Medicine: Diabetes Books

Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Diabetes 5 Chapter 1: Type 2 Diabetes: The Basics 7 Chapter 2: Where Do I Begin? 17 Part 2: Your Healthcare Team and Medications 23 Chapter 3: Putting Together Your Healthcare Team 25 Chapter 4: Your Checkups 37 Chapter 5: Diabetes Education Classes 47 Chapter 6: Medications and Surgery 55 Part 3: Checking Blood Glucose and Reducing Complications 79 Chapter 7: Checking Your Blood Glucose 81 Chapter 8: Keeping Complications in Check 91 Chapter 9: Women and Type 2 Diabetes 111 Chapter 10: Men and Type 2 Diabetes 123 Part 4: Eating Healthy and Staying Active 129 Chapter 11: Brushing Up on Nutrition and Food Basics 131 Chapter 12: Planning Healthy Meals 155 Chapter 13: Amping Up Your Exercise 177 Part 5: Finding Support 191 Chapter 14: Managing Your Emotions and Mental Health 193 Chapter 15: Getting Support, Giving Support 205 Chapter 16: Raising Children and Teens with Type 2 Diabetes 213 Chapter 17: Debunking Diabetes Myths 221 Part 6: Standing Up for Yourself 227 Chapter 18: Navigating Health Insurance and Other Healthcare Scenarios 229 Chapter 19: Knowing Your Rights 241 Part 7: The Part of Tens 251 Chapter 20: Ten Fun Ways to Work Out for People Who Hate to Exercise 253 Chapter 21: Ten (Or So) Things to Do for Your Eyes 259 Glossary 265 Index 291

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Book SynopsisLearn how to eat well, improve your health, and enjoy life with diabetes The new edition of Diabetes Meal Planning & Nutrition For Dummies offers you a holistic approach to living your best life with diabetes. Optimize your diet and plan delicious meals that will empower you to take control, improve your health, prevent, and even reverse diabetes. Written by an award-winning chef and renowned doctor who are both experts in the field of nutrition, this book helps you understand what defines healthful eating for diabetes, its crucial role to long term health, and how meal planning is a key to successful diabetes management. Learn how to receive all the nutrients necessary for glucose control while managing Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and maintaining ideal weight. Discover how to supercharge your diet and protect yourself from the complications associated with diabetes with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant-rich foods. To get you started, this indispensable guide includeTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Diabetes and Food: Culinary Therapy 7 Chapter 1: Eating Well with Diabetes 9 Chapter 2: Understanding Diabetes: A Holistic Approach 23 Chapter 3: Managing Diabetes and Blood Glucose 39 Chapter 4: Incorporating Easy Lifestyle Hacks 55 Part 2: Nutrition with Purpose 63 Chapter 5: Explaining Nutrition Requirements for Diabetes 65 Chapter 6: Meeting the Macronutrients: Carbohydrates, Fat, and Protein 81 Chapter 7: Making Micronutrients Work for You 105 Chapter 8: Eating a Rainbow: Bioactive Compounds and Polyphenols 125 Chapter 9: Equipping Yourself for Success 143 Part 3: Eating for Pleasure and Better Health 159 Chapter 10: Exposing Barriers to Healthy Eating 161 Chapter 11: Setting Priorities and Staying on Track 177 Chapter 12: Choosing the Best Food When Shopping 191 Part 4: Ready, Set, Plan 211 Chapter 13: Customizing Your Meals 213 Chapter 14: Analyzing Popular Diet Plans 237 Chapter 15: What’s on the Menu: Having a Plan for Eating Out 259 Chapter 16: Choosing Sensible Beverages and Snacks 275 Part 5: Putting It All Together: Meals to Manage Your Diabetes 289 Chapter 17: Reviewing a Seven-Day Menu 291 Chapter 18: Creating Delicious and Nutritious Meals 301 Part 6: The Part of Tens 345 Chapter 19: Ten Diabetes “Power Foods” 347 Chapter 20: Ten Inexpensive Diabetes-Friendly Foods 355 Chapter 21: Ten Healthful Food Swaps for Losing Weight 361 Appendix A: Diabetes Exchange Lists 369 Appendix B: Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load Values 387 Appendix C: Examples of Bioactive Compounds in Foods 391 Index 397

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Book SynopsisEasy-to-follow recipes for nourishing, satisfying, diabetes-friendly meals Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies helps you maintain control of your health without giving up tasty, fulfilling meals. With 125 new recipes and an eight-page color insert, this cookbook combines fabulous flavors with proven health benefits. Award winning chef Amy Riolo and internationally renowned doctor Simon Poole provide a holistic understanding of diabetes and show you how to maximize nutrition at meals whether you're living with diabetes, prediabetes, or simply want to gain better control of your health. Each recipe includes a breakdown of ingredients, explaining how various taste profiles affect health and giving you a glimpse of the powerful effects of micronutrients and bioactive compounds. Learn to boost your health and feel better with this trusted Dummies cookbook. Create diabetes-friendly meals that balance high-quality carbohydrates with healthy fats and sustainable proteins

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"I can personally attest to the truth Eric shares within the pages of Healthy at Last. . . . Eric's book will empower you to change your life and the lives of those around you." - Rev. Al Sharpton "Heart disease, type 2 diabetes, early-stage prostate cancer, hypertension, and other chronic diseases may often be reversed and prevented by changing diet and lifestyle. In this important and compelling book, Eric Adams describes how. Highly recommended." - Dean Ornish, M.D., the father of lifestyle medicine and author of five New York Times bestsellers including UnDo It "Eric Adams is living proof of the power that a plant-based diet has on the prevention, effective treatment and even the reversal of type 2 diabetes. In Healthy at Last he delivers practical, life-changing, life-saving recipes for good health." - Dexter W. Shurney, M.D., M.P.H., president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine "Healthy at Last will motivate you and give you the tools you need to transform your relationship with food into one that is healing. I full-heartedly recommend this book." - Papoose, lyricist, entrepreneur, owner of Black Love clothing, and television star"Healthy at Last furthered my appreciation of the power of plants and their ability to prevent and reverse chronic illnesses. The easy, healthy recipes included are amazing! Thank you, Eric, for this gift." - Remy Ma, award-wining rapper "To be healthy, we must educate ourselves on what's harming us and what's not harming us. Healthy at Last will educate and inspire you to take control of your health and change your life." - Fat Joe, rapper and actor

