Reviews
Dr. Kraft’s quarter century’s devoted study of glucose metabolism and blood insulin levels before its recognition by clinicians is thoroughly elaborated and clinically correlated in his sentinel monograph.
This book presents Dr. Kraft’s exceptional cumulative experience with 14,384 oral glucose tolerance tests with insulin assays performed at St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago between 1972 and 1998 while he was the chairman of the Department of Pathology and Nuclear Medicine. No parallel experience has ever been reported. This volume provides the earliest diagnosis of prediabetes and diabetes — even when the fasting blood sugar levels have been considered to be normal.
As the author comments and I agree, “The book should awaken the silent millions with undiagnosed diabetes...”
William H. Wehrmacher, MD, FACP, FACC
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Physiology
Loyola University of Chicago,
Strich School of Medicine
Editor: Book review section of the journal: Comprehensive Therapy
This book presents Dr. Kraft’s exceptional cumulative experience with 14,384 oral glucose tolerance tests with insulin assays performed at St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago between 1972 and 1998 while he was the chairman of the Department of Pathology and Nuclear Medicine. No parallel experience has ever been reported. This volume provides the earliest diagnosis of prediabetes and diabetes — even when the fasting blood sugar levels have been considered to be normal.
As the author comments and I agree, “The book should awaken the silent millions with undiagnosed diabetes...”
William H. Wehrmacher, MD, FACP, FACC
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Physiology
Loyola University of Chicago,
Strich School of Medicine
Editor: Book review section of the journal: Comprehensive Therapy
Diabetes Epidemic and You will alert people worldwide about the importance of the earliest diagnosis and treatment of prediabetes and diabetes. Increased insulins with normal blood sugars in this astonishing experience of 14,384 oral sugar tolerance with insulin assays established the earliest diagnosis. International recognition will in my opinion, establish Dr. Kraft as the “Father of Insulin Assay” in clinical medicine.
Professor Doctor Yotaka Fukuda, MD, Ph.D.
Department of Otolaryngology and Biophysics
Escola Paulista de Medicina
Sao Paulo, Brasil
Professor Doctor Yotaka Fukuda, MD, Ph.D.
Department of Otolaryngology and Biophysics
Escola Paulista de Medicina
Sao Paulo, Brasil
Diabetes Epidemic and You is superbly written, in a language that is accessible to the general public and yet precise enough for physicians. It is a difficult thing to achieve such clarity. Besides, it is a complete book, that includes all related subjects in perfect manner.
Prof. Dr. Pedro Luiz Mangabeira Albernaz
Professor of Otorhinolaryngology
Escola Paulista de Medicina
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brasil
Prof. Dr. Pedro Luiz Mangabeira Albernaz
Professor of Otorhinolaryngology
Escola Paulista de Medicina
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brasil
The International Tinnitus Journal Volume 15, Number 1, 2009
Joseph Kraft has written a book entitled Diabetes Epidemic and You. The subtitle is even more important and timely: Should Everyone Be Tested? Absolutely Not! Only Those Concerned About Their Future! In this very speedily readable book, Dr. Kraft outlines the history of diabetes and the discovery of insulin and its assays. He then goes on to relate his experience with 14,384 assays from 1972 through 1998. From there, the author puts together the relationship of insulin levels, blood sugar, and diabetes.
To complete the book, the second part compiles the age distribution of these oral glucose tolerances with insulin assays. This comparison not so subtly reveals the importance of this testing from age 3 to 90+ years.
This wonderful written book is suitable both for the public and for the profession. It is a treasure of knowledge and experience not otherwise available.This work should be required reading for all medical students, endocrinologists, otolaryngologists, and anybody interested in their future — and especially for physicians concerned about their future and that of their patients.
Kenneth H. Brookler, MD, MS, FRCSC
Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology
New York Medical College
Valhalia, New York
Joseph Kraft has written a book entitled Diabetes Epidemic and You. The subtitle is even more important and timely: Should Everyone Be Tested? Absolutely Not! Only Those Concerned About Their Future! In this very speedily readable book, Dr. Kraft outlines the history of diabetes and the discovery of insulin and its assays. He then goes on to relate his experience with 14,384 assays from 1972 through 1998. From there, the author puts together the relationship of insulin levels, blood sugar, and diabetes.
