Diabetes mellitus in developing countries and underserved communities. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sam Dagogo-Jack, editor.
• Editors: Dagogo-Jack, Sam, 1954-
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Contributors; About the Editor; 1: The Global Burden of€Diabetes: An€Overview; Introduction; References; 2: Primary Prevention of€Type 2 Diabetes: An€Imperative for€Developing Countries; Introduction; Risk Factors for€Type 2 Diabetes; Pathophysiology; Prediabetes; Predictors of€Progression from€Prediabetes to€Type 2 Diabetes; Predictors of€Initial Transition to€Prediabetes; Rationale for€Primary Prevention of€Type 2 Diabetes; Unique Vulnerabilities in€Developing Countries; Approach to€Prevention of€Type 2 Diabetes; Lifestyle Modification; Da Qing Study. Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study Diabetes Prevention Program; Indian Diabetes Prevention Program; Translating Diabetes Prevention to€Communities in€Developing Countries; Keys to€Translation; Dissemination of€Diabetes Prevention Knowledge; Strategies for€Diabetes Prevention in€the€Community; Community Diabetes Prevention Centers; Medications for€Diabetes Prevention; Limitations of€Medications; Current Guidelines for€Use of€Medication for€Diabetes Prevention; Costs of€Preventing T2DM; References; 3: Diabetes in€Sub-Saharan Africa; Overview; Epidemiology of€Diabetes in€Africa. Historical Perspective Current Trends; Risk Factors for€Diabetes in€Africa [9]; Age, Gender and€Family History; Ethnicity, Urbanisation, Migration and€Diabetes; Diabetes and€Obesity; Adiposity; Physical Activity, Diet and€Diabetes; Impact of€HIV/AIDS; Clinical Manifestations; Economic Cost of€Diabetes; Healthcare Access for€Diabetes and€its Complications; Advocacy and€Policy for€Diabetes Control and€Prevention; Future Perspectives of€Diabetes Prevention and€Control; References; 4: Type 2 Diabetes in€the€Middle East and€North Africa (MENA); Introduction. Epidemiology of€Diabetes in€MENA Prevalence of€Diabetes; Prevalence of€Diabetes Complications; Risk Factors for€Type 2 Diabetes in€the€MENA Region; Obesity; Genetics of€Diabetes; Physical Inactivity; Chronic Hepatitis C Infection; Pesticide Exposure; Cultural Factors Affecting Type 2 Diabetes in€the€MENA Region; Dietary Pattern; Sedentary Lifestyle; Smoking; Health Illiteracy; Poor Adherence; Healthcare Quality; Prevention of€T2D; Future Directions; Strategies to€Improve Diabetes Care in€the€MENA Region; Summary and€Conclusions; References. 5: Diabetes in€China and€the€Western Pacific Region Introduction; Rapid Transition and€the€Obesity Epidemic; Unique Aspects of€Pathophysiology: Beta-Cell Function Versus€Visceral Obesity; Genomic Landscape of€Diabetes in€the€Region; Nature Versus Nurture; Morbidity and€Mortality; Emerging Epidemic of€Young-Onset Diabetes and€Its Comorbidities; Diagnosis of€Diabetes and€Prediabetes in€Asia; Translating Primary Prevention of€Type 2 Diabetes; Western Pacific Diabetes Declaration (WPDD) Plan for€Action (2006-2010).
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 294 pages), illustrations, portrait
• Subjects: 616.4/62; 610; Diabetes; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Diabetes; Medicine & Public Health; Diabetes; Endocrinology; Diabetes Mellitus -- epidemiology; Developing Countries; Medically Underserved Area; Vulnerable Populations; Fulltext; Internet Resources
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319415598
• Related ISBNs: 331941559X; 9783319415574; 3319415573
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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