Type 2 diabetes
Subtitle: social and scientific origins, medical complications and implications for patients and others
By: Andrew Kagan ; forewords by Henry J. Heimlich and Edward Asner.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786445424
Subjects: Non-insulin-dependent diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 -- Case Reports; Diabetes Complications -- Case Reports; Quality of Life -- Case Reports
Genres: Case Reports
Description: "Type 2 diabetes afflicts 250 million people worldwide, creating life-threatening and debilitating health effects. This book is designed to provide information on the physical and socioeconomic underpinnings of the disease. It includes suggestions to avoid or delay the onset of the disease, and to minimize complications for those already afflicted"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The newly diagnosed diabetic : the case of Gary Lutton; title: Genes, the environment, and type 2 diabetes; title: Why obesity leads to type 2 diabetes; title: Gestational diabetes : the case of Lucky Lydia Lang; title: Neuropathy, the most common diabetic complication; title: Peripheral vascular disease : the case of Annie Walker; title: Heart disease : the case of Gloria Nutter; title: Kidney failure : the case of Bill Murphy; title: Carotid artery disease and stroke : the case of Mr. Crowe; title: Diabetes, impaired vision, and blindness; title: Diabetes, oral health, and the surgeon; title: The unique problem of type 2 diabetes in the elderly; title: Catastrophe or cure.