Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced.

The third edition of Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus has been fully revised to provide clinicians with the latest developments in the field. Divided into 15 sections, the book begins with an introduction to the physiology and metabolism of the disease, its diagnosis and classification, and epidemiology.

The following sections examine management, co-morbid conditions, complications, living with diabetes and prevention.

This comprehensive new edition includes many additional topics including stem cell therapy in diabetes, continuous glucose monitoring system, vitamin D and diabetes, HIV and cancer in diabetes, the influence of sleep disturbance in type 2 diabetes, neonatal diabetes, and much more.

Key points

Fully revised new edition presenting latest advances in diabetes mellitus
Includes numerous new topics
Features more than 800 images, illustrations and tables
Previous edition published in 2012

Author information
Hemraj B Chandalia MD FACP
Director, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai; Director, Dr Chandalia's Diabetes Endocrine Nutrition Management and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India