Endocrine Tumors of the Pancreas
Endocrine Tumors of the Pancreas Maha T. Barakat Houman Ashrafian Stephen R. Bloom Pancreatic endocrine tumors make up only 1% to 2% of all tumors of the pancreas but form…
Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia Benjamin Glaser Gil Leibowitz Hypoglycemia, simply defined as a low blood glucose level, is a laboratory finding that may or may not be associated with significant pathology. Pathologic hypoglycemia…
Diabetes Mellitus and Wound Healing
Diabetes Mellitus and Wound Healing Parham A. Ganchi Elof Eriksson Diabetes mellitus, the most common endocrine disease, is a complex systemic disorder with a broad range of effects on nearly…
Vascular Disease of the Lower Extremities in Diabetes Mellitus: Etiology and Management
Vascular Disease of the Lower Extremities in Diabetes Mellitus: Etiology and Management Cameron M. Akbari Frank W. LoGerfo Problems of the diabetic foot are the most common causes of hospitalization…
The Diabetic Foot: Strategies for Treatment and Prevention of Ulcerations
The Diabetic Foot: Strategies for Treatment and Prevention of Ulcerations John M. Giurini Diabetic foot disease affects nearly 2 million patients with diabetes in the United States annually (1). This…
Treatment of Diabetes in the Hospitalized Patient
Treatment of Diabetes in the Hospitalized Patient Howard A. Wolpert Diabetes-related hospitalizations in the United States totaled 13.9 million days in 1997 (1). The advances made in anesthesia and perioperative…
Effects of Diabetes Mellitus on the Digestive System
Effects of Diabetes Mellitus on the Digestive System Hiroshi Mashimo Roger J. May† Raj K. Goyal †Deceased In 1936, Bargen (1) first described diarrhea and steatorrhea as complications of diabetes….
Joint and Bone Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus
Joint and Bone Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus M. Elaine Husni Susan F. Kroop Lee S. Simon As modern therapeutics have helped decrease the mortality and morbidity of diabetes mellitus, increased…
Cutaneous Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus
Cutaneous Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus Mark H. Lowitt Jeffrey S. Dover Patients with diabetes mellitus commonly suffer from a wide variety of cutaneous maladies. Estimates of the frequency of skin…
Diabetes and Pregnancy
Diabetes and Pregnancy Florence M. Brown Allison B. Goldfine Pregnancy may be complicated by diabetes in two distinct forms: gestational and pregestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes typically is diagnosed during the…
