Dr. Alberto Alonso, MD, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Huntington Park, CA | WebMD (2024)

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What is endocrinology diabetes and metabolism? ›

The Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes offers comprehensive services in the general area of endocrine and metabolic disorders, including: Diabetes and diabetes complications. Abnormalities in body weight. Osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease. Abnormalities in calcium regulation.

Doctors in metabolic medicine treat patients whose chemical processes do not function properly and who may have various health problems as a result.

Diabetes is one of the most common metabolic conditions. An endocrinologist can specialize in the treatment of different kinds of diabetes and other metabolic conditions such as obesity.

Metabolism refers to the bodily process of extracting energy from food. Diabetes affects metabolism by reducing insulin levels. This in turn prevents the body from storing the energy it gets from food for later use.

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports has achieved a Journal Impact Factor^TM for 2023 of 0.7, making it one of the leading case reports publications dedicated to endocrinology and metabolism. Published articles are fully referenced and linked to a wide variety of discoverability services.

You can gain weight for a number of different reasons — hormone conditions being one of them. Endocrinologists are experts in metabolism and hormonal changes. They can treat the weight gain these conditions either cause or contribute to. They do this by helping regulate hormone levels and speed up metabolism.

Diabetes mellitus, otherwise known as diabetes, is the most common endocrine/metabolic disorder. It affects 6.5% of the U.S. population.