| Summary: | This contributed volume discusses the most important aspects of diabetes in 27 selected chapters contributed by experts in the field. Its contents range from essential background information to recent advances, state-of-the-art treatments and in-depth discussions on many of the critical issues involved in diabetes pathophysiology and therapy. Throughout these pages, the most important areas of uncertainties and future directions of research have been outlined, covering a wide range of topics including latent immune diabetes, hypoglycemia, dietary recommendations, gestational diabetes and diabetes treatments, among others. This book is highly recommended for clinicians, researchers and students interested in diabetes care and research. ABOUT THE EDITOR 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.
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