Skip to main content
Elsevier

Epidemiology of Diabetes

  • 1st Edition - March 19, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Jahangir Moini
  • Language: English

Epidemiology of Diabetes addresses the patterns, risk factors and prevention tactics for the epidemic of diabetes in the US population. Diabetes is a costly and common disease t… Read more

Description

Epidemiology of Diabetes addresses the patterns, risk factors and prevention tactics for the epidemic of diabetes in the US population. Diabetes is a costly and common disease that needs serious attention and awareness. Diabetes causes devastating consequences, such as neuropathy, retinopathy, nephropathy and vasculopathy. This succinct reference focuses on current data and research on diabetes, and is essential reading for diabetes care providers, as well as health care decision-makers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that more than 100 million US adults are living with diabetes or prediabetes, hence this is a timely resource on the topic.

Key features

  • Serves as a starting point for medical professionals who are addressing the patterns, risk factors, prevention and treatment of the epidemic of diabetes in the US population
  • Discusses the epidemic and prevalence of diabetes in the United States, covering the disability, burden and mortality of diabetes
  • Covers the epidemiology of nutrition and diet, addressing carbohydrates and fiber, fats, protein, alcohol and nutritional intervention

Readership

Endocrinologists, diabetologists, general practitioners, physician assistants, medical students, dietitians, public health researchers

Table of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction and History of Diabetes MellitusOverviewOrigins, Symptoms, and SignsPathophysiology through ExperimentationDiagnosisTreatmentLessons from the History of DiabetesSummary

Chapter 2 Endocrine Function of the PancreasOverviewSynthesis and Secretion of InsulinThe Brain, Glucose, and InsulinSecretion of GlucagonSecretion of SomatostatinCounter-RegulatorySummary

Chapter 3 Pathophysiology of DiabetesOverviewRole of Insulin in MetabolismHypoglycemiaHyperglycemiaTypes of Diabetes MellitusType 1 Diabetes MellitusEpidemiologyRising IncidenceRisk FactorsType 2 Diabetes MellitusEpidemiologyRising IncidenceRisk FactorsGestational DiabetesSummary

Chapter 4 The Epidemic and Prevalence of Diabetes in the United StatesOverviewDistribution of Diabetes by Gender and AgeDeaths Attributable to DiabetesDisability Adjusted Life Years for DiabetesBurden of Diabetes in the United StatesMortality from Diabetes in the United StatesPopulation-Based Models of DiabetesSummary

Chapter 5 Epidemiology of Diet and Diabetes MellitusOverviewCarbohydrates and FiberFatsProteinAlcoholNutritional InterventionSummary

Chapter 6 The Health Impact of DiabetesOverviewMicrovascular Complications of DiabetesDiabetic RetinopathyDiabetic NephropathyDiabetic NeuropathyMacrovascular Complications of DiabetesCardiovascular SystemPeripheral Nervous SystemMetabolic SyndromeSummary

Chapter 7 Type 1 DiabetesOverviewGenetics Environmental Factors Ethnic Disparities Obesity Birth Weight TreatmentSummary

Chapter 8 Type 2 DiabetesOverviewRisk FactorsGeneticsObesityDietary FactorsEthnic DisparitiesChildren and AdolescentsDouble DiabetesEconomic Impact PreventionSummary

Chapter 9 Diagnosis OverviewFasting Plasma Glucose Tolerance TestOral Glucose Tolerance TestRandom Plasma Glucose TestGlycated Hemoglobin A1c Test (HbA1c)Kronus ZnT8Ab Elisa AssayScreening for DiabetesScreening for ComplicationsSummary

Chapter 10 Diabetic KetoacidosisOverviewPathophysiologySymptoms and SignsDiagnosisPrognosisTreatmentSummary

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 19, 2019
  • Language: English

About the author

JM

Jahangir Moini

Dr. Moini was assistant professor at Tehran University, Medical School, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, for nine years. For 15 years, he was the Director of Science and Health for Everest University in Melbourne FL. He was also a Professor of Science and Health at Everest for a total of 24 years. For 6 years, until his retirement, he was a Professor of Science and Health at Eastern Florida State College. Dr. Moini has been actively teaching for 39 years, and for 23 years, has been an international author of 56 books (including 11 books for Elsevier).
Affiliations and expertise
Retired Professor of Science and Health, Eastern Florida State College, Palm Bay, FL, USA

View book on ScienceDirect

Read Epidemiology of Diabetes on ScienceDirect