Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes From Science to Therapy /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: LeRoith, Derek (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Internal medicine.; Endocrinology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

There is a world-wide epidemic on obesity. This epidemic is driving the immense proportions of Type 2 diabetes across the globe. While there are numerous therapies for treating Type 2 diabetes, the most effective therapy is prevention. Prevention of Type 2 diabetes can be achieved properly by simult...

Table of Contents:

• 01.Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes; from Science to Therapies: Introduction
• 02.Pathophysiology: Loss of ß-cell function
• 03.Pathophysiology of Insulin Resistance: Implications for Prevention
• 04.Epidemiology Including Youth through Adulthood & Socioeconomic Impact.- 05.Prediabetes Genes in Pima and Amish
• 06.Predicting Diabetes
• 07.Screening for Prediabetes and Diabetes
• 08.Neuropathy in pre-Diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome
• 09.Interventional Trials to Prevent Diabetes: Diabetes Prevention Program.- 10.Decreasing Postprandial Plasma Glucose in Subjects with IGT by Using an α (alpha)-Glucosidase Inhibitor for the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The STOP-NIDDM Trial.-11.Da Qing, Finnish DPP, Tripod and Dream: Lifestyle and Thiazolidinediones in the Prevention of Diabetes.- 12.Community Approaches to Diabetes Prevention
• 13.Think Locally, Act Locally, Extend Globally: Diabetes Prevention Through Partnerships with Local Communities.- 14.Global Challenge in Diabetes Prevention from Practice to Public Health.