Understanding diabetes : a biochemical perspective / Richard F. Dods.
Material type: TextPublisher number: EB00066959 | Recorded BooksPublisher: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, a John Wiley & Sons, Inc., publication, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 389 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781118530665
- 1118530667
- 9781118530764
- 1118530764
- 9781299242043
- 1299242049
- 9781118530627
- 1118530624
- 616.4/62 23
- RC660
- WK 810
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. Each chapter contains a glossary that defines key terms, a summary that highlights essential concepts discussed in each section of the chapter, as well as a set of simple problems to help readers gain a richer and deeper understanding of diabetes, from its history to treatment options.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A pandemic in the making -- Early history of diabetes mellitus -- A glucose metabolism primer -- Regulation of glucose metabolism -- Glucose metabolism gone wrong -- Classification system for diabetes mellitus -- Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus -- Complications of diabetes mellitus and their pathophysiology -- Hereditary transmission of diabetes mellitus -- Treatment.
Online resource; title from resource home page (ebrary, viewed on April 29, 2014).
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