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Diabetes is Not a Piece of Cake fills a real void in what's available for the family, friends, colleagues and classmates of people with diabetes. In it you will find out what to do and what to avoid doing to help the person you care about who has diabetes. Subjects discussed vary from social events to emergencies. From appropriate recipes and going to restaurants to the symptoms of high and low blood sugar levels, and what you can do. There are easy to understand and thoughtful explanations of t...

This database, available in print and electronic form, provides information on chemical, physical, and toxicological properties of known and suspected environmental endocrine disruptors in a convenient easy-to-use format. Much of the research on EEDs has focused on the effects of these chemicals on wildlife, linking certain compounds to birth defects and abnormal development of immune and reproductive systems.

First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

In this issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, guest editor Eliza B. Geer brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Endocrine Diseases. Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in Patient-Reported Outcomes in Endocrine Diseases, providing actionable insights for clinical practice.  Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the l...

People with type 2 diabetes usually find their most difficult and important challenges in the area of weight control and food choices. Their concerns are extremely practical -- What can I eat tonight? What to Eat When Your Doctor Says It's Diabetes explains what readers can eat to create interesting, healthy meals that promote weight loss and improve blood sugar levels. The book includes sample menus and instructions for preparation plus discussions on eating in restaurants, reading food labels,...

By 2030, diabetes will be the 7th leading cause of premature mortality worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation. The application of nanotechnology in medicine holds many possible advantages and over the past few decades, there has been huge progress in its utilisation. Nanotechnology is widely applied for cancer treatment and other diseases but, the use of it for diabetes treatment is now starting to flourish. The aim of this book is to present the latest developments of nanomedicin...

Although acute inflammation is a healthy physiological response indicative of wound healing, chronic inflammation has been directly implicated in a wide range of degenerative human health disorders encompassing almost all present day non-communicable diseases including autoimmune diseases, obesity, diabetes and atherosclerosis. Chronic Inflammation: Molecular Pathophysiology, Nutritional and Therapeutic Interventions provides an exposition of the process of chronic inflammation in three parts:...

Real food for people living in the real world with diabetes.   Just because you’re on a “restricted diet” doesn’t mean you have to be a slave to the bland and boring. Now you can eat exciting, tantalizing foods, control your condition and weight, and stay heart-healthy, all with one comprehensive cookbook. JoAnna Lund’s Healthy Exchanges works because every one of these recipes must, according to her four basic rules, be: • Low in Fat and Sugar: A diabetic demands less sugar, less fat, and low...

FROM THE PREFACE: A survey of the current biological literature will convince even the most skeptical individual of the substantive and pervasive advances that have occurred in neuroendocrinology. It was the observation that this rapid growth resulted in large part from methodological improvements which first suggested the need for this volume. Some of the advances can be easily recognized. High pressure liquid chromatography, once a tool of the solvent chemist, is now a routine analytical and p...