Iatrogenic Hypoglycemia
Iatrogenic Hypoglycemia Stephanie Anne Amiel No definition of good glycemic control in diabetes is complete unless it includes a statement about absence of hypoglycemia. Patients with diabetes and their families…
Principles of Insulin Therapy
Principles of Insulin Therapy Alice Y. Y. Cheng Bernard Zinman HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The isolation of insulin from dog pancreas and demonstration of its biologic effectiveness by Banting, Best, Collip, and…
Exercise in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Exercise in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Jeanne H. Steppel Edward S. Horton Exercise has long been recognized as an important factor in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Before the discovery…
Behavioral Research and Psychological Issues in Diabetes: Progress and Prospects
Behavioral Research and Psychological Issues in Diabetes: Progress and Prospects Barbara J. Anderson Ann E. Goebel-Fabbri Alan M. Jacobson Over the past half-century, there has been an explosion of research…
Medical Nutrition Therapy
Medical Nutrition Therapy Karen Hanson Chalmers A BRIEF HISTORY OF NUTRITION AND DIABETES More than 50 years ago, Elliott Joslin stated: The diet in health is made up chiefly of…
Education in the Treatment of Diabetes
Education in the Treatment of Diabetes Richard S. Beaser Katie Weinger Lisa M. Bolduc-Bissell This building given by thousands of patients and their friends provides an opportunity for many to…
General Approach to the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus
General Approach to the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Ramachandiran Cooppan Since the last edition of this textbook, major scientific advances have increased our understanding of the pathophysiology underlying both type…
Pathophysiology and Treatment of Lipid Disorders in Diabetes
Pathophysiology and Treatment of Lipid Disorders in Diabetes Barbara V. Howard Wm. James Howard An understanding of lipoprotein metabolism and how it influences diabetes is of particular importance because of…
Treatment of Obesity
Treatment of Obesity Xavier Pi-Sunyer The recommendation for treating obesity is based on two premises. The first is that weight can be lost and that, once lost, the lower weight…
