Type 1 Diabetes Etiology and Treatment [Hardcover]

A concise survey by physicians and researchers of the latest thinking about the causes of diabetes and the best approaches to treating its acute and chronic complications. The authors pay special attention to explaining the molecular basis of diabetes and its complications, as well as to the many recent developments in whole pancreas and islet cell transplantation, including the means for avoiding the rejection of transplanted islets.A concise survey by physicians and researchers of the latest thinking about the causes of diabetes and the best approaches to treating its acute and chronic complications. The authors pay special attention to explaining the molecular basis of diabetes and its complications, as well as to the many recent developments in whole pancreas and islet cell transplantation, including the means for avoiding the rejection of transplanted islets.I. EtiologyEpidemiology of Type 1 DiabetesJanice S. Dorman, Ronald E. LaPorte, and Thomas J. SongerGenetics of Type 1 DiabetesMassimo Pietropaolo and Massimo TruccoPrediction and Prevention of Type 1 DiabetesAristides K. Maniatis and George S. EisenbarthMolecular Biology of b-Cell Destruction by Autoimmune Processes?ke Lernmark and Choon Hee ChungType 1 Diabetes in Autoimmune SyndromesTiinamaija Tuomi and Jaakko PerheentupaThe Metabolic Basis of Insulin SecretionNicolai M. Doliba and Franz M. MatschinskyPrevention and Correction of Hypoglycemia: Relevance to Type 1 DiabetesPhilip E. CryerNonautoimmune Forms of Diabetes: Neonatal Diabetes, DIDMOAD-Wolfram Syndrome, and Related SyndromesTimothy G. BarrettII. Treatment of Type 1 DiabetesDiabetic KetoacidosisRam K. Menon and Mark A. SperlingInsulin Regimens for Type 1 DiabetesBaiju R. Shah and Bernard ZinmanRelationship Between Metabolic Control and Complications in Diabetes: Therapeutic Implications of the Diabetes Control and Complications TrialSaul GenuthOpen- and Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery Systems and Glucose SensorsJohn C. PickupLiving with Diabetes: Eduls(