DIABETES IN WOMEN -- DIABETES IN WOMEN -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter I: Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnant Women and Adverse Birth Outcomes -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter II: Serum Levels of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, Pentosidine, and Adiponectin as Markers for Assessing Bone Condition in Women with Type 2 Diabetes -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) and Bone Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetes -- Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I) and Bone Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetes -- Adiponectin and Bone Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetes -- Relationships between Bone and Glucose Metabolism through the Action of Osteocalcin and Adiponectin -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter III: Women's Knowledge and Self-Management of Diabetes -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Method -- Statistical Analysis -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter IV: Early Mortality in Diabetic Women with Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction -- Abstract -- Background -- Patients and Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter V: The Gender-Specific Impact of Diabetes on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease -- Abstract -- 1. The Gender-Specific Impact of Diabetes and CHD Risk -- 2. The Gender-Specific Effect of Diabetes and Myocardial Infarction on CHD Risk -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter VI: Depression in Women with Diabetes: A Review and Methodological Critique -- Abstract -- Diabetes: Relevance to Women's Health -- Depression in Diabetes: A Women's Health Issue -- Limitations of Previous Studies and Findings Using Alternative Approaches -- Measurement of Depression -- Why it Matters: Depression in Persons with Diabetes is Modifiable.

Barriers to Effective Depression Treatment -- Conclusions and Future Directions -- References -- Index -- Blank Page.