This book focuses on the geographical aspects of the epidemiology of diabetes. It examines such diverse populations throughout the world, including American Indians, Latin America, Africa, China, Japan, and the Middle East. The authors also provide a thorough examination of the economic costs of the disease.

Product Description: Current research indicates that growth factors play a role in the physiological, metabolic, functional and structural changes seen in diabetes. This book combines the latest evidence regarding the effects of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors in relation to metabolism in this disorder and the development of complications...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Both sub-groups of diabetes mellitus - types 1 and 2 - are, for different reasons, difficult or impossible to adequately control. This is the first book for nearly 20 years to deal with the problem of severely unstable diabetes. As well as brittle type 1 syndromes, the scope of instability has been extended to the notoriously problematic issue of obese and highly insulin-resistant type 2 diabetes, as well as instability in special groups such as the very young and the elderly...read more