Featuring more than 530 vivid illustrations, clinical photographs, and instructive diagrams and charts--all with detailed legends--this new atlas provides a comprehensive visual exposition of all aspects of diabetes. More than 20 outstanding contributors present state-of-the-art information and expert perspectives on pathogenesis, prevention, management, complications, and the newest treatment options available. This edition includes brand-new chapters on diabetes during pregnancy and childhood diabetes and up-to-date perspectives on management and prevention of complications in type 1 diabetes, mechanisms of insulin action, pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and diabetic neuropathies.