Author : Colleen Croniger
Publisher : IntechOpen
ISBN 13 : 9789533073637
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (736 download)
Book Synopsis Medical Complications of Type 2 Diabetes by : Colleen Croniger
Download or read book Medical Complications of Type 2 Diabetes written by Colleen Croniger and published by IntechOpen. This book was released on 2011-09-12 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obesity and type 2 diabetes are increasing worldwide problems. In this book we reviewed insulin secretion in both healthy individuals and in patients with type 2 diabetes. Because of the risk associated with progression from insulin resistance to diabetes and cardiovascular complications increases along a continuum, we included several chapters on the damage of endothelial cells in type 2 diabetes and genetic influences on endothelial cell dysfunction. Cardiovascular complications occur at a much lower glucose levels, thus a review on the oral glucose tolerance test compared to other methods was included. The medical conditions associated with type 2 diabetes such as pancreatic cancer, sarcopenia and sleep disordered breathing with diabetes were also discussed. The book concludes with several chapters on the treatments for this disease offering us hope in prevention and successful alleviation of the co-morbidities associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes.