Diabetes

Diseases have a history, and understanding that history helps us understand how best to treat and control disease today. Today's students are confronted with a panoply of often-frightening illnesses and afflictions - the Biographies of Disease series provides students with the information that they need to understand the origin of various maladies, how they impact contemporary society, and how doctors and researchers from around the world are fighting to devise treatments to alleviate or cure these diseases. This volume, Diabetes, covers a disease that has been a common affliction from the beginning of recorded history, but has been increasing in its impact because of changes in diet and exercise, especially among the young.

List of contents

Series Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 Birth of Diabetes
Chapter 2 Fundamental Principles
Chapter 3 Dissecting Diabetes A Closer Look
Chapter 4 Testing and Treatment
Chapter 5- Diabetes in America and Abroad
Chapter 6- The Future of Diabetes
Timeline
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

About the author

ANDREW GALMER is a freelance writer who currently studies at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Galmer, Galmer Andrew
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.05.2008
• EAN: 9781440835919
• ISBN: 978-1-4408-3591-9
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Biographies of Disease
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Diabetes, MEDICAL / Endocrinology & Metabolism, Medicine: Diabetes, Health and Wellness: Diseases and Conditions