To complete the book, the second part compiles the age distribution of these oral glucose tolerances with insulin assays. This comparison not so subtly reveals the importance of this testing from age 3 to 90+ years.
This wonderful written book is suitable both for the public and for the profession. It is a treasure of knowledge and experience not otherwise available.This work should be required reading for all medical students, endocrinologists, otolaryngologists, and anybody interested in their future — and especially for physicians concerned about their future and that of their patients.
Kenneth H. Brookler, MD, MS, FRCSC
Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology
New York Medical College
Valhalia, New York
The International Tinnitus Journal Volume 15, Number 1 2009
This is a wonderful text both for the public and for our profession because of the tremendous amount of knowledge that reflects what we do know and what can occur later. There is no question that the body’s biochemistry and neural mechanisms rely on our intake of food or exposure to other chemicals. Therefore, as diabetes affects these entities, they also affect our body in relation to all other illnesses.
This is a superb textbook that should be read by the public, by members of our profession while in training, and those who are in practice so that they will begin to understand and expect what is occurring biochemically. It is a book for the present and for the future, and it deserves great commendations.
Wallace Rubin, M.D.
Clinical Professor, Department of Otolaryngology
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA
This is a wonderful text both for the public and for our profession because of the tremendous amount of knowledge that reflects what we do know and what can occur later. There is no question that the body’s biochemistry and neural mechanisms rely on our intake of food or exposure to other chemicals. Therefore, as diabetes affects these entities, they also affect our body in relation to all other illnesses.
This is a superb textbook that should be read by the public, by members of our profession while in training, and those who are in practice so that they will begin to understand and expect what is occurring biochemically. It is a book for the present and for the future, and it deserves great commendations.
Wallace Rubin, M.D.
Clinical Professor, Department of Otolaryngology
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA
The goal of this book is to awaken the silent millions with undiagnosed diabetes to combat the Diabetes epidemic beginning with you - and I do mean you.” states the author, Joseph R. Kraft, MD, chairman of the Department of Clinical Pathology and Nuclear Medicine, St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, 1972-1998.
In a comprehensive, well planned manner, the book integrates and provides to the medical community, clinicians, research professionals, and patients an extensive autopsy and clinical pathology experience for a practical approach to the diagnosis, treatment, and control of the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. “The earliest diagnosis of prediabetes is hyperinsulin, type 2 diabetes, identified by the oral glucose tolerance test with insulin assay with normal glucose tolerance.”
Since 1921, the oral glucose tolerance test has been an established procedure for the early diagnosis of diabetes. The focus of the reported clinical experience in this book is the application since 1972 at St. Joseph’s Hospital of the oral glucose tolerance test with insulin assays for the early diagnosis of diabetes. “This test has provided the earliest diagnosis of prediabetes and diabetes even when the blood sugars were normal”.”
Dr. Kraft’s book is recommended as a source of information to professionals and patients of all ages interested in the maintenance of good health. All join with the author in attempting to influence and limit the clinical progression of the “diabetes epidemic.” This volume is a step forward for achieving the author’s ultimate goal: “the prevention of the pathology of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease.
Abraham Shulman, M.D., FACS
Professor Emeritus Clinical Otolaryngology
State University of New York
Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York
In a comprehensive, well planned manner, the book integrates and provides to the medical community, clinicians, research professionals, and patients an extensive autopsy and clinical pathology experience for a practical approach to the diagnosis, treatment, and control of the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. “The earliest diagnosis of prediabetes is hyperinsulin, type 2 diabetes, identified by the oral glucose tolerance test with insulin assay with normal glucose tolerance.”
Since 1921, the oral glucose tolerance test has been an established procedure for the early diagnosis of diabetes. The focus of the reported clinical experience in this book is the application since 1972 at St. Joseph’s Hospital of the oral glucose tolerance test with insulin assays for the early diagnosis of diabetes. “This test has provided the earliest diagnosis of prediabetes and diabetes even when the blood sugars were normal”.”
Dr. Kraft’s book is recommended as a source of information to professionals and patients of all ages interested in the maintenance of good health. All join with the author in attempting to influence and limit the clinical progression of the “diabetes epidemic.” This volume is a step forward for achieving the author’s ultimate goal: “the prevention of the pathology of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease.
Abraham Shulman, M.D., FACS
Professor Emeritus Clinical Otolaryngology
State University of New York
Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York