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Book SynopsisHighly Commended in the 2004 BMA Medical Book Competition (Endocrinology) Judges' summary: Beautifully and clearly written to appeal to all levels of healthcare professional knowledge. A wealth of practical experience is freely donated to the reader in a friendly and accessible way. Each section is easily found and any member of the team could care for a patient with that particular problem to a high standard with this book in their hand. I would unhesitatingly recommend to all diabetes doctors both senior and junior, and every diabetes unit should have a copy. This new edition is excellent and should be considered for an award. Diabetes and its Management, Sixth Edition, continues to provide a practical clinical guide to the management of patients with diabetes. The author team has been expanded and now also includes a Nurse Practitioner specialising in diabetes to provide the nursing perspective. It is a concise manual that distils the essTrade Review'Its continued success undoubtedly rests on the authors' ability to pack so much information and opinion on diabetes into a short textbook format, and yet to make the subject approachable and the book so readable.' John Anderson Consultant Physician, Homerton Hospital in Barts Journal in the fifth edition 'It is full of relevant information for the practising clincian, but also includes a useful theoretical background to diabetes... Overall, it is a very practical and stimulating book.' Graham Leese Consultant Diabetologist, Ninewalls Hospital and Medical School in Hospital Update on the fifth editionTable of ContentsPreface to the sixth edition vii Preface to the first edition ix Acknowledgements xi Section 1: Basic Principles of Diabetes and its Biochemistry 1 Diagnosis and classification 3 2 Epidemiology of diabetes 16 3 Synthesis secretion and actions of insulin 23 4 Metabolic changes in diabetes: a summary 33 5 Aetiology and genetics 38 Section 2: Clinical Presentation and Treatment 6 Clinical features of diabetes 49 7 Management of Type 2 diabetes 55 8 Management of Type 1 diabetes mellitus 66 9 Hypoglycaemia 79 10 Diabetic hyperglycaemic emergencies 88 11 Management of diabetes during surgery and other illnesses 95 Section 3: Special Situations 12 Pregnancy and diabetes 107 13 Diabetes in children 116 Section 4: Diabetic Complications 14 An overview of microvascular complications 125 15 Diabetes and the kidney 132 16 Diabetic eye disease 144 17 Diabetic neuropathies 152 18 The diabetic foot 166 19 Cardiovascular disease 181 20 Hypertension 190 Section 5: Diabetic Care 21 Living with diabetes 197 22 Organization of care 203 Appendices 213 Index 219

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Book SynopsisCovering cases from Addison''s disease to osteoporosis and diabetic foot ulcer, and an introductory section explaining the molecular and physiological aspects of endocrinology, Endocrinology and Diabetes: Clinical Cases Uncovered has it all. Reflecting the varied nature of the specialty, the cases cover various endocrine conditions and address the clinical presentation, diagnostic workup and potential complications, while the self-assessment section, comprising 30 MCQ, 10 SAQs and 10 EMQs, will help medical students, junior doctors, and nurses practise clinical reasoning and prepare for life on the wards.Trade Review"The differential diagnosis is followed by treatment and key points. With cartoons and tables. A very didactic text, for students and physicians in training. " (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, June 2010) "Ajjan covers cases from Addison's disease to osteoporosis and diabetic foot ulcer, and has a section explaining the molecular and physiological aspects of endocrinology." (Times Higher Education Supplement, May 2008)Table of ContentsPreface vii Acknowledgements viii How to Use This Book ix List of Abbreviations x Part 1 Basics 1 The pituitary gland 1 The thyroid 13 Bone and calcium metabolism 23 The adrenal glands 30 The reproductive system 36 The pancreas 46 Lipid abnormalities and obesity 60 The neuroendocrine system 63 Part 2 Cases 66 Case 1 A 19-year-old with abdominal pain and vomiting 66 Case 2 A 35-year-old woman with palpitation and irritability 73 Case 3 A 61-year-old man with polyuria polydipsia cough and weight loss 79 Case 4 A 44-year-old woman with visual problems 82 Case 5 A 20-year-old man with recent diagnosis of diabetes 86 Case 6 Tiredness and weight gain in a 30-year-old woman with diabetes 89 Case 7 Acute confusion in an 82-year-old with known type 2 diabetes 92 Case 8 A 42-year-old man with headaches increased sweating and sexual dysfunction 98 Case 9 Amenorrhoea in an 18-year-old 102 Case 10 A 28-year-old with tiredness and abnormal thyroid function postpartum 106 Case 11 A 33-year-old man with polyuria and polydipsia 109 Case 12 A 62-year-old man with tiredness and hyponatraemia 113 Case 13 Excess hair in a 29-year-old woman 117 Case 14 A 52-year-old woman with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and abnormal thyroid function 120 Case 15 A 22-year-old man with hypertension 123 Case 16 A 20-year-old woman with polyuria and polydipsia 126 Case 17 A 78-year-old man with pain in the leg and knee 132 Case 18 A 32-year-old woman with a lump in the neck 135 Case 19 A 26-year-old with headaches and hypertension 139 Case 20 Sweating nausea and hand tremor in a 24-year-old woman 142 Case 21 A 19-year-old man with sexual dysfunction 146 Case 22 A 38-year-old woman with muscular aches and weakness 151 Case 23 A wrist fracture in a 56-year-old woman 154 Case 24 A 37-year-old woman with recurrent flushing 158 Case 25 A 46-year-old man with an abnormal lipid profile 161 Part 3 Self-assessment 164 MCQs 164 EMQs 169 SAQs 174 Answers 176 Index of cases by diagnosis 187 Index 189

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Book SynopsisLiving with diabetes is a balancing act of monitoring blood glucose, food intake, and medication. This book answers questions such as: What are the differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes? How are the different forms of this disease treated? Can gestational diabetes become a permanent condition?Trade Review[ The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes] is comprehensive and up-to-date. It is an invaluable reference for diabetics and their families. -- Robin Wulffson The Examiner This is a comprehensive book, which presents in a reader friendly format relevant clinical data relating to the impact of diabetes for those diagnosed with this condition... This edition is an essential guide for individuals who has diabetes or been recently diagnosed. It could be described as a staple part of diabetes understanding and management. Nursing TimesTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Understanding Diabetes1. The Diagnosis of Diabetes: Making It and Hearing It2. Types of DiabetesPart II: Controlling Diabetes3. Goals of Treatment and How to Reach Them4. Blood Glucose Monitoring5. Hypoglycemia6. Introduction to Nutrition Therapy: Planning and Understanding the Diet7. Weight Control: Why It Matters and How to Do It8. Special Considerations in Nutrition Therapy9. Exercise and Diabetes10. Treating Type 2 Diabetes with Non-insulin Medications11. Treating Diabetes with Insulin12. Types of Insulin13. Insulin PumpsPart III: Living with Diabetes14. The Emotional Side of Diabetes15. Lessons for Families Who Live with Diabetes16. Dealing with Psychological Problems17. Interacting with Health Care Professionals18. Interacting with the Health Care System19. Employment and DiabetesPart IV: Complications20. Systemic Symptoms21. Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Coma22. Hardening of the Arteries23. Diabetic Eye Disease24. Diabetic Kidney Disease25. Diabetic Neuropathy26. Diabetes and the Foot27. Diabetes and the SkinPart V: Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Genetics28. Diabetes and Sexuality29. Diabetes and Pregnancy30. The Genetics of DiabetesPart VI: The Future of Care31. Diabetes Research32. The PrognosisIndex

