Medical complications of type 2 diabetes / / Colleen Croniger, editor.
Obesity and type 2 diabetes are increasing worldwide problems. In this book we reviewed insulin secretion in both healthy individuals and in patients with type 2 diabetes. Because of the risk associated with progression from insulin resistance to diabetes and cardiovascular complications increases a...
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| Place / Publishing House: | [Place of publication not identified] : : InTech,, [2011] ©2011 |
| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (424 pages) :; illustrations |
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| Summary: | Obesity and type 2 diabetes are increasing worldwide problems. In this book we reviewed insulin secretion in both healthy individuals and in patients with type 2 diabetes. Because of the risk associated with progression from insulin resistance to diabetes and cardiovascular complications increases along a continuum, we included several chapters on the damage of endothelial cells in type 2 diabetes and genetic influences on endothelial cell dysfunction. Cardiovascular complications occur at a much lower glucose levels, thus a review on the oral glucose tolerance test compared to other methods was included. The medical conditions associated with type 2 diabetes such as pancreatic cancer, sarcopenia and sleep disordered breathing with diabetes were also discussed. The book concludes with several chapters on the treatments for this disease offering us hope in prevention and successful alleviation of the co-morbidities associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9535164791 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Colleen Croniger, editor. |