will be of value for all physicians and nurses who care for patients with diabetes and face the challenge of treating hyperglycemia and related acute and chronic complications.
Contents:
Diabetes and obesity
Diabetes and dyslipidemia
Metabolic syndrome
Ageing and diabetes
Hypertension and diabetes
Diabetes and the cardiovascular system
Pathogenesis of microvascular complications
Diabetes and the kidney, . Diabetes and the eye
Diabetes and the nervous system
Diabetic foot
Diabetes and cancer
Diabetes, bone and joints
Diabetes and the skin
Diabetes and periodontal disease
Diabetes and sexual disorders
Diabetes and NAFLD
Diabetes secondary to other diseases
Ketoacidosis and the hyperosmolar non ketosic syndrome
Hypoglycemia
Pregnancy and diabetes
Diabetes, depression and cognitive disorders
Burden and sustainability of diabetes in the world.