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Book SynopsisAdapting to the IFCC system of reporting HbA1c poses a challenge to generations of health professionals who have learnt the percentage system related to the major clinical trials, in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, the DCCT and UKPDS. This handy paperback illuminates the transition path. Using real-life case studies to illustrate actual clinical situations, the book shows you how to use mmol/mol units in daily practice. Each case study shows the old percentage units alongside the IFCC units for quick comparison. Produced in association with Diabetes UK, this pocketbook helps you work with confidence in the IFCC system.Trade Review“The book, on the one hand, by working from the basics, is an excellent educational tool for those developing experience in the field of diabetes and on the other, through its real-life illustrations, can also be beneficial to the more experienced in facilitating the transition to use of the IFCC units of reporting." (Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, 1 September 2012) “Using mainly case studies, this slim volume of 76 pages is an excellent aid to clinicians as they adjust to using the internationally recognised IFCC measurement which is replacing the current DCCT method of presenting HbA1c as a percentage of total Hb.” (Practical Diabetes International, July 2010)Table of ContentsContributor list. Preface. Acknowledgements. Foreword. Abbreviations. Introduction. CASE STUDIES. 1 Diagnosis and early management of type 1 diabetes in a young child (Julie A. Edge). 2 Management of a very elderly client, housebound and living alone (Chris Cottrell and Helen Green). 3 Gestational diabetes (2) (Jonathan Webber). 4 Weight loss and improved glycaemic control (Pamela Dyson). 5 Type 2 diabetes in a child (Timothy G. Barrett). 6 Weight reduction (G. Pooler R. Archbold, Ailish Nugent, RW Henry). 7 Improved glycaemic control (Steve Creely). 8 Risk of hypoglycaemia in a client in an elderly mentally ill unit in a nursing home (Chris Cottrell and Helen Green). 9 Structured education for type 1 diabetes (Pamela Dyson). 10 Woman with family history of raised cholesterol and diabetes (Robert Cramb). 11 Type 1 diabetes in a child (Timothy G Barrett). 12 Poor glucose control with microvascular complications (Sarah Griffiths and Parth Narendran). 13 Renal failure and cardiovascular disease in an Asian patient (Alex Wright). 14 Type 1 diabetes in a teenage girl concerned about weight (Julie A. Edge). 15 Glycaemic control through patient empowerment (You Yi Hong, Maire O'Donnell, Sean Dinneen). 16 Diagnosis and early management of type 2 diabetes in acute coronary syndrome (Maggie Sinclair Hammersley and Daniel Hammersley). 17 Incretin or insulin (Richard Paisey). 18 Type 2 diabetes and pregnancy (Nick Lewis-Barned). 19 Deterioration of pre-existing diabetes in a patient on low dose quetiapine Valeria Frighi (Matthew Stephenson). 20 Low HbA1c and risk of hypoglycaemia (Jonathan Roland). 21 Rapid changes in glycaemic control and retinopathy (Adele Farnsworth and Alex Wright). 22 Type 1 diabetes in a young man moving from paediatric to young adult services (Nick Lewis-Barned). 23 Monitoring glycaemic control: HbA1c or fructosamine (Sarah Moore). 24 Pre-pregnancy and pregnancy in type 1 diabetes (Ciara McLaughlin and David R. McCance). 25 Maturity onset diabetes of the young, subtype HNF1A (HNF1A-MODY) (Amanda Webster and Katharine R. Owen). 26 'Overtreating' type 2 diabetes (Simon Heller). 27 Diabetes and an elevated triglyceride concentration (Robert Cramb). 28 Multiple therapies leading to bariatric surgery (Ernesto Lopez, R. David Leslie). 29 Optic neuropathy (Richard Paisey and Rob Willox). 30 Uncertainty around the estimate of average plasma glucose from HbA1c (Eric S. Kilpatrick). 31 Antipsychotics (Richard I.G. Holt). 32 Abnormal liver function in a patient with type 2 diabetes (Joanne Morling). 33 Fructosamine in diabetic nephropathy (Stuart A. Ritchie, John A. McKnight and Susan E. Manley). 34 Recurrent hypoglycaemia caused by secondary adrenal insufficiency (Athinyaa Thiraviaraj, Hamza Ali Khan, Ailish G. Nugent, G. Pooler R. Archbold). 35 A patient with diabetes taking niacin (Richard Haynes and Jane Armitage). 36 Tight glycaemic control leading to nocturnal hypoglyaemia (Rikke Borg). 37 Diabetes and iron-deficiency anaemia (W Garry John and Tara Wallace). 38 Deterioration in vision after commencing insulin treatment (The early worsening phenomenon) (Peter H Scanlon). 39 Type 1 diabetes – Worsening glycaemic control on introduction of a pump? (Ken Sikaris). 40 Monitoring glycaemic control in patient with sickle cell trait (Andrea Gomes, Lis Chandler, Rachel Round and Janet Smith). 41 Balancing fear of hypoglycaemia with optimal control in pregnancy (Roy Taylor). 42 Asian patient with high-risk feet and suboptimal glycaemic control (Varadarajan Baskar). 43 Type 2 diabetes and polycystic ovarian syndrome (M Ali Karamat). 44 Impact of variant haemoglobin AC on HbA1c determination (Laura Hikin, Jackie Carr-Smith, Rachel Round and Janet Smith). 45 Diabetic nephropathy (Sally M. Marshall).

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Book SynopsisThis is a food lover's guide to eating well with diabetes. The recipes are delicious and suitable for the entire family and for entertaining friends. There is no sacrifice of taste or quality.Trade ReviewWhile not suffering from diabetes myself, I can highly recommend Robin's delicious recipes, some of which I have had the pleasure of sampling at his table in France. The recipes have all the richness of classical Mediterranean cooking. Enjoy yourselves ... with this mouth-watering cornucopia.

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Book SynopsisIn Eating to Beat Type 2 Diabetes, qualified nutritionist and esteemed author Sarah Flower offers a key message for those who either have or are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes: avoid processed grains, sugars and other foods, and opt instead for a balanced diet containing proper ingredients that are rich in natural fats and good-quality protein. Sarah put her own clients suffering from type 2 diabetes onto this sugar-free, low-carb and high-fat regime with amazing results. They experienced weight loss, increased energy levels and - most importantly - they saw their blood sugar levels decrease to a normal range so that they were able to come off medication. This book: -Explains how to make the essential dietary changes to fight type 2 diabetes and the science behind them -Provides a comprehensive ''go-to'' list of good and bad foods -Gives practical, easy-to-follow and utterly delicious family recipes which prove that changing your lifestyle a

