Joslin's Diabetes Mellitus includes chapter on hormone action and the regulation of metabolism, genetics, diabetes in Asia and Africa, and diabetes in U.S. minority groups.
Joslin's Diabetes Mellitus features:
- Well-established reference
- Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of diabetes and related illnesses in a range of patient populations
- Editors are among the foremost researchers in the world
- Well illustrated pages
Contents
Basic Mechanisms of Islet Development and Function
- Development of the Endocrine Pancreas
- Islets of Langerhans: Morphology and Implications
- Genetic Regulation of Islet Function
- Insulin Biosynthesis, Processing and Chemistry
- Cell Biology of Insulin Secretion
- Insulin Secretion In Vivo
Hormone Action and the Regulation of Metabolism
- Hormone-Fuel Interrelationships: Fed State, Starvation, and Diabetes Mellitus
- Molecular Aspects of Insulin Action
- Peptide Growth Factors
- Glucagon and Glucagon-like Peptides
- Assessment of Metabolism In Vivo with NMR and PET Scanning
- Biology of Adipocytes
- Biology of Muscle
- Biology of the Liver
- Fat Metabolism
- Alterations in Protein Metabolism in Diabetes Mellitus
- Use of Animal Models in the Study of Diabetes
Diabetes—Definition, Genetics, and Pathogenisis
- Definition, Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glucose Tolerance
- Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus
- Genetics of Type 1 Diabetes
- The Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
- Insulin Resistance and Metabolism of Type 2
- b-Cell Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- MODY Diabetes
- Secondary Forms of Diabetes
- Syndromes of Extreme Insulin Resistance
- Diabetes in Minorities in United States
- Diabetes – A Worldwide Problem
Obesity and Lipoprotein Disorders
- Obesity
- Treatment of Obesity
- Pathophysiology and Treatment of Lipid Disorders in Diabetes
Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus
- General Approach to the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus
- Education in the Treatment of Diabetes
- Dietary and Nutritional Management
- Behavioral Research and Psychological Issues in Diabetes: Progress and Prospects
- Exercise and Diabetes
- Principles of Insulin Therapy
- Iatrogenic Hypoglycemia
- Oral Antidiabetic Agents
- Treatment of the Child with Diabetes
- Treatment of Older Adults with Diabetes
- Women’s Health Issues in Diabetes Mellitus
- Pancreas and Islet Transplantation
- Economic and Social Costs of Diabetes
Biology of the Complications of Diabetes
- Epidemiology and Genetics of Late Complications of Diabetes
- Relationship Between Metabolic Control and Long Term Complications of Diabetes, including DCCT, UKPDS
- Mechanisms of Diabetic Microvascular Complications
- Pathogenesis of Diabetic Neuropathy – Pathology and Athophysiology
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Retinopathy
- Pathogenesis of Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes
Diabetic Complications: Clinical Aspects
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis and the Hyperglycemic, Hyperosmolar Nonketotic State
- Ocular Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
- Management of Diabetic Renal Disease
- The Nervous System and Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Heart Disease in Diabetes
- Erectile Dysfunction and Diabetes
- Infection and Diabetes
- Diabetes and Pregnancy
- Skin Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus
- Joint and Bone Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus
- Effects of Diabetes Mellitus on the Digestive System
- Treatment of Diabetes in the Hospitalized Patient
- The Diabetic Foot: Strategies for Treatment and Prevention of Ulcerations
- Vascular Disease of the Lower Extremities in Diabetes Mellitus: Etiology and Management
- Wound Healing
Hypoglycemia and Islet Cell Tumors
- Hypoglycemia
- Endocrine Tumors of the Pancreas
Index
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