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Understanding diabetes : a biochemical perspective / Richard F. Dods.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher number: EB00066959 | Recorded BooksPublisher: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, a John Wiley & Sons, Inc., publication, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 389 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118530665
  • 1118530667
  • 9781118530764
  • 1118530764
  • 9781299242043
  • 1299242049
  • 9781118530627
  • 1118530624
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Understanding diabetes.DDC classification:
  • 616.4/62 23
LOC classification:
  • RC660
NLM classification:
  • WK 810
Online resources:
Contents:
A pandemic in the making -- Early history of diabetes mellitus -- A glucose metabolism primer -- Regulation of glucose metabolism -- Glucose metabolism gone wrong -- Classification system for diabetes mellitus -- Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus -- Complications of diabetes mellitus and their pathophysiology -- Hereditary transmission of diabetes mellitus -- Treatment.
Summary: A clear explanation of the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes. Written for a broad range of readers, including students, researchers, policymakers, health care providers, and diabetes patients and caregivers, this book explains the underlying biochemistry and physiology of diabetes mellitus. Each chapter contains a glossary that defines key terms, a summary that highlights essential concepts discussed in each section of the chapter, as well as a set of simple problems to help readers gain a richer and deeper understanding of diabetes, from its history to treatment options.
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A clear explanation of the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes. Written for a broad range of readers, including students, researchers, policymakers, health care providers, and diabetes patients and caregivers, this book explains the underlying biochemistry and physiology of diabetes mellitus. Each chapter contains a glossary that defines key terms, a summary that highlights essential concepts discussed in each section of the chapter, as well as a set of simple problems to help readers gain a richer and deeper understanding of diabetes, from its history to treatment options.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A pandemic in the making -- Early history of diabetes mellitus -- A glucose metabolism primer -- Regulation of glucose metabolism -- Glucose metabolism gone wrong -- Classification system for diabetes mellitus -- Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus -- Complications of diabetes mellitus and their pathophysiology -- Hereditary transmission of diabetes mellitus -- Treatment.

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