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    Diabetes in America, 3rd Edition

    Aug. 2018
    Diabetes in America third edition coverDiabetes in America, 3rd Edition, is a compilation and assessment of epidemiologic, public health, clinical, and clinical trial data on diabetes and its complications in the United States. It was published by NIDDK during 2016–2018. The intended audience is the wide range of individuals in the research community, clinicians, health policy makers, and individuals with diabetes, as well as their caregivers and family members. The compendium is also available on the National Library of Medicine's Bookshelf which expands access to the scientific community through its link to PubMed.
Diabetes in America, 3rd Edition, contains 42 chapters organized into three areas:
**Section I: Spectrum of Diabetes**: Descriptive epidemiology of diabetes in the United States based on national surveys and community-based studies, including prevalence and incidence; sociodemographic, metabolic, and lifestyle characteristics; genetics and risk factors for developing diabetes; and unique aspects of diabetes in younger and older populations, and in pregnant women (chapters 1–16)
    **Section II: Complications of Diabetes and Related Conditions**: The myriad complications that affect patients with diabetes, including mortality (chapters 17–36)
    **Section III: Prevention and Medical Care for Diabetes**: Clinical trials and studies to prevent diabetes; medication use and self-care practices, health care utilization, and quality of care; and economic aspects including health insurance and health care costs (chapters 37–42)This page includes:
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            Diabetes in America, 3rd Edition
Editors: Catherine C. Cowie, Sarah Stark Casagrande, Andy Menke, Michelle A. Cissell, Mark S. Eberhardt, James B. Meigs, Edward W. Gregg, William C. Knowler, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, Dorothy J. Becker, Frederick L. Brancati, Edward J. Boyko, William H. Herman, Barbara V. Howard, K. M. Venkat Narayan, Marian Rewers, and Judith E. Fradkin.
PMID: 33651524
Cover (PDF, 0.28 MB)
    Preface (PDF, 0.07 KB)
    Steering Committee (PDF, 0.45 MB)
    Editorial Board (PDF, 0.46 MB)
    Authors (PDF, 0.12 MB)
    External Reviewers (PDF, 0.07 MB)
    Full List of Diabetes in America, 3rd Edition, Chapters (PDF, 0.50 MB)Section I: Spectrum of Diabetes
Chapter 1: Classification and Diagnosis of Diabetes (PDF, 1.17 MB) 
    Saul M. Genuth, MD, Jerry P. Palmer, MD, and David M. Nathan, MDFigures (ZIP, 1.9 MB)  
    PMID: 33651569
    Chapter 2: Prevalence and Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes Among Children and Adults in the United States and Comparison With Non-U.S. Countries (PDF, 1.32 MB) 
    Giuseppina Imperatore, MD, PhD, Elizabeth J. Mayer-Davis, PhD, Trevor J. Orchard, MD, and Victor W. Zhong, PhDFigures (ZIP, 0.64 MB) 
    PMID: 33651561
    Chapter 3: Prevalence and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes (PDF, 5.82 MB) 
    Catherine C. Cowie, PhD, MPH, Sarah Stark Casagrande, PhD, and Linda S. Geiss, MAFigures (ZIP, 6.46 MB)  
    PMID: 33651562
    Chapter 4: Gestational Diabetes (PDF, 0.77 MB) 
    Boyd E. Metzger, MD, and Thomas A. Buchanan, MDFigures (ZIP, 0.16 MB) 
    PMID: 33651565
    Chapter 5: Preexisting Diabetes and Pregnancy (PDF, 2.47 MB)
    John L. Kitzmiller, MD, MS, Assiamira Ferrara MD, PhD, Tiffany Peng, MA, Michelle A. Cissell, PhD, and Catherine Kim, MD, MPH
    PMID: 33651557
    Chapter 6: Other Specific Types of Diabetes (PDF, 0.63 MB) 
    Gregory P. Forlenza, MD, Antoinette Moran, MD, and Brandon Nathan, MD Figures (ZIP, 0.44 MB) 
    PMID: 33651540
    Chapter 7: Monogenic Forms of Diabetes (PDF, 2.5 MB) 
