<p>Part I.- The Main Events in the History of Diabetes Mellitus.- Part II: Physiology of Glucose Metabolism.- Normal Glucose Homeostasis.- Endocrine Pancreas.- The Role of Incretins in Insulin Secretion.- Cellular Mechanisms of Insulin Action.- The Role of Brain in Glucose Metabolism.- Part III: Diagnosis and Epidemiology of Diabetes.- Diagnostic Criteria and Classification of Diabetes.- Epidemiology.- Diabetes in Culturally Diverse Populations: From Biology to Culture.- Part IV: Genes and Diabetes.- Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes: From Candidate Genes to Genome-Wide Association Analysis.- Rodent Models of Diabetes.- Part V: Diabetes Syndromes.- Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Epidemiology, Genetics, Pathogenesis, and Clinical Manifestations.- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Epidemiology, Genetics, Pathogenesis, and Clinical Manifestations.- Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young: Molecular Genetics, Clinical Manifestations, and Therapy.- Diabetes in Pregnancy.- Secondary Causes of Diabetes Mellitus.- Syndromes of Extreme Insulin Resistance.- Oral Manifestations of Diabetes.- Part VI: Complications of Diabetes.- Acute Hyperglycemic Syndromes: Diabetic Ketoacidosis and the Hyperosmolar State.- Hypoglycemia in Diabetes Mellitus.- Intake of Advanced Glycation Endproducts: Role in the Development of Diabetic Complications.- Diabetic Retinopathy.- Diabetic Nephropathy.- Diabetic Neuropathy.- Peripheral Vascular Disease in Diabetes.- The Diabetic Foot.- Male Sexual Dysfunction in Diabetes Mellitus.- Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Diabetes.- Dyslipidemia: Pathogenesis and Management.- Dermatological Complications of Diabetes Mellitus: Allergy to Insulin and Oral Agents.- Part VII: Related Disorders.- Obesity – Genetics, Pathogenesis, Therapy.- Hypertension.- Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiomyopathy.- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.- Insulin Resistance and the Metabolic Syndrome.- Diabetes and Liver Disease.- The Increased Risk of Cancer in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Potential Mechanisms.- Diabetes and Sleep Disorders.- HIV Infection and Diabetes.- Part VIII: Therapy of Diabetes Mellitus – General Principles.- Glycemic Goals.- Behavioral and Educational Approaches to Diabetes Self- Management.- Dietary Therapy of Diabetes Mellitus.- Exercise in the Therapy of Diabetes Mellitus.- Therapy of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.- Treating Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.- Prevention of Microvascular Complications of Diabetes – General Overview.- Psychiatric Care of the Patient with Diabetes.- Management of Diabetes and Hyperglycemia in the Hospital Setting.- The Future of Diabetes Therapy.- Part IX: Diabetes Prevention.- Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.- Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.- Part X.- Resources for Patients with Diabetes.</p>
