Topic: Diabetes (DM)
Title: Annual Review of Diabetes 2003.
Author: n/a
Source: Alexandria, VA: American Diabetes Association. 2003. 168 p.
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Abstract: This issue of the Annual Review of Diabetes includes twenty research articles in three categories: epidemiology and pathogenesis, treatment, and complications. Specific topics include the rise of childhood type 1 diabetes in the 20th century; immunological markers in the diagnosis and prediction of autoimmune type 1a diabetes; adults with prediabetes; the energy homeostasis system and weight gain; the metabolic syndrome and incidence of type 2 diabetes; the peroxisome proliferator; the use of oral glucose tolerance tests in clinical practice; the economic costs of diabetes in the United States; diet and exercise among adults with type 2 diabetes; trends for achieving weight loss and increased physical activity; postprandial (after a meal) glucose control; strategies for the treatment of dyslipidemia; self-management education of adults with type 2 diabetes and its impact on glycemic control; common drug pathways and interactions; the interactions of prescribed medications and over-the-counter medications; obstructive sleep apnea in patients with diabetes; gestational diabetes and the incidence of type 2 diabetes; glucose monitoring in gestational diabetes; genetic studies of late diabetes complications; and eating disorders in adolescent girls and young adult women with type 1 diabetes. Each article concludes with a list of references.

Format: Monograph/Book
Language: English.
Major Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus. Epidemiology. Pathogenesis. Therapy. Patient Care Management. Complications. Type 1 Diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes. Research.
Minor Keywords: Drug Therapy. Diet Therapy. Drug Effects. Administration and Dosage. Morbidity. Hypoglycemia. Etiology. Risk Factors. Intensive Diabetes Management. Eating Disorders. Sleep Disorders. SMBG. Gestational Diabetes.
Publication Number: DMBK11414
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