Main description:

Epidemiology of Diabetes addresses the patterns, risk factors and prevention tactics for the epidemic of diabetes in the US population. Diabetes is a costly and common disease that needs serious attention and awareness. Diabetes causes devastating consequences, such as neuropathy, retinopathy, nephropathy and vasculopathy. This succinct reference focuses on current data and research on diabetes, and is essential reading for diabetes care providers, as well as health care decision-makers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that more than 100 million US adults are living with diabetes or prediabetes, hence this is a timely resource on the topic.

Contents:

1. Introduction and History of Diabetes Mellitus
2. Endocrine Function of the Pancreas
3. Pathophysiology of Diabetes
4. The Epidemic and Prevalence of Diabetes in the United States
5. Epidemiology of Diet and Diabetes Mellitus
6. The Health Impact of Diabetes
7. Type 1 Diabetes
8. Type 2 Diabetes
9. Diagnosis
10. Diabetic Ketoacidosis
11. Treatment of Diabetes