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Series: Facts on File Library of Health & Living | Publication Date: July 2002
Praise for the previous edition:
"...an outstanding example of what can happen when a highly knowledgeable medical specialist is teamed with a talented medical writer--informative, accurate information is presented in a clear, intelligible style...This book admirably succeeds in its goals." - American Reference Books Annual
"...an excellent overview of this disease...good explanations of medical terminology...Recommended for public, undergraduate, or community college libraries." - Choice
Diabetes is not yet fully understood. Its main forms, Type 1 and Type 2, follow different courses of progression and require different types of treatments. The occurrence of Type 2 diabetes linked to obesity and inactivity is on the rise. More than 23 million children and adults suffer from diabetes, and approximately 1.6 million new cases are diagnosed in adults each year in the United States, according to the American Diabetes Association.
The Encyclopedia of Diabetes, Second Edition is a complete guide to the different types of this disease, signs and symptoms, and management and treatment. The 246 entries explain the causes of diabetes, how the disease affects the body, and how it impacts daily life. Appendixes include directories of organizations, periodicals, research centers, and Web sites.
Key topics include:
-Carbohydrate and carbohydrate counting
-Complications of diabetes
-Diabetic eye diseases
-Diabetic nephropathy
-Diabetic neuropathy
-Emergency issues
-Gestational diabetes
-Insulin and insulin pumps
-Lifestyle adaptations
-Medications.
Editorial Reviews
From Booklist
This work is a comprehensive reference source on diabetes, the complex metabolic disorder that afflicts nearly 20 million Americans. Beginning with a helpful 20-page historical overview, the book continues in an A-Z format and examines key aspects of the disease, including medical and physiological terms, treatment and self-care, related social issues, personal adjustment to having the disease, up-to-date research and statistics, and so on. All forms of diabetes are included: Type 1 (juvenile onset) and Type 2 (formerly "non-insulin dependent") as well as forms of the disease resulting from surgery, medication, malnutrition, pregnancy, and other causes.
The more than 300 entries cover such diabetes-related topics as diet, smoking, foot care, amputation, blood glucose monitoring, insulin use, legal issues, men's and women's issues, diabetes in various ethnic groups and nationalities, and more. Many helpful charts and sources of information are included in entries. Eleven appendixes cover organizations, periodicals, research centers, Web sites, medications, and so on. The bibliography is extensive.
Christine Adamec is a medical writer who has coauthored many books with physicians for Facts On File, including The Encyclopedia of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse; The Encyclopedia of Elder Care; The Encyclopedia of Endocrine Diseases and Disorders; The Encyclopedia of the Digestive System and Digestive Disorders, Second Edition; and The Encyclopedia of Drug Abuse. She has also coauthored The Encyclopedia of Child Abuse, Third Edition and The Encyclopedia of Adoption, Third Edition, as well as medical books for other publishers including Fibromyalgia for Dummies, Prostate Cancer for Dummies, and How to Stop Heartburn. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Product Details
Hardcover: 374 pages
Publisher: Facts on File; 1 edition (July 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0816044988
ISBN-13: 978-0816044986
