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Diabetes for Dummies »
Authors: Alan L. Rubin MD
ISBN-13: 9780470270868, ISBN-10: 0470270861
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: August 2008
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Alan L. Rubin MD
Alan L. Rubin, MD, is one of the nation's foremost authorities on diabetes. He is the author of Type 1 Diabetes For Dummies, Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies, and Thyroid For Dummies.
Book Synopsis
Covers the latest glucose meters and insulin treatments
The straight facts on treating diabetes successfully and living a full life
Want to know how to manage diabetes? Leading diabetes expert Dr. Alan Rubin gives you reassuring, authoritative guidance in putting together a state-of-the-art treatment program. You'll learn about all the advances in monitoring glucose, the latest medications, and how to develop a diet and exercise plan to stay healthy. You'll also see how to overcome insurance and on-the-job obstacles.
Discover how to:
- Reduce your diabetes risk
- Understand the different types of diabetes
- Manage diabetes in children and the elderly
- Prevent long-term complications
- Get the support you need
Table of Contents
| Introduction | 1 | |
| Who Needs a Second Edition? | 1 | |
| About This Book | 2 | |
| Conventions Used in This Book | 2 | |
| What You Don't Have to Read | 3 | |
| Foolish Assumptions | 3 | |
| How This Book Is Organized | 3 | |
| Icons Used in This Book | 5 | |
| Part I | Dealing with the Onset of Diabetes | 7 |
| Chapter 1 | Dealing with Diabetes | 9 |
| You Are Not Alone | 10 | |
| Reacting to Your Diagnosis | 11 | |
| Maintaining a High Quality of Life | 14 | |
| Chapter 2 | It Starts with the Glucose | 19 |
| Detecting Prediabetes | 19 | |
| Understanding What Diabetes Does | 21 | |
| Tracing the History of Diabetes Treatment | 24 | |
| Sharing Some Real Patient Stories | 26 | |
| Chapter 3 | What Type of Diabetes Do You Have? | 29 |
| Getting to Know Your Pancreas | 30 | |
| Having Type 1 Diabetes | 31 | |
| Having Type 2 Diabetes | 37 | |
| Having Gestational Diabetes | 45 | |
| Recognizing Other Types of Diabetes | 46 | |
| Part II | How Diabetes Affects Your Body | 49 |
| Chapter 4 | Battling Short-Term Complications | 51 |
| Solving Short-Term Complications | 51 | |
| Understanding Hypoglycemia | 52 | |
| Combating Ketoacidosis | 59 | |
| Managing the Hyperosmolar Syndrome | 62 | |
| Chapter 5 | Preventing Long-Term Complications | 65 |
| How Long-Term Complications Develop | 66 | |
| Kidney Disease | 66 | |
| Eye Disease | 74 | |
| Nerve Disease, or Neuropathy | 79 | |
| Heart Disease | 85 | |
| Diabetic Blood Vessel Disease Away from the Heart | 88 | |
| Diabetic Foot Disease | 90 | |
| Skin Disease in Diabetes | 92 | |
| Gum Disease in Diabetes | 93 | |
| Chapter 6 | Diabetes, Sexual Function, and Pregnancy | 95 |
| Examining Erection Problems | 95 | |
| Facing Female Sexual Problems | 100 | |
| Striving for a Healthy Pregnancy | 101 | |
| Identifying Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome | 111 | |
| Part III | Managing Diabetes: The "Thriving with Diabetes" Lifestyle Plan | 113 |
| Chapter 7 | Glucose Monitoring and Other Tests | 115 |
| Testing, Testing: Tests You Need to Stay Healthy | 116 | |
| Monitoring Blood Glucose: It's a Must | 117 | |
| Choosing a Blood Glucose Meter | 121 | |
| Tracking Your Glucose Over Time: Hemoglobin Alc | 129 | |
| Testing for Kidney Damage: Microalbuminuria | 132 | |
| Checking for Eye Problems | 132 | |
| Examining Your Feet | 133 | |
| Tracking Cholesterol and Other Fats | 134 | |
| Measuring Blood Pressure | 137 | |
| Checking Your Weight and BMI | 138 | |
| Testing for Ketones | 140 | |
| Testing the C-reactive Protein | 141 | |
| Chapter 8 | Diabetes Diet Plan | 143 |
| Considering Total Calories First | 144 | |
| Getting Enough Vitamins, Minerals, and Water | 153 | |
| Counting Alcohol as Part of Your Diet | 155 | |
| Using Sugar Substitutes | 156 | |
| Eating Well for Type 1 Diabetes | 158 | |
| Eating Well for Type 2 Diabetes | 159 | |
| Reducing Your Weight | 159 | |
| Coping with Eating Disorders | 163 | |
| Chapter 9 | Keeping It Moving: Exercise Plan | 167 |
| Getting Off the Couch: Why Exercise Is Essential | 167 | |
| Exercising When You Have Diabetes | 170 | |
| Determining How Much Exercise to Do | 173 | |
| Is Golf a Sport? Choosing Your Activity | 175 | |
| Walking 10K a Day | 178 | |
| Lifting Weights | 180 | |
| Chapter 10 | Medications: What You Should Know | 187 |
| Taking Drugs by Mouth: Oral Agents | 188 | |
| Insulin | 198 | |
