Endocrinology Adult and Pediatric: Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity

• 1. Appetite Regulation and Thermogenesis

• Obesity:: The Problem and Its Management

Genetic Syndromes Associated with Obesity

Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Other Eating Disorders

Development of the Endocrine Pancreas

Biosynthesis, Processing, and Secretion of the Islet Hormones:: Insulin, Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (Amylin), Glucagon, Somatostatin, and Pancreatic Polypeptide

Insulin Secretion

The Mechanisms of Insulin Action

Glucagon and Glucagon-like Peptides

Regulation of Intermediatory Metabolism During Fasting and Feeding

Role of the Adipocyte in Metabolism and Endocrine Function

Lipodystrophy Syndromes

Classification and Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus

Type 1 (Insulin-dependent) Diabetes Mellitus:: Etiology, Pathogenesis, Prediction, and Prevention

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus:: Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Natural History

Lipoprotein Metabolism and the Treatment of Lipid Disorders

Hyperglycemia Secondary to Nondiabetic Conditions and Therapies

The Metabolic Syndrome

Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults

Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Coma

Hypoglycemia and Hypoglycemic Syndromes

Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Children

Pancreatic and Islet Transplantation

Diabetes Control, Long-Term Complications, and Large Vessel Disease

Diabetic Eye Disease

Diabetes Mellitus:: Neuropathy

Diabetic Nephropathy

Diabetic Foot and Vascular Complications

Diabetes Mellitus and Pregnancy