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Book SynopsisA food lover''s guide to eating well with diabetes. Poldark star Robin Ellis''s Mediterranean-inspired vegetarian recipes are delicious and suitable for the entire family and for entertaining friends, with no sacrifice of taste or quality.Mediterranean cuisine is among the healthiest in the world and a vegetarian diet has been proven to be particularly health-giving for people who have diabetes. In this book British actor Robin Ellis shares his lifetime collection of healthy and simple vegetarian recipes especially selected and adapted for people wishing to control or prevent Types 2 diabetes. Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes himself, Robin explains the strategic changes he made - in what he eats and how he prepares his food - that allowed him to bring his glucose levels down sufficiently to avoid taking medication for six years. Robin''s recipes show how you can cook and eat delicious vegetarian food without recourse to carb-heavy pastries or potTrade ReviewWhen first diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes I plunged myself into a world of research on how to combat and reverse said diabetes. This was how Robin's cookbook, Mediterranean Cooking for Diabetics, found its way into my kitchen. In successfully reversing my diabetes I owe a significant debt to Robin's delicious recipes, and as someone who adores cooking Robin's book still gets enormous use in this grateful household. Keep them coming. Terrific! -- David Calder, actorI can't recommend Robin's recipes highly enough. Several have become regular favourites, not just because as a Type 2 diabetic I need to eat sensibly, but because they are fantastically full of flavour and on a grey day in Wiltshire you feel like you're in the South of France. -- Clive Mantle, actor and author of the Freddie Malone Adventure seriesWhile not suffering from diabetes myself, I can highly recommend Robin's delicious recipes, some of which I have had the pleasure of sampling at his table in France. The recipes have all the richness of classical Mediterranean cooking. Enjoy yourselves . . . with this mouth-watering cornucopiaRobin Ellis learned to cook at his mother's knee. This unique book is rich with a lifetime's experience of wonderful cooking in the Mediterranean way. His recipes open up a world of delicious, healthy eating which everyone will love. An instant classicOf course I am biased, Robin is a very old and dear friend! Even so, he is simply one of the best cooks ever. Why? His cuisine is always a delicious culinary paradox, strong and delicate with an exquisite balance of flavours. One of the truly great treats of my life is a meal prepared by Robin - with the commitment, love and detail of a great actor preparing for a classical role. Once tasted, never forgotten!Robin is the perfect cook to have as a friend. He loves food, cooks superbly and likes nothing more than sharing his food with as many people as he can get round a table. Generosity is at the heart of good cooking and Robin cooks to give pleasure. It always worksRobin's cooking did what five different medications failed to do: bring down my high blood pressure. I suffered a stroke and no medication brought my blood pressure below 177/70. After staying only one week with Robin and eating his delicious meals, it came down to 120/59. Now home, my challenge is to reproduce his way of eating. With the help of this cookbook, I am sure I canRobin Ellis has the gift of writing recipes that you can taste as you read them. As if his acting weren't enough, he's now given us a marvellous book - without any pretension or carry-on, just deep affection and knowledge. Absolutely deliciousI've used Robin's recipes again and again. They're elegant, delicious, imaginative and easy to use. The Basques are great cooks and giving a dinner in the Basque Country is scary. One also eats very late, so no one wants anything too heavy. I always use one of Robin's recipes and end up with nothing but compliments and a demand for the recipe. "An Englishwoman who can cook tuna!" someone said to me in complete astonishment. Of course, the recipe was Robin'sRobin and I are old friends - or should I say enemies - from Poldark days. As Captain McNeill, I was constantly trying - and failing - to catch up with him and throw him into prison. Today I'm trying to catch up with his expertise in the kitchen! I'm now somewhat embarrassed when I have to say yet again, 'This is delicious! Can I have the recipe?' His cooking is superb. Wonderful flavours, textures and presentation. His cook book is a must for those who love their food, but also like to stay healthy.Robin's cooking and Robin's recipes: simple, fresh and simply glorious. To have Sunday lunch at Robin's and to go home with his recipes is the perfect southwest France Sunday. Oh, let there be many more Sundays in the kitchen with Robin.Robin Ellis is a superb chef! His cookbook is filled with delicious and healthy recipes even for people like me who are not diabetics

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Book SynopsisThe essential guide to living well with diabetes, written by an expert who has lived with the condition for more than four decades. HOW TO LIVE WITH DIABETES is a comprehensive self-help guide for people with the condition, either newly diagnosed or for those who've been living with diabetes for some time. This book has been written to help you understand your diagnosis so you can manage and live well with your diabetes for as long as possible. Every aspect of your life with diabetes is covered - from diet, sex and exercise to mood changes, managing blood glucose levels and physical complications arising from the condition. Dr Val Wilson draws on four decades of personal and professional experience to help readers deal with their diagnosis, consider how it will affect their relationships and lifestyle, with advice on DAFNE for Type 1 diabetics and ways that Type 2 diabetes can eventually be reversed. Real-life case studies show other people's experiences of diabetes-related issues th

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Book SynopsisSugar is everywhere. Do your children beg you to buy unhealthy sugary snacks at the supermarket, and kick up a tantrum if you refuse? Perhaps you crave sweet treats, bread, pasta and sauce-laden food yourself. Do you notice lethargy and mood swings in your children as a result of blood glucose spikes and dips? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, your family''s health is at risk. Dr Val Wilson can help. Having lived with Type 1 diabetes for more than four decades, her relationship with sugar has at times been very unhealthy, but today she is well in control of her sugar intake. How to Reduce Your Child''s Sugar Intake is packed with recent scientific research and nutritional information to help you understand addiction to sugar and conquer it. It provides simple, actionable advice and delicious recipes to help you break free from the mental, physical and emotional traps of old eating patterns.This book shows the way to a sustainable, healthy

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Book SynopsisA critical study of diabetes in the popular imaginationOver twenty-nine million people in the United States, more than nine percent of the population, have some form of diabetes. In Managing Diabetes, Jeffrey A. Bennett focuses on how the disease is imagined in public culture. Bennett argues that popular anecdotes, media representation, and communal myths are as meaningful as medical and scientific understandings of the disease. In focusing on the public character of the disease, Bennett looks at health campaigns and promotions as well as the debate over public figures like Sonia Sotomayor and her management of type 1 diabetes. Bennett examines the confusing and contradictory public depictions of diabetes to demonstrate how management of the disease is not only clinical but also cultural. Bennett also has type 1 diabetes and speaks from personal experience about the many misunderstandings and myths that are alive in the popular imagination. Ultimately, Managing DiTrade ReviewManaging Diabetes represents the best that medical humanities has to offer and is relevant to health care professionals, humanities and arts scholars, social scientists, medical educators, and patients. Bennett offers an analysis of a chronic disease that intersects with many socio-cultural practices and beliefs about individualization, governmentality, medicalization, and epidemiology while being attentive to the stratification systems (i.e., race, class, gender) that organize all social life. Given that half the population of the US experiences diabetes, it is conceivable that this disease touches everyones life. -- Monica J. Casper,co-editor of Critical Trauma StudiesReaders of Jeffrey A. Bennett's Managing Diabetes will find an astute analysis animated by buoyant prose and captivating images that illuminates the lived experience of diabetes by explicating how that experience is mediatedand, in many ways, made indecipherableby bio-politically articulated public discourses. Bennett wisely focuses his gaze beyond the clinic toward 'management' rhetoric as it circulates across mainstream contexts, and the result is an invigorating intervention lighting the way forward for critical health communication scholarship. -- Robin E. Jensen,author of Infertility: Tracing the History of a Transformative TermIf you’re at all interested in themes like TV and movie portrayal of diabetes, blame and shame in society, and how celebrity messaging impacts perception of the disease … check this book out. It certainly gets the mind going. * Healthline *The content of this book is relevant to strategic communication in terms of shaping public discourse on the topic and the ways in which we, as professionals of the field, can facilitate that. * Communication Booknotes Quarterly *Managing Diabetes complements a now growing anthropological literature that extends beyond the domain of the clinic to explore the impact of public narratives, racialized capitalism, legacies of coloniality, and the exigencies of global health science on the meaning and experience of diabetes and closely related conditions like obesity. * Medical Anthropology Quarterly *