    Mark A. Sperling, MD, and Abhimanyu Garg, MDFigures (ZIP, 7.96 MB) 
    PMID: 33651552
    Chapter 8: Sociodemographic Characteristics of Persons With Diabetes (PDF, 6.59 MB) 
    Mark S. Eberhardt, PhD, Sarah Stark Casagrande, PhD, and Catherine C. Cowie, PhD, MPHFigures (ZIP, 1.97 MB) 
    PMID: 33651553
    Chapter 9: Physical and Metabolic Characteristics of Persons With Diabetes and Prediabetes (PDF, 1.59 MB) 
    Andy Menke, PhD, William C. Knowler, MD, DrPH, and Catherine C. Cowie, PhD, MPHFigures (ZIP, 4.21 MB) 
    PMID: 33651536
    Chapter 10: Lifestyle Characteristics Among People With Diabetes and Prediabetes (PDF, 2.97 MB) 
    Rachel P. Ogilvie, MPH, Azadeh Zabetian, MD, Ali H. Mokdad, PhD, and K.M. Venkat Narayan, MD, MSc, MBAFigures (ZIP, 0.75 MB) 
    PMID: 33651547
    Chapter 11: Risk Factors for Type 1 Diabetes (PDF, 1.96 MB) 
    Marian Rewers, MD, PhD, Lars C. Stene, PhD, and Jill M. Norris, MPH, PhDFigures (ZIP, 0.73 MB) 
    PMID: 33651530
    Chapter 12: Genetics of Type 1 Diabetes (PDF, 2.2 MB) 
    Stephen S. Rich, PhD, Henry Erlich, PhD, and Patrick Concannon, PhDFigures (ZIP, 3.02 MB) 
    PMID: 33651545
    Chapter 13: Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes (PDF, 1.83 MB) 
    Sylvia H. Ley, PhD, RD, Matthias B. Schulze, DrPH, Marie-France Hivert, MD, MMSc, James B. Meigs, MD, MPH, and Frank B. Hu, MD, PhDFigures (ZIP, 3.42 MB) 
    PMID: 33651531
    Chapter 14: Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes (PDF, 1.27 MB) 
    Jose C. Florez, MD, PhD, Miriam S. Udler, MD, PhD, and Robert L. Hanson, MD, MPHFigures (ZIP, 1.88 MB) 
    PMID: 33651556
    Chapter 15: Diabetes in Youth (PDF, 2 MB) 
    Dana Dabelea, MD, PhD, Richard F. Hamman, MD, DrPH, and William C. Knowler, MD, DrPHFigures (ZIP, 0.83 MB) 
    PMID: 33651555
    Chapter 16: Diabetes in Older Adults (PDF, 2.92 MB)  (updated 3/8/2018)
    Neda Laiteerapong, MD, MS, and Elbert S. Huang, MD, MPH, FACPFigures (ZIP, 0.77 MB) Update History (PDF, 0.33 KB) 
    PMID: 33651542Section II: Complications of Diabetes and Related Conditions
Chapter 17: Acute Metabolic Complications in Diabetes (PDF, 1.92 MB) 
    Arleta Rewers, MD, PhDFigures (ZIP, 0.32 MB) 
    PMID: 33651551
    Chapter 18: Heart Disease and Diabetes (PDF, 1.07 MB) 
    Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, MD, Deborah Wingard, PhD, Nathan Wong, PhD, and Ron Goldberg, MDFigures (ZIP, 0.58 MB) 
    PMID: 33651559
    Chapter 19: Stroke and Diabetes (PDF, 0.48 MB) 
    Aleksandra Pikula, MD, Barbara V. Howard, PhD, and Sudha Seshadri, MDFigures (ZIP, 1.78 MB) 
    PMID: 33651535
    Chapter 20: Peripheral Arterial Disease, Foot Ulcers, Lower Extremity Amputations, and Diabetes (PDF, 3.47 MB) 
    Edward J. Boyko, MD, MPH, Matilde Monteiro-Soares, DPM, PhD, and Stephanie G.B. Wheeler, MD, MPHFigures (ZIP, 3.76 MB) 
    PMID: 33651539
    Chapter 21: Epidemiology of Ocular Functions and Diseases in Persons With Diabetes (PDF, 1.53 MB) 
    Ronald Klein, MD, MPH, and Barbara E. K. Klein, MD, MPHFigures (ZIP, 1.66 MB) 
    PMID: 33651534
    Chapter 22: Kidney Disease in Diabetes (PDF, 7.51 MB) 
    Meda E. Pavkov, MD, PhD, Allan J. Collins, MD, Josef Coresh, MD, PhD, and Robert G. Nelson, MD, PhDFigures (ZIP, 10.34 MB) 
    PMID: 33651560
    Chapter 23: Peripheral and Autonomic Neuropathy in Diabetes (PDF, 0.54 MB) 
    Rodica Pop-Busui, MD, PhD, Andrew J. M. Boulton, MD, DSc (PDF, Hon), FACP, FICP, FRCP, and Jay M. Sosenko, MDFigures (ZIP, 0.18 MB) 
    PMID: 33651568
    Chapter 24: Diabetes and Cognitive Impairment (PDF, 1.99 MB) 
    José A. Luchsinger, MD, MPH, Christopher Ryan, PhD, and Lenore J. Launer, PhDFigures (ZIP, 1.18 MB) 
    PMID: 33651563
    Chapter 25: Impact of Sleep and Circadian Disturbances on Glucose Metabolism and Type 2 Diabetes (PDF, 0.98 MB) 
