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Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Type 2 Diabetes® [eBook]
This useful guide discusses the impact of insulin resistance, artherosclerosis, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and the metabolic syndrome on the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It also features a chapter on incretin hormone therapy. Incretin hormones are peptides released from the gastrointestinal tract that aid in the overall maintenance of glucose control. There is currently substantial interest in the therapeutic potential of these hormones for the treatment of diabetes. 402 pages.
Willa A. Hsueh, MD
Director, Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Houston, Texas
Michael Bryer-Ash, MD, FRCP
Professor and Warren Chair in Diabetes Studies and
Director, Program for Adult Metabolic Health,
Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, OUHSC
Division of Endocrinology
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes
Chapter 2: The Spectrum of Insulin Resistance: Where Does Disease Begin?
Chapter 3: Hyperglycemia and Tissue Damage
Chapter 4: Goals of Therapy
Chapter 5: Glucose Control
Chapter 6: Incretin Hormone-Based Therapies
Chapter 7: Atherosclerosis: A Major Risk in Diabetes
Chapter 8: Hypertension and Its Treatment
Chapter 9: Dyslipidemia: Reaching New Targets
Chapter 10: Nephropathy in Diabetes: New Insights
Chapter 11: Retinopathy: New Horizons
Chapter 12: Neuropathy: Types and Treatment
Chapter 13: Erectile Dysfunction: New Treatment Options
Index