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Book SynopsisA critical study of diabetes in the popular imaginationOver twenty-nine million people in the United States, more than nine percent of the population, have some form of diabetes. In Managing Diabetes, Jeffrey A. Bennett focuses on how the disease is imagined in public culture. Bennett argues that popular anecdotes, media representation, and communal myths are as meaningful as medical and scientific understandings of the disease. In focusing on the public character of the disease, Bennett looks at health campaigns and promotions as well as the debate over public figures like Sonia Sotomayor and her management of type 1 diabetes. Bennett examines the confusing and contradictory public depictions of diabetes to demonstrate how management of the disease is not only clinical but also cultural. Bennett also has type 1 diabetes and speaks from personal experience about the many misunderstandings and myths that are alive in the popular imagination. Ultimately, Managing DiTrade ReviewManaging Diabetes represents the best that medical humanities has to offer and is relevant to health care professionals, humanities and arts scholars, social scientists, medical educators, and patients. Bennett offers an analysis of a chronic disease that intersects with many socio-cultural practices and beliefs about individualization, governmentality, medicalization, and epidemiology while being attentive to the stratification systems (i.e., race, class, gender) that organize all social life. Given that half the population of the US experiences diabetes, it is conceivable that this disease touches everyones life. -- Monica J. Casper,co-editor of Critical Trauma StudiesReaders of Jeffrey A. Bennett's Managing Diabetes will find an astute analysis animated by buoyant prose and captivating images that illuminates the lived experience of diabetes by explicating how that experience is mediatedand, in many ways, made indecipherableby bio-politically articulated public discourses. Bennett wisely focuses his gaze beyond the clinic toward 'management' rhetoric as it circulates across mainstream contexts, and the result is an invigorating intervention lighting the way forward for critical health communication scholarship. -- Robin E. Jensen,author of Infertility: Tracing the History of a Transformative TermIf you’re at all interested in themes like TV and movie portrayal of diabetes, blame and shame in society, and how celebrity messaging impacts perception of the disease … check this book out. It certainly gets the mind going. * Healthline *The content of this book is relevant to strategic communication in terms of shaping public discourse on the topic and the ways in which we, as professionals of the field, can facilitate that. * Communication Booknotes Quarterly *Managing Diabetes complements a now growing anthropological literature that extends beyond the domain of the clinic to explore the impact of public narratives, racialized capitalism, legacies of coloniality, and the exigencies of global health science on the meaning and experience of diabetes and closely related conditions like obesity. * Medical Anthropology Quarterly *

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Book SynopsisObesity is considered a complex and multifactorial disease. Its treatment, therefore, must also be multimodal and tailored to meet the needs of each patient. Obesity: Evaluation and Treatment Essentials presents a wide spectrum of practical treatment protocols for obesity including exercise, pharmacology, behavior modification, and dietary factors, from the point of view of the practicing physician.The book includes information about the new pharmacotherapy available for the treatment of obesity. It also includes a chapter on medical treatment of pediatric obesity that identifies the special needs of children and outlines approaches for managing the obese child. A chapter on binge eating disorder has been added and the information on pharmacology of bariatric medicine has been updated. The book addresses various dietary interventions such as low-calorie balanced diets, low-carbohydrate diets, and very-low-carbohydrate diets while also exploring the comorbidities of obeTable of ContentsObesity: The Scope of a Growing Problem. Etiologies of Obesity. Health Hazards of Obesity. Evaluation of the Obese Patient. Dietary Treatment of the Obese Individual. The Role of Physical Activity in the Treatment of the Obese Individual. Behavioral Modification. Pharmacotherapy. Maintenance of Weight Loss. Surgical Treatment of the Obese Individual. Medical Treatment of Pediatric Obesity. Binge Eating Disorder (BED): Etiology, Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment. Current Research and Future Hope. Appendix A: Notes on Nutrition for Obesity Medicine. Appendix B: Behavioral Modification Attachments. Appendix C: ASBP Algorithm.

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Book SynopsisThis book unravels the role of Point-of-Care (POC) glucose monitoring as an essential part of diabetes management. It provides the reader with an in-depth knowledge and understanding of diabetes management, including: the need for POC glucose monitoring the glucose detection technologies (invasive, noninvasive and continuous) being used in the POC devices the analytical performance, characteristics, pros and cons of the POC devices developed to date the importance and role of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) monitoring for diabetes management the various POC devices and analyzers for the determination of HbA1c. This is the first book to provide complete up-to-date information on POC glucose detection technologies and devices for diabetic monitoring and management. It will be an important reference for healthcare professionals, biomedical engineers, researchers, economisTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Diabetes: A growing epidemic and the need for point-of-care testing. 2. Blood glucose monitoring. 3. Non-invasive glucose monitoring. 4. Continuous glucose monitoring. 5. Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) monitoring for diabetic management and therapy. 6. Diabetes management software and smart applications. 7. Performance requirements, analytical accuracy and clinical accuracy of self-monitoring of blood glucose: a clinical perspective. 8. A concluding remark. Index

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Book SynopsisIn Rethinking Diabetes, Emily Mendenhall investigates how global and local factors transform how diabetes is perceived, experienced, and embodied from place to place. Mendenhall argues that the link between sugar and diabetes overshadows the ways in which underlying biological processes linking hunger, oppression, trauma, unbridled stress, and...Trade ReviewAn erudite work of original and seminal scholarship, Rethinking Diabetes is an extraordinary study that is especially and unreservedly recommended. * Midwest Book Review *Rethinking Diabetes is an astonishing achievement for both its breadth and depth in mapping lived experiences around diabetes and other conditions. The breadth is provided by data collection over four locations, while teasing out the differences between those. The depths are in providing understanding of how diabetes is both a contributor to and effect of trauma, poverty, and other health conditions. The use of narratives within each chapter makes for compelling reading of a text that is accessible and relatable. * Sociology in Health & Illness *Rethinking Diabetes is an outstanding example of current medical anthropological theory, and one with important messages for other many fields—including global health and human biology. It is also highly readable, bringing the reader into the world it explores. * American Journal of Human Biology *

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Book SynopsisLose weight while enjoying delicious meals with these 125 insulin resistant recipes and meal plans to improve your health and lower your risk for type 2 diabetes. Many people struggle with their weight, trying every new diet and health trend but still are unable to keep the weight off or lose unwanted belly fat. The problem may not be lack of willpower, but insulin resistance. When insulin can’t do its job of removing sugar from the blood, that sugar is turned to fat, causing weight gain and increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes. But this damage can be reversed simply by changing your diet and activity level. In The Everything Guide to the Insulin Resistance Diet, you will learn how to choose healthy foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, and lean poultry, while limiting the amount of unhealthy fat, sugar, meats, and processed starches. Now you can make the lifestyle changes you need to lose weight and improve your health with this valuable resource that includes 125 recipes and a 10-week plan for healthy eating and increased activity. With this guidebook you can have the body—and health—of your dreams, all while eating the delicious food you love!