    Sirimon Reutrakul, MD, CDE, Naresh M. Punjabi, MD, PhD, and Eve Van Cauter, PhDFigures (ZIP, 0.77 MB) 
    PMID: 33651564
    Chapter 26: Liver and Gallbladder Disease in Diabetes (PDF, 2.16 MB) 
    Constance E. Ruhl, MD, PhD, Jeanne M. Clark, MD, MPH, and James E. Everhart, MD, MPHFigures (ZIP, 0.45 MB) 
    PMID: 33651558
    Chapter 27: Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Diabetes (PDF, 1.32 MB) 
    Adil E. Bharucha, MD, G. Richard Locke, MD, and Joseph A. Murray, MDFigures (ZIP, 0.82 MB) 
    PMID: 33651548
    Chapter 28: Urologic Diseases and Sexual Dysfunction in Diabetes (PDF, 0.94 MB) 
    Aruna V. Sarma, PhD, Mary K. Townsend, ScD, Francine Grodstein, ScD, Benjamin N. Breyer, MD, and Jeanette S. Brown, MDFigures (ZIP, 0.08 MB) 
    PMID: 33651533
    Chapter 29: Cancer and Diabetes (PDF, 0.55 MB) 
    Hsin-Chieh Yeh, PhD, Asieh Golozar, MD, PhD, MHS, MPH, and Frederick L. Brancati, MD, MHSFigures (ZIP, 0.08 MB) 
    PMID: 33651571
    Chapter 30: Infections Associated With Diabetes (PDF, 1.73 MB)  
    Leonard E. Egede, MD, MS, Beatrice J. Hull, MD, and Joni S. Williams, MD, MPHFigures (ZIP, 3.67 MB) 
    PMID: 33651550
    Chapter 31: Oral Health and Diabetes (PDF, 6.01 MB) 
    Wenche S. Borgnakke, DDS, MPH, PhD, Robert J. Genco, DDS, PhD, Paul I. Eke, MS, PhD, MPH, PhD, and George W. Taylor, DMD, MPH, DrPHFigures (ZIP, 11.3 MB) 
    PMID: 33651538
    Chapter 32: Bone and Joint Complications in Diabetes (PDF, 0.89 MB) 
    Ann V. Schwartz, PhD, and Nancy E. Lane, MDFigures (ZIP, 1.27 MB) 
    PMID: 33651567
    Chapter 33: Psychiatric and Psychosocial Issues Among Individuals Living With Diabetes (PDF, 0.80 MB) 
    Jeffrey S. Gonzalez, PhD, Korey K. Hood, PhD, Sabrina A. Esbitt, PhD, Shamik Mukherji, MD, Naomi S. Kane, MA, and Alan Jacobson, MDFigures (ZIP, 0.22 MB) 
    PMID: 33651537
    Chapter 34: Diabetes and Disability (PDF, 0.56 MB) 
    Edward W. Gregg, PhD, and Andy Menke, PhDFigures (ZIP, 0.67 MB) 
    PMID: 33651544
    Chapter 35: Mortality in Type 1 Diabetes (PDF, 1.01 MB) 
    Aaron M. Secrest, MD, PhD, Raynard E. Washington, PhD, and Trevor J. Orchard, MBBCh, MMedSciFigures (ZIP, 1.22 MB) 
    PMID: 33651546
    Chapter 36: Mortality Trends in Type 2 Diabetes (PDF, 1.19 MB) 
    Klara J. Rosenquist, MD, and Caroline S. Fox, MD, MPHFigures (ZIP, 1.23 MB) 
    PMID: 33651566Section III: Prevention and Medical Care for Diabetes
Chapter 37: Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes (PDF, 1.35 MB) 
    Jay S. Skyler, MD, MACP, Jeffrey P. Krischer, PhD, Dorothy J. Becker, MD, MBBCh, and Marian Rewers, MD, PhDFigures (ZIP, 0.20 MB) 
    PMID: 33651549
    Chapter 38: Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes (PDF, 0.51 MB) 
    William C. Knowler, MD, DrPH, Jill P. Crandall, MD, Jean-Louis Chiasson, MD, and David M. Nathan, MD
    PMID: 33651543
    Chapter 39: Medication Use and Self-Care Practices in Persons With Diabetes (PDF, 0.82 MB) 
    Sharon H. Saydah, PhDFigures (ZIP, 0.40 MB) 
    PMID: 33651554
    Chapter 40: Health Care Utilization and Costs of Diabetes (PDF, 3.55 MB) 
    Laura N. McEwen, PhD, MPH, and William H. Herman, MD, MPHFigures (ZIP, 7.45 MB) 
    PMID: 33651541
    Chapter 41: Quality of Care in People With Diabetes (PDF, 1.51 MB) 
    Elizabeth Selvin, PhD, MPH, FAHA, K. M. Venkat Narayan, MD, MSc, MBA, and Elbert S. Huang, MD, MPH, FACPFigures (ZIP, 1.34 MB) 
    PMID: 33651570
    Chapter 42: Health Insurance and Diabetes (PDF, 0.75 MB) 
    Sarah Stark Casagrande, PhD, and Catherine C. Cowie, PhD, MPHFigures (ZIP, 1.31 MB) 
    PMID: 33651532Appendix
Appendix 1 Conversions (PDF, 0.74 MB)Index
Index (PDF, 1.4 MB)
            
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