International textbook of diabetes mellitus / edited by Ralph A. DeFronzo, Ele Ferrannini, K. George M.M. Alberti, Paul Zimmet.
Material type: TextPublisher number: EB00607353 | Recorded BooksPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015Edition: 4th editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:- text
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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The International Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus has been a successful, well-respected medical textbook for almost 20 years, over 3 editions. Encyclopaedic and international in scope, the textbook covers all aspects of diabetes ensuring a truly multidisciplinary and global approach. Sections covered include epidemiology, diagnosis, pathogenesis, management and complications of diabetes and public health issues worldwide.
""Title Page""; ""Section Editors""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""Section I: Epidemiology""; ""Chapter 1: Classification of diabetes mellitus and other categories of glucose intolerance""; ""Introduction""; ""Historical perspective and current classifications""; ""Type 1 process""; ""Type 2 process""; ""Other specific types""; ""Classification of genetic disorders""; ""Diabetes in children and youth""; ""Diagnosis of diabetes using HbA1c""; ""Diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus""
""Impaired glucose regulation (impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glycemia)""""Normoglycemia""; ""Summary""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Epidemiology and risk factors for type 1 diabetes mellitus""; ""Introduction""; ""Prevalence and incidence""; ""�Ip2s-Cell autoimmunity and risk factors""; ""Established type 1 diabetes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Epidemiology and geography of type 2 diabetes mellitus""; ""Age- and sex-specific prevalence of type 2 diabetes in different ethnic groups""
""Prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glycemia in different ethnic groups""""Sex differences in prevalence of diabetes, IGT, and IFG""; ""The ratio of IGT to diabetes""; ""Secular trends in prevalence of type 2 diabetes""; ""Type 2 diabetes in children""; ""Modifiable risk factors for type 2 diabetes""; ""Nontraditional modifiable risk factors for type 2 diabetes""; ""References""; ""Section II: Physiology of pancreatic function""; ""Chapter 4: Development and maintenance of the islet �Ip2s cell""; ""Introduction""; ""Pancreas development""
""Cytodifferentiation in the developing pancreas""""Postnatal �Ip2s-cell growth and maintenance""; ""Conclusions and areas of future study""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5: Pancreatic morphology in normal and diabetic states""; ""Pancreatic anatomy and morphology""; ""Islet composition and morphology""; ""Islet �Ip2s cell regenerative potential""; ""Disturbances in pancreas/islet morphology in diabetes""; ""Mechanisms of �Ip2s-cell loss in type 2 diabetes""; ""Summary and future directions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6: Insulin gene expression and biosynthesis""; ""Introduction""
""Insulin gene expression""""Insulin biosynthesis""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 7: �Ip2s-Cell biology of insulin secretion""; ""Introduction""; ""�Ip2s-Cell metabolism""; ""Metabolism-secretion coupling""; ""Dynamics of insulin secretion""; ""Modulation of insulin secretion by various intracellular signals""; ""Pathophysiology of pancreatic �Ip2s cells""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 8: Normal �Ip2s-cell function""; ""Introduction""; ""Methods for the Assessment of Insulin Secretion""; ""�Ip2s-Cell Response to Intravenous Glucose""; ""�Ip2s-Cell Response to Oral Glucose""
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