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Book SynopsisControl pre-diabetes with these 200 easy-to-follow, nutritious recipes that take 30 minutes or less and leave you feeling full, satisfied, and one step closer to a healthier life.A pre-diabetes diagnosis can be concerning, but taking action and incorporating a better diet and more activity at an early stage can help you avoid type-2 diabetes altogether. And The Everything Pre-Diabetes Cookbook is here to help on your health journey. This cookbook includes 200 healthy and easy recipes that will help you manage your pre-diabetes. You will enjoy meals like a savory stir fry, chili, pasta, and even sweet baked goods like doughnuts, all while creating positive change and improving your health. In 30 minutes or less you can devour these easy-to-make recipes that you’re sure to enjoy. The first step toward a healthier life starts right here!Trade Review“Recipes … the whole family will enjoy.” —Prevention"One of the best healthy cookbooks." —Taste of Home

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Book SynopsisThis book explains, in a simple and practical way, how and when the diabetic patient should conduct self-management activities. These include healthy eating, physical activity, the consumption of medication, the monitoring of blood glucose level, the cessation of smoking, and foot care, among others. Such activities can help the patient to establish a level of control over their condition, and thus reduce the risk of developing serious complications. As such, this book will be of particular interest to diabetic patients and their family members, as it will provide them with further information in their fight against diabetes. Additionally, it will also appeal to physicians, pharmacists and nurses as a guide for their work in educating diabetic patients.

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Book SynopsisTackle diabetes and its complications for good with this newly updated edition of Dr. Neal Barnard's groundbreaking program.Revised and updated, this latest edition of Dr. Barnard's revolutionary guide to controlling your blood sugar features a new preface, updates to diagnostic and monitoring standards, recent research studies, and fresh success stories of people who have eliminated their diabetes by following this life-changing plan.Before Dr Barnard's scientific breakthrough (which predates almost every other book on blood sugar control), most health professionals believed that once you developed diabetes, you were stuck with it - and could anticipate one health issue after another, from worsening eyesight and nerve symptoms to heart and kidney problems. We know now that this is simply not true.Dr. Barnard has shown that it is possible to improve insulin sensitivity and tackle type 2 diabetes by following his step-by-step plan, which includes: ¦ a healthful vegan diet with plenty of recipes to get started¦ an easy-to-follow exercise guide¦ advice about taking supplements and tracking progress¦ troubleshooting tips¦ and more!It's a proven, tried and tested way to treat diabetes. And it's about time.Trade ReviewDr. Barnard's solid scientific work...represents a major turning point in the treatment and outcome of diabetes. Revolutionary in its implications and spectacular in its clarity, this book - with its simple, safe dietary approach - will bring hope to millions. * Hans Diehl, DrHSc, MPH, FACN, chairman of the Lifestyle Medicine Institute in Loma Linda, California, and director of the International Nutrition Research Foundation *Dr. Barnard's superb book shows us the numerous advantages of following his nutritional program. * William C. roberts, MD, editor in chief of the American Journal of Cardiology and executive director of the Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute in Dallas *A promising alternative dietary approach in the treatment of diabetes. * William E. Connor, MD, professor of medicine and clinical nutrition at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland *Dr. Neal Barnard is one of the most responsible and authoritative voices in American medicine today * Andrew Weil, MD *

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Book SynopsisDiabetic Nephropathy (DN) is the leading cause to end-stage renal disease all over the world. Unfortunately, no effective treatment is available to stop its progression. So far, many key issues remain unrevealed in relation to its pathogenesis, new forms of therapy, and complication intervention. In this book, the authors aim to provide updated medical knowledge and practical management strategies to medical professionals who are caring for DN patients based on their ample clinical experiences, strong bench and bedside research background, and tight collaboration with experts in other fields caring for common complications in DN. The authors also want to shed light on the work of bench researchers in fields of DN and its complications from a clinical perspective.

