Principles of Diabetes Mellitus

by Poretsky, Leonid

• ISBN13: 9781402071140
• ISBN10: 1402071140
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Diabetes mellitus is a very common disease which affects approximately 150,000,000 worldwide. With its prevalence rising rapidly, diabetes continues to mystify and fascinate both practitioners and investigators by its elusive causes and multitude of This textbook is written for endocrinologists, specialists in other disciplines who treat diabetic patients, primary care physicians, housestaff and medical students. It covers, in a concise and clear manner, all aspects of the disease, from its pathogenesis on the molecular and cellular levels to its most modern therapy.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	9	(8)
Preface	17	(2)
I. The main events in the history of diabetes mellitus	19	(720)
Jacek Zajac
Anil Shrestha
Leonid Poretsky
II. Physiology of glucose metabolism
Normal glucose homeostasis	39	(18)
John E. Gerich
Steven D. Wittlin
Christian Meyer
Endocrine pancreas: mechanisms of insulin secretion by the β-cells; interactions among insulin, glucagon and somatostatin	57	(22)
Barry Brass
Cellular mechanisms of insulin action	79	(16)
Theodore P. Ciaraldi
III. Diagnosis and epidemiology of diabetes
Diagnostic criteria and classification of diabetes	95	(12)
Jocelyn Myers
Joel Zonszein
Epidemiology of diabetes and its burden in the world and in the United States	107	(16)
Daniel S. Donovan, Jr.
IV. Genes and diabetes
Diabetes genes. Human genome project and diabetes mellitus	123	(16)
Ken C. Chiu
Dorothy S. Martinez
Animal models of diabetes	139	(14)
Martin Haluzik
Marc L. Reitman
V. Diabetes Syndromes
Type 1 diabetes mellitus: epidemiology, genetics, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations	153	(26)
Marian Rewers
Type 2 diabetes mellitus: etiology, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations	179	(22)
Yolanta Kruszynska
Maturity-onset diabetes of the young: molecular genetics, clinical manifestations and therapy	201	(20)
Markus Stoffel
Diabetes in pregnancy	221	(14)
Adina E. Schneider
Elliot J. Rayfield
Secondary causes of diabetes mellitus	235	(18)
Tamer N. Sargios
Adrienne M. Fleckman
Syndromes of extreme insulin resistance	253	(20)
George Grunberger
Hisham Alrefai
VI. Complications of diabetes
Acute hyperglycemic syndromes: diabetic ketoacidosis and the hyperosmolar state	273	(20)
Adrienne M. Fleckman
Hypoglycemia	293	(24)
Christian Meyer
Steven D. Wittlin
John E. Gerich
Microvasular complications of diabetes mellitus	317	(12)
Vincent Yen
Diabetic retinopathy	329	(24)
Joseph A. Murphy
Firas M. Rahhal
Diabetic nephropathy	353	(14)
Jordan L. Rosenstock
Gerald B. Appel
Diabetic neuropathy	367	(18)
Russell L. Chin
Michael Rubin
Peripheral vascular disease in diabetes	385	(10)
Jennifer K. Svahn
The diabetic foot	395	(22)
Dennis Shavelson
Male sexual daysfunction in diabetes mellitus	417	(22)
Albert C. Leung
Arnold Melman
Gastrointestinal manifestations of diabetes	439	(20)
Christine L. Frissora
Ira M. Jacobson
Hyperlipidemia: pathogenesis and management in diabetes mellitus	459	(14)
Ira J. Goldberg
Dermatological complications of diabetes mellitus; allergy to insulin and oral agents	473	(18)
Ellen S. Marmur
Fiona R. Pasternack
Matthew C. Varghese
VII. Therapy of diabetes mellitus
Glycemic goals	491	(16)
David J. Brillon
Behavioral and educational approaches to diabetes self-management	507	(22)
Maria A. Mendoza
Elizabeth A. Walker
Dietary therapy of diabetes mellitus	529	(14)
Gladys Witt Strain
Exercise in the therapy of diabetes mellitus	543	(26)
Stephen H. Schneider
Rajiv Bhambri
Therapy of type 1 diabetes mellitus	569	(24)
Andrew J. Drexler
Carolyn Robertson
Therapy of type 2 diabetes mellitus	593	(26)
Zachary Bloomagrden
Prevention of microvascular complications of diabetes	619	(20)
Zachary Bloomgarden
Alina Gouller
Psychological and psychiatric issues in diabetes millitus	639	(16)
Katie Weinger
Garry W. Welch
Alan M. Jacobson
VIII. Related disorders
Obesity - genetics, pathogenesis, therapy	655	(16)
William C. Hsu
Christos Mantzoros
Hypertension	671	(14)
Samy I. McFarlane
Amal F. Farag
James R. Sowers
Coronary artery disease and cardiomyopathy	685	(16)
Jennifer E. Liu
Richard B. Devereux
Polycystic ovary syndrome	701	(22)
Susan B. Zweig
Marsha C. Tolentino
Leonid Poretsky
Insulin resistance and the Metabolic Syndrome	723	(16)
Rochelle L. Chaiken
IX. Diabetes prevention	739	(20)
Asha Thomas-Geevarghese
Kevan C. Herold
X. Resources for patients with diabetes	759	(12)
Eileen Reilly
Laura Ronen
Mary Beyreuther
Index	771