Diabetes

by Cowett, Richard M.; Nestle Nutrition Services; Nestle Nutrition Workshop 1994 (Athens, Greece)

• ISBN13: 9780781703246
• ISBN10: 0781703247
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-07-01
• Publisher: Raven Pr

Summary

This volume examines the latest findings and concepts on insulin-dependent and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Leading international investigators from diverse disciplines highlight advances in the understanding of every aspect of diabetes mellitus, including epidemiology, physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, pathology, immunology, nutrition, genetics, and clinical management. Coverage includes studies of diabetes mellitus at all stages of human life, from the fetus and neonate, the child and adolescent, and the pregnant woman to the middle-aged and the elderly.
The book provides new insights into the etiology of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), reviews advances in defining immune markers for accurate prediction of the disease, and explores methods for identifying children and adolescents genetically at risk of developing IDDM. Several contributors assess the prospect of preventing autoimmune destruction of [beta] cells by means of different diet and drug therapies. The epidemiology and pathogenesis of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) also are discussed in detail.
Diabetes is an essential resource for all clinicians treating diabetic patients or counseling persons at risk for the disease. The book also offers promising leads for researchers developing new therapies for diabetes mellitus.

Table of Contents

Hormonal Control of Glucose Metabolism	p. 1
The Contributions of Epidemiology to the Understanding of the Etiology of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus	p. 23
The Etiology of Type I Diabetes: Nature and Nurture	p. 37
On the Pathogenesis of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Advances in Defining Immune Markers for Accurate Prediction of the Disease	p. 55
Can We Detect and Can We Treat Subjects at High Risk of Type 1 Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus?	p. 81
The Epidemiology of Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus	p. 91
Pathogenesis of Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus	p. 99
Diabetes in Pregnancy	p. 119
Maternal Diabetes: Consequences for the Offspring. An Experimental Model in the Rat	p. 135
The Infant of the Diabetic Mother	p. 149
Clinical Presentation of Type 1 Diabetes in Childhood	p. 171
Long-term Consequences of Diabetes and Its Complications May Have a Fetal Origin: Experimental and Epidemiological Evidence	p. 187
The Effect of Intensive Diabetes Management on the Complications of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Results of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial	p. 199
Exercise in Diabetes Mellitus: Clinical Aspects	p. 215
New Approaches to the Prevention of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus	p. 227
Protein Metabolism in Diabetes Mellitus: Implications for Clinical Management	p. 241
Pancreas and Islet Cell Transplantation	p. 259
Education in Diabetes	p. 279
Subject Index	p. 289
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