Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem affecting over 415 million people in the world. Extensive research over the decades and the recent discovery of new medicines have revolutionized our understanding and treatment of both type 2 diabetes and type 1 diabetes mellitus. This book contains selected topics that describe recent advances in research, and state of the art treatment of the two types of diabetes mellitus and their complications. The topics encompass epidemiology and pathogenesis of diabetes, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of diabetes and related complications. The chapters contain essential background materials, as well as recent advances in researches in different aspects of diabetes mellitus. The books is expected to be useful for researchers, research students, as well as for the clinicians engaged in diabetes care and diabetes research.

Md. Shahidul Islam, M.D., Ph.D. is a Senior Consultant Physician at the Department of Emergency Care and Internal Medicine in the Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; and an Associate Professor at the Department of Clinical Science and Research, Södersjukhuset, in the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Other books recently edited by the author include: Hypertension: from Basic Research to Clinical Practice, Thrombosis and Embolism: from Research to Clinical Practice, and Heart Failure: from Research to Clinical Practice.

Islam, Md. Shahidul

Publications by Islam, Md. Shahidul

ISBN	9783030510893
Article number	9783030510893
Media type	eBook - PDF
Copyright year	2020
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Length	582 pages
Language	English
Copy protection	Digital watermarking