May 1, 2024
Updated May 10, 2025
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Diabetes is a chronic health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. Most of the food you eat is broken down into sugar (also called glucose) and released into your bloodstream. When your blood sugar goes up, it signals your pancreas to release insulin. Insulin acts like a key to let the blood sugar into your body’s cells for use as energy. With diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use the insulin it makes as well as it should. When there isn’t enough insulin or cells stop responding to insulin, too much blood sugar stays in your bloodstream, which over time can cause serious health problems, such as heart disease, vision loss, and kidney disease.
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Reading list
We've selected eight books
that we think will supplement your
learning. Use these to
develop background knowledge, enrich your coursework, and gain a
deeper understanding of the topics covered in
Diabetes.
This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of endocrinology and diabetes mellitus. It is written by a team of leading experts in the field and valuable resource for students, healthcare professionals, and researchers.
This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of endocrinology and diabetes mellitus. It is written by a team of leading experts in the field and valuable resource for students, healthcare professionals, and researchers.
This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of endocrinology and diabetes mellitus. It is written by a team of leading experts in the field and valuable resource for students, healthcare professionals, and researchers.
This journal publishes original research, reviews, and clinical guidelines on diabetes mellitus. It valuable resource for healthcare professionals who care for patients with diabetes.
Provides a practical guide to the diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus. It is written by a team of leading experts in the field and valuable resource for healthcare professionals who care for patients with diabetes.
Provides a guide to the management of diabetes mellitus. It is written by a leading expert in the field and valuable resource for patients with diabetes and their families.
Provides a collection of recipes for people with diabetes. It is written by the American Diabetes Association and valuable resource for patients with diabetes and their families.
Provides a guide to exercise for people with diabetes. It is written by the American Diabetes Association and the American College of Sports Medicine and valuable resource for patients with diabetes and their families.
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