Insulin

Deficiency, Excess and Resistance in Human Disease

Andrew Krentz
Elsevier
444 pages
ISBN: 9780323917070
February 2024

This book provides an overview of the role of insulin in the pathogenesis of prevalent non-communicable diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, along with a comprehensive review of insulin replacement therapies and novel cardioprotective and insulin-sensitizing drugs. Notable advances in precision diagnosis and therapy for single gene subtypes of diabetes in recent years are also discussed.