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Book SynopsisDiabetes mellitus is a major global health problem. According to the most recent projections, the worldwide prevalence of diabetes mellitus is expected to reach 220 million in the year 2010 and 300 million in 2025 compared to the current prevalence of around 160 million. This volume focuses on recent advances in the area of diabetes mellitus and its complications, from basic research at the molecular level to clinical medicine, spanning several areas including epidemiology, diagnosis, complications, prevention, treatment, beta cell function and dysfunction, metabolic syndrome, glucose and lipid metabolism and drug targets. The international conference of which this is the proceedings provided a forum for the exchange of ideas and the dissemination of current knowledge about the full range of issues concerning type I and type II diabetes mellitus. NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/nyas. ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to the Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit http://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspx for more information about becoming a memberTable of ContentsPreface. Part I: Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus:. 1. Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes: Current Status: Jaakko Tuomilehto. 2. An Update on the Aetiology and Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus: Ernest Adeghate, Peter Schattner and Earl Dunn. Part II: Metabolic Syndrome:. 3. Inflammation in Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes: Impact of Dietary Glucose: Kerstin Kempf, Bettina Rose, Christian Herder, Ursula Kleophas, Stephan Martin, Hubert Kolb. Part III: New Agent for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus:. 4. Insulin Analogues and Modern Insulin Therapy: Philip Home. Part IV: Immunology of Diabetes, Pancreas and Pancreas and Transplantation:. 5. Functional Capacity of Macrophages Determine the Induction of Type-1 Diabetes: EPK Mensah-Brown, A. Shahin, Khatija Parekh, A. Al Hakim, M. Al Shamisi, DK. Hsu, M.L. Lukic. 6. Effect of Insulin on Acetylcholine–evoked Amylase Release and Calcium Mobilization in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rat Pancreatic Acinar Cells: R. Patel, J.A. Pariente, M.A. Martinez, G.M. Salido and J. Singh. 7. Mechanism of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Streptozotocin-Induced Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: R. Patel, A. Shervington, J.A. Pariente, MA. Martinez-Burgos, GM. Salido, E. Adeghate and J. Singh. Part V: Gestational Diabetes:. 8. Beneficial Effect of Supplemental Lipoic Acid on Diabetes-Induced Pregnancy Loss in the Mouse: Rengasamy Padmanabhan, Shafiullah Mohamed, and Sarabjit Singh. 9. Audit of Pregnancies Complicated by DM from One Centre- 5 Years Apart with Selective Versus Universal Screening: M. Ezimokhai, Annie Joseph, P. Bradley-Watson. Part VI: Cardiovascular Complications of Diabetes:. 10. Blockade of Renin-Angiotensin System Attenuates Sarcolemma and Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Remodeling in Chronic Diabetes: Xueliang Liu, Hideaki Suzuki, Rajat Sethi, Paramjit S. Tappia, Nobuakira Takeda and Naranjan S. Dhalla. 11. Effects of Brain Natriuretic Peptide on Contraction and Intracellular Ca2+ in Ventricular Myocytes from Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rat: Frank C Howarth, Noura Al Shamsi, Maryam Al Qaydi, Mariam Al Mazrouei, Anwar Qureshi, S.I. Chandranath, Elsadig Kazzam, Abdu Adem. 12. Differences in Expression of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) Patients of Different Age: Christos Kalofoutis, Christina Piperi, Aikaterini Zisaki, Jaipaul Singh, Robert W. Lea, David Phoenix, Antonis Alaveras, Anastasios Kalofoutis. 13. Effect of Streptozotocin-Induced Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus on Contraction, Calcium Transient and Cation Contents in the Isolated Rat Heart: J. Singh, A. Chonkar, N. Bracken, E. Adeghate, Z. Latt and M. Hussain. 14. Type II Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Risk factors: Current Therapeutic Approaches: Christos Kalofoutis, Christina Piperi, Anastasios Kalofoutis, Fred Harris, David Phoenix and Jaipaul Singh. Part VII: Diabetic Nephropathy:. 15. Alterations in Atrial Natriuretic Peptide and its Receptor Levels in Streptozotocin- Induced Long-Term Diabetic Rats: Enyioma Obineche, Irwin Chandranath, Ernest Adeghate, Sheela Benedict, Mohamed Fahim, and Abdu Adem. Part VIII: Diabetic Neuropathy:. 16. Diabetic Neuropathy Differs in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: Anders A.F. Sima and Hideki Kamiya. 17. Treatment of Diabetic Polyneuropathy - Update 2006: Dan Ziegler. 18. The Effect of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes on the Rat Seminal Vesicle: A Possible Pathophysiological Basis for Disorders of Ejaculation: JFB Morrison, S. Dhanasekaran, Rajan Sheen, CM Frampton and Eric Mensah-Brown. 19. Changes of the Different Neuropeptide-Containing Nerve Fibres and Immunocells in the Diabetic Rat’s Alimentary Tract: Erzsebet Fehér. 20. Pattern of Distribution of Calcitonin-Gene Related Peptide in the Spinal Ganglion of Three Animal Models of Diabetes Mellitus: Ernest Adeghate, Hameed Rashed, Satyan Rajbandari and Jaipaul Singh. Part IX: Diabetes Education/Screening/Community Health:. 21. An Audit of Diabetes Clinic at Tawam Hospital, United Arab Emirates 2004-2005: B. Afandi, S. Ahmad, H. Saadi, S. Elkhumaidi, MA Karkoukli, B. Kelly, H. Assaf, D. Matear. 22. A Controlled Study of Psychosocial Factors in Young People with Diabetes in the United Arab Emirates: Valsamma Eapen, AbdelAzim Mabrouk, Sufian Sabri, Salem Bin-Othman. 23. Diabetic Patients: Psychological Aspects: Fatemeh Adili and Bagher Larijani. 24. Effect of Psychological Intervention on Exercise Adherence in Type 2 Diabetic Subjects: Robert Martinus, Rod Corban, Henning Wackerhage, Steve Atkins and Jaipaul Singh. Part X: Nutrition:. 25. The Effect of a Fat-Enriched Diet on the Pattern of Distribution of Pancreatic Islet Cells in the C57BL/6J Mice: Ernest Adeghate, Frank Christopher Howarth, Hameed Rashed, Tariq Saeed and Amstrong Gbewonyo. 26. Effect of Vitamin C on Liver and Kidney Functions in Normal and Diabetic Rats: Mariam Al Shamsi, Amr Amin, and Ernest Adeghate. 27. The Protective Effect of Tribulus Terrestris in Diabetes: Amr Amin, Mohamed Lotfy, Mohamed Shafiullah, Ernest Adeghate. 28. Effect of High Calorie Diet on the Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in the One-Humped Camel (Camelus dromedaries): M. Al Haj Ali, Fred Nyberg, S. I. Chandranath, A.S. Ponery, A. Adem, E. Adeghate. 29. Effect of Vitamin E on Biochemical Parameters of Normal and Diabetic Rats: Mariam Al Shamsi, Amr Amin and Ernest Adeghate. Part XI: Neuromuscular System and Diabetes:. 30. Contraction and Cation Contents of Skeletal Soleus and EDL Muscles in Age-Matched Control and Diabetic Rats: Apurva Chonkar, Richard Hopkin, Ernest Adeghate and Jaipaul Singh. Part XII: Molecular Genetics of Diabetes:. 31. Calpains and Their Multiple Roles in Diabetes Mellitus: Frederick Harris, Suman Biswas, Jaipaul Singh, Sarah Dennison and David A. Phoenix. 32. Lipid Peroxidation and Serum Antioxidant Enzymes in Patients with Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Feroza N Ahmed, Farzana N. Naqvi and Fakhra Shafiq. Part XIII: Miscellaneous:. 33. Effects of Streptozotocin-Induced Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus on Total Protein Concentrations and Cation Contents in the Isolated Pancreas, Parotid, Submandibular and Lacrimal Glands of Rats: Navin R. Changrani, Apurva Chonka, Ernest Adeghate and Jaipaul Singh. 34. Mucormycosis Mimics Sinusitis in a Diabetic Adult: György Szalai, Veronika Fellegi, Zsuzsana Szabó, Lajos Csokonai Vitéz

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Book SynopsisThis second installment of The Year in Diabetes and Obesity review series includes thought-provoking reviews on central nervous system control of glucose and energy metabolism; stearoyl CoA desaturase in obesity and metabolism; circadian disruption and metabolic dysfunction; incretin hormones; metabolic syndrome, adipokines, and dementia; interventions for the prevention or reversal of type 1 diabetes; the role of intestinal microbiome in humans and mice with type 1 diabetes; building smarter and better insulins; RAGE––a multi-ligand receptor in chronic diseases; diabetes, cancer risk, and metformin––connections of metabolism and cell proliferation; prevalence of diabetes in Asia; and prioritization of care in adults with diabetes and co-existing chronic conditions. NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit http://ordering.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/subs.asp?ref=1749-6632&doi=10.1111/(ISSN)1749-6632. ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit http://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspx for more information about becoming a member.

