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Diabetes

An Old Disease, a New Insight

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  • A guide for diabetic patients to take care of their health
  • Comprehensive in scope
  • With numerous figures and tables

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 771)

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Table of contents (34 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxiii
  2. Introduction to Diabetes Mellitus

    • Kirti Kaul, Joanna M. Tarr, Shamim I. Ahmad, Eva M. Kohner, Rakesh Chibber
    Pages 1-11
  3. Classification of Diabetes

    • Jorge de Faria Maraschin
    Pages 12-19
  4. Fulminant Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

    • Saeko Shibasaki, Akihisa Imagawa, Toshiaki Hanafusa
    Pages 20-23
  5. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

    • Khalid Imam
    Pages 24-34
  6. Global Prevalence and Future of Diabetes Mellitus

    • Emil Ginter, Vlado Simko
    Pages 35-41
  7. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Pandemic in 21st Century

    • Emil Ginter, Vlado Simko
    Pages 42-50
  8. Emerging Type 2 Diabetes in Young Adults

    • Soon H. Song
    Pages 51-61
  9. Impairment of Immune Systems in Diabetes

    • Christopher Ting, Vivek Bansal, Ibrahim Batal, Marwan Mounayar, Lola Chabtini, Ghania El Akiki et al.
    Pages 62-75
  10. Periodontal Disease and Diabetes

    • Antonio Bascones-Martínez, Santiago Arias-Herrera, Elena Criado-Cámara, Jaime Bascones-Ilundáin, Cristina Bascones-Ilundáin
    Pages 76-87
  11. Retinopathy in Diabetes

    • Joanna M. Tarr, Kirti Kaul, Katarzyna Wolanska, Eva M. Kohner, Rakesh Chibber
    Pages 88-106
  12. Nephropathy in Diabetes

    • Bancha Satirapoj
    Pages 107-122
  13. Diabetic Foot

    • Sanjeev K. Gupta, Surya K. Singh
    Pages 123-138
  14. Glycemic Variability in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    • Eric L. Johnson
    Pages 139-154
  15. Diabetic Somatic Neuropathy

    • Zdravko A. Kamenov, Latchezar D. Traykov
    Pages 155-175
  16. Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy

    • Zdravko A. Kamenov, Latchezar D. Traykov
    Pages 176-193
  17. Immunobiology of β-Cell Destruction

    • Daria La Torre
    Pages 194-218
  18. Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes

    • Heather Mangiapane
    Pages 219-228
  19. Pancreatic Cancer and Diabetes

    • Maureen Morrison
    Pages 229-239

About this book

 Diabetes is a complex disease and is also one of the most common.  It is very difficult to reach an accurate estimate for the global prevalence of diabetes since the standards and methods of data collection vary widely in different parts of the world. In addition, many potential sufferers are not included in the count because according to an estimate about 50% of cases remain undiagnosed for up to 10 years. However, according to an estimate for 2010, globally, there are about 285 million people (amounting to 6.4% of the adult population) suffering from this disease. This number is estimated to increase to 439 million by 2030 if no cure is found. The general increase in life expectancy, leading to an ageing population, and the global rise in obesity are two main reasons for the increase.

With the basic platform set, Editor presents his views and advice to the readers, especially to diabetic patients suffering from T2DM, on the basis of his observations and information collected from other diabetics.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“Part of a series titled Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, this is an overview of diabetes, including diagnosis, classification, pathophysiology, and complications. … the book is geared to patients with diabetes. … The short, readable chapters with their excellent and abundant references are the book’s best feature. … The book would benefit from more graphics, such as tables, figures, pictures, and summary boxes. This comprehensive overview of diabetes may be of interest to some patients with diabetes and some healthcare professionals.” (Rebecca Brown, Doody’s Review Service, February, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK

    Shamim I. Ahmad

About the editor

Shamim I. Ahmad, after obtaining his Master’s degree in Botany from Patna University, Bihar, India and his PhD in Molecular Genetics from Leicester University, England, joined Nottingham Polytechnic as Grade 1 lecturer and was subsequently promoted to SL post. Ahmad served for about 37 years at Nottingham Trent University (formerly Nottingham Polytechnic) before taking an early retirement to spend his time writing books and conducting full‑ime research. For more than three decades he worked on different areas of biology including thymineless death in bacteria, genetic control of nucleotide catabolism, development of anti‑IDS drugs, control of microbial infection of burns, phages of thermophilic bacteria and microbial flora of Chernobyl after the nuclear accident. But his primary interest, which started 27 years ago, is DNA damage and repair, particularly near UV photolysis of biological compounds, production of reactive oxygen species and their implications on human health including skin cancer and xeroderma pigmentosum. He is also investigating photolysis of non‑biological compounds such as 8‑methoxypsoralen+UVA, mitomycin C, and nitrogen mustard and their importance in psoriasis treatment and in Fanconi anemia. In 2003 he received a prestigious “Asian Jewel Award” in Britain for “Excellence in Education”. He is the Editor of Molecular Mechanisms of Ataxia Telangiectasia and Molecular Mechanisms of Cockayne Syndrome, published byvLandes Bioscience. He also edited Molecular Mechanisms of Fanconi Anemia, Molecular Mechanisms of Xeroderma Pigmentosum, Diseases of DNA Repair and Neurodegenerative Diseases, published by Landes Bioscience and Springer Science+Business Media.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Diabetes

  • Book Subtitle: An Old Disease, a New Insight

  • Editors: Shamim I. Ahmad

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5441-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-5440-3Published: 03 October 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4672-3Published: 26 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-5441-0Published: 12 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXIII, 485

  • Topics: Biomedicine general, Diabetes

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