Textbook of Diabetes: A Comprehensive Guide for Diabetologists and Endocrinologists

Author: Richard I. G. Holt

Publication Date: January 11, 2024

Language: English

ISBN: 9781119697428, 9781119697435

Summary: The Textbook of Diabetes is a classic textbook that provides diabetologists and endocrinologists with illustrated and clinically focused content on diabetes. It is now in its sixth edition and has established itself as the modern, international guide to diabetes. The textbook is sensibly organized and easy to navigate, with exceptional illustrations, and hosts an unrivalled blend of clinical and scientific content. It is written by highly experienced editors and international contributors who have provided insight on new developments in diabetes care. These include the most recent guidelines from the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), the American Diabetes Association (ADA), Diabetes UK, and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and information on the latest treatment modalities used around the world.

Key Topics:

• Diabetes in its Historical and Social Context: Covering the history of diabetes, past classification and diagnosis of diabetes, and the global burden of diabetes.
• Normal Physiology: Covering glucose homeostasis, islet function and insulin secretion, and glucagon in islet and metabolic regulation.
• Pathogenesis of Diabetes: Covering genetics of diabetes and obesity, autoimmune type 1 diabetes, and other disorders with type 1 diabetes phenotype.
• Other Types of Diabetes: Covering endocrine disorders that cause diabetes, pancreatic diseases and diabetes, and drug-induced diabetes.

Target Audience: The textbook is beautifully illustrated with a clinical focus, providing endocrinologists and diabetologists, both consultants/specialists and those in training, with a fresh and comprehensive clinical resource to consult time and time again. The text is also of value to specialist diabetes nurses and researchers in the field.