Pathogenesis of Diabetic Neuropathy
Pathogenesis of Diabetic Neuropathy Phillip A. Low The diabetic neuropathies are those associated with the diabetic state. Although the neuropathies are clearly related to the presence, duration, and severity of…
Mechanisms of Diabetic Microvascular Complications
Mechanisms of Diabetic Microvascular Complications Christian Rask-Madsen Zhiheng He George L. King Patients receiving modern care for diabetes have a dramatically lower risk for developing microvascular complications than they did…
Relationship between Metabolic Control and Long-Term Complications of Diabetes
Relationship between Metabolic Control and Long-Term Complications of Diabetes David M. Nathan For what a man had rather were true, he more readily believes. —Roger Bacon, 1450 The relationship between…
Epidemiology of Late Complications of Diabetes: A Basis for the Development and Evaluation of Preventive Programs
Epidemiology of Late Complications of Diabetes: A Basis for the Development and Evaluation of Preventive Programs Andrzej S. Krolewski James H. Warram This chapter reviews the descriptive epidemiology of late…
Diabetes and the Healthcare System: Economic and Social Costs
Diabetes and the Healthcare System: Economic and Social Costs James L. Rosenzweig In the United States, the medical costs of diabetes are substantial. As the prototype of the chronic disease…
Pancreas and Islet Transplantation
Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Gordon C. Weir THE PROBLEM The devastating complications associated with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are now clearly linked to hyperglycemia (1,2,3). The implication…
Women’s Health Issues in Diabetes Mellitus
Women’s Health Issues in Diabetes Mellitus Julie Lund Sharpless Several aspects of the female reproductive life cycle are influenced by insulin and the metabolic effects of diabetes. From puberty through…
Treatment of Older Adults with Diabetes
Treatment of Older Adults with Diabetes Caroline S. Blaum Jeffrey B. Halter Despite the continual expansion of knowledge about diabetes, including the importance of control of risk factors and glycemia…
Treatment of the Child and Adolescent with Diabetes
Treatment of the Child and Adolescent with Diabetes Lori Laffel Cindy Pasquarello Margaret Lawlor Diabetes in childhood is a chronic metabolic disorder that results in hyperglycemia. In children, as in…
Management of Hyperglycemia with Oral Antihyperglycemic Agents in Type 2 Diabetes
Management of Hyperglycemia with Oral Antihyperglycemic Agents in Type 2 Diabetes Harold E. Lebovitz The management of hyperglycemia in patients with diabetes has changed significantly during the past several years…
