Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-299) and index
Contents:
Pissing evil : from ancient times to the discovery of insulin Two steps back : deaths continue rising despite insulin and pills, 1923-1975 Try harder : the rise of tight control for type 1 : 1975 to the present day The sweetest place on earth : type 2 reaches unimagined heights : 1984 to the present day The accelerator hypothesis : weight gain as the missing link between type 1 and type 2 The cow's milk hypothesis : does baby formula in the first months of life set off an immune attack? The POP hypothesis : the risks of persistent organic pollutants The sunshine hypothesis : how too little sun, and too little vitamin D, might raise diabetes risk The hygiene hypothesis : the icky benefits of dirt, germs, and worms The computer cure : the quest for an artificial pancreas The surgical cure : can bariatric surgery stop type 2 in its tracks? The biological cure : the search for a pill that cures type 1, once and for all The public health cure : prevention is the ultimate key to ending the diabetes pandemic
