Modern Diabetology
Basic Science and Clinical Practice
- 1st Edition - April 10, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editor: R. Paul Robertson
- Language: English
Despite extraordinary therapeutic advances since the discovery of insulin 100 years ago, diabetes prevalence continues to rise and significant challenges remain. Modern Di… Read more
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Description
Description
Despite extraordinary therapeutic advances since the discovery of insulin 100 years ago, diabetes prevalence continues to rise and significant challenges remain. Modern Diabetology: Basic Science and Clinical Practice provides a concise, one-stop reference that consolidates rapidly evolving research and clinical practice guidelines for today’s endocrinologists, general surgeons, internists, and primary care physicians.
Key features
Key features
- Provides up-to-date coverage of basic science, translational advances, and clinical management in one accessible text, serving as a critical reference for practitioners navigating fast-moving developments in the field
- Features 24 chapters authored by internationally recognized experts in diabetes research and clinical practice
- Offers in-depth updates on rapidly advancing areas including MODY, hormonal biology, Types 1 and 2 diabetes genetics, immune mechanisms, and oxidative stress and complications
- Covers cutting-edge therapeutic strategies such as SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP1 - receptor agonists, glucose sensors and pumps, stem cell therapy, and pancreas and islet transplantation
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish after the publication date
Readership
Readership
Endocrinologists
Table of contents
Table of contents
SECTION I Regulation of Gene Expression, Hormone Synthesis, and Hormone Secretion
1. Pancreatic Development in the Context of Diabetes
2. Glucagon: From Gene Regulation to Secretion
3. Insulin Production, Processing, and Secretion
4. Incretins: From Gene Expression to Secretion and Action of GLP-1 and GIP
SECTION II Hormone Action
5. Glucagon Synthesis, Secretion, and Mechanisms of Action
6. Insulin Structure and Function
7. Common Mechanisms of Insulin Signaling, Action, and Resistance
8. Insulin Receptor Structure and Function
9. Insulin Action in Liver, Skeletal, Muscle, and Adipose Tissue: A Focus on Humans
10. Insulin Action in the Brain
11. Insulin Action in the Cardiovascular System
12. Metabolic Regulation by Adipokines, Hepatokines, and Myokines
SECTION III Genetics of Diabetes
13. Genetics of Monogenic Forms of Diabetes
14. Genetics of Type 1 Diabetes
15. Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes
SECTION IV Type 1 Diabetes
16. Spotlight on the Pathology of Type 1 Diabetes
SECTION V Type 2 Diabetes
17. Heterogeneity of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
18. Cystic Fibrosis–Related Diabetes
SECTION VI Complications of Diabetes
19. Intranuclear Beta Cell Nrf2 Expression in Type 2 Diabetes and the Potential Use of Glutathione Peroxidase Mimetics for Early Treatment
20. Diabetic Retinal Disease
21. Understanding Diabetic Neuropathy: From Pathophysiology to Therapeutic Targets
SECTION VII Pharmacology and Drugs
22. SGLT2 Inhibitors and Slowing Kidney Disease Progression From Diabetes
23. Advanced Technology in Diabetes: Sensors and Pumps
24. Pancreas and Islet Cell Transplantation for Diabetes
25. Stem Cell–Derived Islet Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes
1. Pancreatic Development in the Context of Diabetes
2. Glucagon: From Gene Regulation to Secretion
3. Insulin Production, Processing, and Secretion
4. Incretins: From Gene Expression to Secretion and Action of GLP-1 and GIP
SECTION II Hormone Action
5. Glucagon Synthesis, Secretion, and Mechanisms of Action
6. Insulin Structure and Function
7. Common Mechanisms of Insulin Signaling, Action, and Resistance
8. Insulin Receptor Structure and Function
9. Insulin Action in Liver, Skeletal, Muscle, and Adipose Tissue: A Focus on Humans
10. Insulin Action in the Brain
11. Insulin Action in the Cardiovascular System
12. Metabolic Regulation by Adipokines, Hepatokines, and Myokines
SECTION III Genetics of Diabetes
13. Genetics of Monogenic Forms of Diabetes
14. Genetics of Type 1 Diabetes
15. Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes
SECTION IV Type 1 Diabetes
16. Spotlight on the Pathology of Type 1 Diabetes
SECTION V Type 2 Diabetes
17. Heterogeneity of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
18. Cystic Fibrosis–Related Diabetes
SECTION VI Complications of Diabetes
19. Intranuclear Beta Cell Nrf2 Expression in Type 2 Diabetes and the Potential Use of Glutathione Peroxidase Mimetics for Early Treatment
20. Diabetic Retinal Disease
21. Understanding Diabetic Neuropathy: From Pathophysiology to Therapeutic Targets
SECTION VII Pharmacology and Drugs
22. SGLT2 Inhibitors and Slowing Kidney Disease Progression From Diabetes
23. Advanced Technology in Diabetes: Sensors and Pumps
24. Pancreas and Islet Cell Transplantation for Diabetes
25. Stem Cell–Derived Islet Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: July 1, 2026
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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R. Paul Robertson
R. Paul Robertson, M.D. is an Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington and at the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Robertson has published 395 peer-reviewed manuscripts with primary emphasis on pancreatic islet function in humans, animals, and clonal cell lines. His early studies were the first to demonstrate defects involving the adverse effects of glucose toxicity on the critical insulin promoters Pdx-1 and MafA associated with glucose toxicity. More recent research demonstrated adverse metabolic consequences of using the liver as a transplant site for pancreatic islet transplantation in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and in autoislet recipients following pancreatectomy for chronic, painful pancreatitis.
Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Washington and University of Minnesota, USAView book on ScienceDirect
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