This practical book on diabetes mellitus covers the entire spectrum of disease management. It contains guidelines for the lifelong management of both acute and chronic complications, behavioral approaches to care and the latest pharmacologic therapies. The book explains epidemiology, classification and types of diabetes mellitus along with pathogenesis of type-1 & 2, clinical presentation, and laboratory diagnosis, and gives insight into insulin resistance syndrome, metabolic syndrome, effects of hyperglycemia/hypoglycemia on other body systems, oral anti diabetic agents, diabetic nephropathy/neuropathy/autonomic neuropathy, sexual dysfunction in diabetes mellitus. Also included are sample meal plans and food exchange lists such as lean protein, medium-fat protein, and high-fat proteins, all with serving portion sizes.