Describes techniques for studying, at both the molecular and biochemical levels, the defects in insulin production and action associated with diabetes. This title includes techniques that allow investigators, both novices and those already active in the field, to study various major facets of insulin production and action.

A practical handbook on how to provide health care for people with diabetes in the primary care setting.

Serving as a guide to diabetes for nurses, this text takes account of changes in dietary advice, legislation and terminology. It addresses diabetes as both a biochemical disease and a psychosocial problem. It provides research-based information with suggestions for problem solving and planning.

A comprehensive yet simple guide to understanding and controlling diabetes. This book sorts the facts from the fiction and provides you with the knowledge you need to feel more in control - whether you've just been diagnosed with diabetes or have a family member who is diabetic.

With an extraordinary need for early intervention and prevention to slow or halt its progression, Metabolic Syndrome is one of the most challenging health problems. This book stimulate fresh thinking concerning underlying mechanisms and encourages heightened efforts to develop new therapeutics, potentially targeting uniquely intersecting pathways.

A resource for setting-up and operating diabetes management services. This book provides pharmacists with tools to implement diabetes management into their practice. It gives pharmacists an understanding of the nature of diabetes, its potential complications, and provides guidelines for implementing a diabetes patient-management program.

Diabetes is increasingly common. Written in a friendly, easy-to-read way, with summaries for quick reference and detailed information when needed, this book is aimed at health care professionals in primary, community and secondary care, helping experienced staff update their knowledge, and acting as a quick guide for those new to diabetes.

Designed as reference material to increase knowledge of the human body. Beautiful full-colour illustrations help enhance understanding of the body or illness. Suitable for healthcare professions, patients, students, educators and parents.

Presents diagnostic and management information for the challenging problems faced by patients with diabetic foot problems. This book is suitable for those who care for diabetic patients.

Our understanding of the genetics and pathophysiology of animal models for autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis has increased significantly over the years. This volume is intended to foster discussion on the utility of available animal models, and to suggest methods for improving upon these models.

Carbohydrate counting is a popular meal planning approach that is easily mastered and can help patients achieve and maintain optimal blood glucose goals. This title presents the essentials on this popular meal planning technique. It includes information about carbohydrates and insulin pumps. It is useful for health care professionals.

This book is a concise, practical guide to the diagnosis, assessment and management of Type 2 Diabetes for clinicians, GPs and nurse specialists. With chapters contributed by leading UK and European diabetes experts, the information in this book is presented in an easy to use format, and supplemented with key figures and tables.

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease of absolute or relative insulin deficiency or resistance characterised by disturbances in carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. This syndrome is a contributing factor in a large percentage of deaths from heart attacks and strokes. This book brings together research from throughout the world.

Hypertension and renal disease in diabetes are areas where developments rapidly occur constantly and, therefore, there is a clear need for a new edition.

This volume emphasises the clinical relevance of diabetic nephropathy, an important complication of diabetes, while providing a solid grounding in current basic and clinical research.

The aim of this work is to look at developing topics from a clinical and multi-disciplinary perspective. Areas of controversy (treatment of diabetes post-MI with insulin, use of heart transplantation, bias against general treatment in people with diabetes) are discussed in detail.

Nutritional guidelines for Type-2 Diabetes.

Offers summaries of established art-techniques and introduces the technologies, evaluating their potential in clinical diabetes research. This book compares efficacy of various metabolic tests that measure insulin action. It describes methods that allow quantification of whole body and intracellular metabolic fluxes relevant to diabetes research.

Written for primary care, specialist clinicians who manage patients with diabetes, this book is also useful for clinical investigators whose research encompasses the areas of diabetes epidemiology, assessment of diagnostic tests, and development and assessment of management options.

Presents a comprehensive account of where we stand in immunological strategies for preventing or treating type 1 diabetes (T1D). This book integrates information from human and animal studies. It considers T1D within the broader context of autoimmune disease.