Full Description
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced.
The fifth edition of Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus has been fully revised and new chapters added to provide clinicians with the latest advances and technologies in the field, as well as current treatment guidelines.
Divided into 20 sections, the book begins with discussion on the epidemiology, physiology and metabolism of the disease; its pathogenesis, diagnosis and monitoring; and management techniques including nutrition therapy and pharmacological treatments - both injectables and non-injectables.
Other sections cover types of diabetes, including in different segments of the population, diabetes with comorbidities, complications and emergency situations, and much more.
Previous edition (9789352702268) published in 2020.
Contents
Section 1: Epidemiology of Diabetes
Section 2: Physiology and Metabolism
Section 3: Pathogenesis of Type - 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Section 4: Pathogenesis of Type - 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Section 5: Other Types of Diabetes
Section 6: Glucose Monitoring
Section 7: Non-Pharmacological Management Strategies
Section 8: Pharmacological Management: Non-Injectable Therapies
Section 9: Pharmacological Management: Injectable Therapies
Section 10: Microvascular Complications of Diabetes
Section 11: Macrovascular Complications of Diabetes
Section 12: Diabetes Complications and Comorbidities
Section 13: Diabetes Management in Emergencies
Section 14: Diabetes in Pregnancy
Section 15: Diabetes in Different Phases of Life
Section 16: Diabetic Foot
Section 17: Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes
Section 18: Living with Diabetes
Section 19: Technology and Diabetes
Section 20: Healthcare Delivery and Economics
