When we thought about this book on diabetes, our desire was to achieve something that
would help the reader understand the disease from a wider point of view. Hence, this work …

Diabetes is a disease that has a huge impact on Western culture. It is estimated to account
for 15% of all health care costs in the US'. It has been implicated as the chief cause of non …

Diabetes mellitus is a morbid and costly condition that carries a high burden of disease for
patients and society as a whole. In dermatology, a great number of skin findings have been …

The development of skin manifestations of diabetes affects up to two thirds of patients with
both types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus. Cutaneous manifestations of diabetes occur because …

The cutaneous signs of diabetes are the manifestations of multiple factors. Abnormal
carbohydrate metabolism, other altered metabolic pathways, atherosclerosis …

Many disorders are associated with diabetes, either directly or indirectly. Vascular damage,
caused by an accumulation of advanced glycation end‐products, leads to leg ulceration …

The skin is the largest of the body's organs and therefore it is hardly surprising that it has
manifestations due to diabetes mellitus. What does astonish physicians, particularly non …

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by elevated fasting and postprandial
blood glucose levels. It is also accompanied with a variety of multisystem complications that …

Diabetes mellitus is a widespread and debilitating disease affecting all organ systems
including the skin. Lifetime prevalence of cutaneous complications of diabetes mellitus has …

With the rising incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in the US, it is of paramount importance
that practitioners understand the complications of DM and how best to manage them …