University of Copenhagen - Diabetes - a Global Challenge
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Diabetes - a Global Challenge at Coursera Overview
Duration | 17 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
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- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
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- Approx. 17 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Diabetes - a Global Challenge at Coursera Course details
- Diabetes and obesity are growing health problems in rich and poor countries alike. With this course you will get updated on cutting-edge diabetes and obesity research including biological, genetic and clinical aspects as well as prevention and epidemiology of diabetes and obesity. All lectures are provided by high-profile scientists from one the world's leading universities in diabetes research.
- This course is part of the EIT Health Campus programme.
- We hope you will enjoy our course.
- Best Wishes
- Jens Juul Holst, Signe Sørensen Torekov and Nicolai Wewer Albrechtsen
- Department of Biomedical Sciences Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen
Diabetes - a Global Challenge at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction and epidemiology of diabetes
Welcome to Diabetes - a Global Challenge
Epidemiology of Diabetes - Part I, by Professor Thorkild Sørensen
Epidemiology of Diabetes - Part II, by Professor Thorkild Sørensen
Epidemiology of Diabetes - Part III, by Professor Thorkild Sørensen
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Readings and Resources
Epidemiology of Diabetes
Obesity and Prevention of Diabetes
Physical activity and its influence on obesity, insulin resistance and diabetes - Part I, by Professor Bente Stallknecht
Physical activity and its influence on obesity, insulin resistance and diabetes - Part II, by Professor Bente Stallknecht
Physical activity and its influence on obesity, insulin resistance and diabetes - Part lll, by Professor Bente Stallknecht
Physical Activity and Weight Management, interview with Dr. Robert Ross
Obesity and Prevention of Diabetes
Physiological Regulation of Plasma Glucose
Physiological Regulation of Plasma Glucose - Part I, by Professor Jens Juul Holst
Physiological Regulation of Plasma Glucose - Part II, by Professor Jens Juul Holst
Physiological Regulation of Plasma Glucose - Part III, by Professor Jens Juul Holst
Physiological Regulation of Plasma Glucose
The incretins
The Incretins - Part 1, by Professor Jens Juul Holst
The Incretins - Part 2, by Professor Jens Juul Holst
The Incretins - Part 3, by Professor Jens Juul Holst
The Incretins
Clinical manifestation of Diabetes and Treatment
Clinical Manifestations of Diabetes and Treatment - Part 1, by Professor Allan Vaag
Clinical Manifestations of Diabetes and Treatment - Part 2, by Professor Allan Vaag
Clinical Manifestations of Diabetes and Treatment - Part 3, by Professor Allan Vaag
The relation between diabetes and obesity, by Professor Thorkild Sørensen
Treatment of Hyperglycaemia with Oral Antidiabetic Agents in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes - Part 1, by Sten Madsbad
Treatment of Hyperglycaemia with Oral Antidiabetic Agents in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes - Part 2, by Sten Madsbad
Treatment of Hyperglycaemia with Oral Antidiabetic Agents in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes - Part 3, by Sten Madsbad
Treatment of Hyperglycaemia with Oral Antidiabetic Agents in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes - Part 4, by Sten Madsbad
Clinical manifestation of Diabetes and treatment
Treatment of Hyperglycaemia with Oral Antidiabetic Agents in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Inflammatory Beta-cell Destruction in Diabetes
Inflammatory Beta-cell Destruction in Diabetes - Part 1, by Professor Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen
Inflammatory Beta-cell Destruction in Diabetes - Part 2, by Professor Thomas-Mandrup Poulsen
Inflammatory Beta-cell Destruction in Diabetes - Part 3, by Professor Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen
Inflammatory Beta-cell Destruction in Diabetes
Genetic Aspects of Diabetes
Genetic Aspects of Non-autoimmune Diabetes - Part 1, by Professor Torben Hansen
Genetic Aspects of Non-autoimmune Diabetes - Part 2, by Professor Torben Hansen
Genetic Aspects of Non-autoimmune Diabetes - Part 3, by Professor Torben Hansen
Genetic Aspects of Non-autoimmune Diabetes - Part 4, by Professor Torben Hansen
Genetic Aspects of Diabetes
Translational Aspects
Translational Aspect - Part 1, by Assistant Professor Signe Torekov
Translational Aspect - Part 2, by Assistant Professor Signe Torekov
Translational Aspects
Development of antidiabetic agents
Development of antidiabetic agents - Part 1, by Professor Birgitte Holst
Development of antidiabetic agents - Part 2, by Professor Birgitte Holst
Development of antidiabetic agents
Stem Cell Based Therapy of Diabetes
Stem Cell Based Therapy of Diabetes - Part 1, by Professor Ole Dragsbæk Madsen
Stem Cell Based Therapy of Diabetes - Part 2, by Professor Ole Dragsbæk Madsen
Stem Cell Based Therapy of Diabetes - Part 3, by Professor Ole Dragsbæk Madsen
Stem Cell Based Therapy of Diabetes
Exercise ? How Does it Work?
Physical Inactivity ? a Major Risk Factor for Diabetes, by Professor Bente Klarlund Pedersen
The Muscle as an Endocrine Organ, by Professor Bente Klarlund Pedersen
The Role of Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetes, by Professor Bente Klarlund Pedersen
Exercise ? how does it work?
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