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Book SynopsisThis Annals volume presents three scholarly meeting reports: (1) Dissecting signaling and functions of adhesion G protein–coupled receptors; (2) Scientific considerations for complex drugs in light of established and emerging regulatory guidance; ; and (3) Fetal programming and environmental exposures: implications for prenatal care and preterm birth. G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) comprise an expanded superfamily of receptors in the human genome. Adhesion class G protein–coupled receptors (adhesion-GPCRs) form the second largest class of GPCRs. Despite the abundance, size, molecular structure, and functions in facilitating cell and matrix contacts in a variety of organ systems, adhesion-GPCRs are by far the most poorly understood GPCR class. The “6th International Adhesion-GPCR Workshop,” held at the Institute of Physiology of the University of Würzburg on September 6–8, 2012, assembled a majority of the investigators currently actively pursuing research on adhesion-GPCRs, including scientists from laboratories in Europe, the United States, and Asia. The meeting featured the nascent mechanistic understanding of the molecular events driving the signal transduction of adhesion-GPCRs, novel models to evaluate their functions, and evidence for their involvement in human disease. On March 9, 2012, the New York Academy of Sciences brought together experts representing a variety of perspectives—including academic, industrial, regulatory, as well as those from physicians and consumers—to discuss considerations for the non-biological complex drug (NBCD) regulatory approval pathway, given the emerging regulatory guidelines for biosimilars (follow-on biological complex drugs). Plenary sessions addressed the most recent regulatory developments, experimental design, interchangeability, and immunogenicity issues for follow-on versions of complex drugs from the perspective of key audiences, including industry, regulatory agencies, physicians, and consumers. This report summarizes various perspectives on NBCDs and the scientific and regulatory considerations associated with complex drug categories. Sponsored by the New York Academy of Sciences and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, with support from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and Life Technologies, “Fetal Programming and Environmental Exposures: Implications for Prenatal Care and Preterm Birth” was held on June 11–12, 2012 at the New York Academy of Sciences in New York City. The meeting, comprising individual talks and panel discussions, highlighted basic, clinical, and translational research approaches, and highlighted the need for specialized testing of drugs, consumer products, and industrial chemicals, with a view to the unique impacts these can have during gestation. Speakers also discussed many other factors that affect prenatal development, from genetics to parental diet, revealing the extraordinary sensitivity of the developing fetus. NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or a s a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit http://ordering.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/subs.asp?ref=1749-6632&doi=10.111/(ISSN)1749-6632. ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit http://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspx for more information about becoming a member.Table of Contents1 Application of combined omics platforms to accelerate biomedical discovery in diabesityIrwin J. Kurland, Domenico Accili, Charles Burant, Steven M. Fischer, Barbara B. Kahn, Christopher B. Newgard, Suma Ramagiri, Gabriele V. Ronnett, john A. Ryals, Mark Sanders, Joe Shambaugh, John Shockcor, and Steven S. Gross 17 Prioritizing health disparities in medical education to improve careTemitope Awosogba, Joseph R. Betancourt, F. Garrett Conyers, Estela S. Estape, Fritz Francois, Sabrina J. Gard, Arthur Kaufman, Mitchell R. Lunn, Marc A. Nivet, Joel D. Oppenheim, Claire Pomeroy, and Howa Yeung 31 The paradox of overnutrition in aging and cognitionRoger A. Fielding, John Gunstad, Deborah R. Gustafson, Steven B. Heymsfield, John G. Kral, Lenore J. Launer, Josef Penninger, David I. W. Philips, and Nikolaos Scarmeas 45 Vitamin D: beyond boneSylvia Christakos, Martin Hewison, David G. Gardner, Carol L. Wagner, Igor N. Sergeev, Erica Rutten, Anastassios G. Pittas, Ricardo Boland, Luigi Ferrucci, and Daniel D. Bikle

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Book SynopsisThis third installment of The Year in Diabetes and Obesity review series includes reviews with a special focus on metabolic syndrome and health. NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit http://ordering.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/subs.asp?ref=1749-6632&doi=10.1111/(ISSN)1749-6632. ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit http://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspx for more information about becoming a member. Table of ContentsPathogenesis of type 1 diabetes: lessons from natural studies of high-risk individuals 1 Natalie Nokoff and Marian Rewers The role of reactive oxygen species and proinflammatory cytokines in type 1 diabetes pathogenesis 16 Lindsey E. Padgett, Katarzyna, A. Broniowska, Polly A. Hansen, John A. Corbett and Hubert M. Tse Cardiovascular disease and glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: now that the dust is settling from large clinical trials 36 Francesco Giorgino, Anna Leonardini and Luigi Laviola Type 2 diabetes in South Asians: similarities and differences with white Caucasian and other populations 51 Unjali P. Guyral, R. Pradeepa, Mary Beth Weber, K.M. Venkat Narayan and V. Mohan Type 2 diabetes in East Asians: similarities and differences with population in Europe and the United States 64 Ronald C.W. Ma and Juliana C.N. Chan Islet β cell mass in diabetes and how it relates to function, birth, and death 92 Gordon C. Weir and Susan Bonner-Weir Nanoalcoholic fatty liver disease: an emerging threat to obese and diabetic individuals 106 Howard C. Masuoka and Naga Chalasani What is metabolic syndrome, and why are children getting it? 123 Ram Weiss, Andrew A. Bremer and Robert H. Lustig Physical activity in obesity and metabolic syndrome 141 Barbara Strasser Human adipose dynamics and metabolic health 160 Bin Feng, Tracy Zhang and Haiyan Xu The genetics of human obesity 178 Qianghua Xia and Struan F.A. Grant Managing obesity in primary care practice: a narrative review 191 Raymond Carvajal, Thomas A. Wadden, Adam G. Tsai, Katherine Peck and Caroline H. Moran

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Book SynopsisThis volume presents reports from recent scientific meetings on topics in emerging fields: (1) Diabetes and Oral Disease: Implications for Health Professionals; (2) The New York Stem Cell Foundation: Sixth Annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference; and (3) Chronic Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain. "Diabetes and Oral Disease: Implications for Health Professionals" was a one-day conference convened by the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the New York Academy of Sciences on May 4, 2011 at The New York Academy of Sciences in New York City. The program included an examination of the bidirectional relationship between oral disease and diabetes and the inter-professional working relationships for the care of people who have diabetes. The overall goal of the conference was to promote discussion among the healthcare professions who treat people with diabetes, encourage improved communication and collaboration among them and ultimately, improve patient management of the oral and overall effects of diabetes. Attracting over 150 members of the medical and dental professions from eight different countries, the conference included speakers from academia and government and was divided into four sessions. This report summarizes the scientific presentations of the event. The New York Stem Cell Foundation’s "Sixth Annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference" convened on October 11–12, 2011 at The Rockefeller University in New York City. Over 450 scientists, patient advocates, and stem cell research supporters from 14 countries registered for the conference. In addition to poster and platform presentations, the conference featured panels entitled "Road to the Clinic" and "The Future of Regenerative Medicine." Sponsored by The New York Academy of Sciences, MedImmune, and Grünenthal Gmbh, "Chronic Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain" was a two-day conference June 2–3, 2011 at the New York Academy of Sciences in New York City. Leading and emerging investigators studying the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying neuropathic and chronic pain, and experts in the clinical development of pain therapies came together at this forum to address novel issues, current challenges, and future directions of basic research in pain and pre-clinical and clinical development of new therapies for chronic pain. Presentations examined recent therapeutic breakthroughs based on small molecules; the emerging role of biologics as potential new therapies; and current challenges and potential solutions for improved translation of new pain therapies following early target identification, pre-clinical modeling, and clinical development. NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit http://ordering.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/subs.asp?ref=1749-6632&doi=10.1111/(ISSN)1749-6632. ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit http://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspx for more information about becoming a member.

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