| Using Other Medications | 211 | |
| Avoiding Drug Interactions | 212 | |
| Finding Financial Assistance | 213 | |
| Chapter 11 | Diabetes Is Your Show | 215 |
| Your Role as Author, Producer, Director, and Star | 215 | |
| The Primary Physician--Your Assistant Director | 216 | |
| The Diabetologist or Endocrinologist--Your Technical Consultant | 217 | |
| The Eye Doctor--Your Lighting Designer | 218 | |
| The Foot Doctor--Your Dance Instructor | 218 | |
| The Dietitian--Your Food Services Provider | 219 | |
| The Diabetes Educator--Your Researcher | 220 | |
| The Pharmacist--Your Usher | 220 | |
| The Mental Health Worker--Your Supporting Actor | 221 | |
| Your Family and Friends--Your Captivated and Caring Audience | 221 | |
| Chapter 12 | Putting Your Knowledge to Work for You | 223 |
| Developing Positive Thinking | 223 | |
| Monitoring and Testing | 224 | |
| Using Medications | 225 | |
| Following a Diet | 226 | |
| Exercising Regularly | 227 | |
| Using Expertise Available to You | 227 | |
| Part IV | Special Considerations for Living with Diabetes | 229 |
| Chapter 13 | Your Child Has Diabetes | 231 |
| Your Baby or Preschooler Has Diabetes | 232 | |
| Your Primary School Child Has Diabetes | 234 | |
| Your Adolescent Has Diabetes | 238 | |
| Your Young Adult Child Has Diabetes | 240 | |
| Off to College | 240 | |
| Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in Children | 241 | |
| Sick Day Solutions | 241 | |
| Thyroid Disease in Type 1 Children | 242 | |
| The Extra Value of Team Care | 243 | |
| Chapter 14 | Diabetes and the Elderly | 245 |
| Diagnosing Diabetes in the Elderly | 246 | |
| Evaluating Intellectual Functioning | 246 | |
| Considering Heart Disease | 247 | |
| Preparing a Proper Diet | 247 | |
| Avoiding Hypoglycemia | 248 | |
| Using Medications | 248 | |
| Dealing with Eye Problems | 250 | |
| Coping with Urinary and Sexual Problems | 250 | |
| Considering Treatment Approaches | 251 | |
| Understanding the Medicare Law | 252 | |
| Chapter 15 | Occupational and Insurance Problems | 253 |
| Traveling with Diabetes | 254 | |
| Knowing Where You Can't Work | 254 | |
| Becoming Familiar with Workplace Law | 255 | |
| Navigating the Health Insurance System | 256 | |
| Changing or Losing a Job | 258 | |
| Considering Long-Term Care Insurance | 259 | |
| Shopping for Life Insurance | 260 | |
| Chapter 16 | What's New in Diabetes Care | 261 |
| Understanding Drug Discoveries | 262 | |
| Delivering Insulin Without Needles | 263 | |
| Transplanting Cells for a Cure | 265 | |
| Assessing Body Iron Stores | 267 | |
| Finding Unexpected Treatments | 268 | |
| Connecting Obesity with Diabetes | 269 | |
| Addressing Morbid Obesity | 269 | |
| Learning from the National Weight Control Registry | 270 | |
| Improving Diabetes Education | 272 | |
| Chapter 17 | What Doesn't Work When You Treat Diabetes | 273 |
| Developing a Critical Eye | 273 | |
| Identifying Drugs That Don't Work | 275 | |
| Avoiding Illegal Drugs | 278 | |
| Knowing the Dangers of Some Legal Drugs | 279 | |
| Recognizing Diets That Don't Work | 280 | |
| Part V | The Part of Tens | 283 |
| Chapter 18 | Ten Ways to Prevent or Reverse the Effects of Diabetes | 285 |
| Major Monitoring | 285 | |
| Devout Dieting | 286 | |
| Tenacious Testing | 286 | |
| Enthusiastic Exercising | 287 | |
| Lifelong Learning | 287 | |
| Meticulous Medicating | 288 | |
| Appropriate Attitude | 288 | |
| Preventive Planning | 289 | |
| Fastidious Foot Care | 289 | |
| Essential Eye Care | 290 | |
| Chapter 19 | Ten Myths about Diabetes That You Can Forget | 291 |
| Perfect Treatment Yields Perfect Glucoses | 291 | |
| A Piece of Cake Can Kill You | 292 | |
| Unorthodox Methods Can Cure Diabetes | 293 | |
| Diabetes Ends Spontaneity | 293 | |
| Hypoglycemia Kills Brain Cells | 294 | |
| If You Need Insulin, You're Doomed | 294 | |
| People with Diabetes Shouldn't Exercise | 295 | |
| You Can't Get Life and Health Insurance | 295 | |
| Most Diabetes Is Inherited | 296 | |
| Diabetes Wrecks Your Sense of Humor | 296 | |
| Chapter 20 | Ten Ways to Get Others to Help You | 297 |
| Explain Hypoglycemia | 297 | |
| Follow the Standards of Care | 298 | |
| Find an Exercise Partner | 298 | |
| Use Your Foot Doctor | 299 | |
| Enlist Help to Fight Food Temptation | 299 | |
| Expand Your Education | 300 | |
| Fit Your Favorite Foods into Your Diet | 301 | |
| Seek Out a Specialist | 301 | |
| Understand Your Medications | 302 | |
| Share This Book | 302 | |
| Part VI | Appendixes | 303 |
| Appendix A | Mini-Cookbook | 305 |
| Aqua | 305 | |
| Border Grill | 310 | |
| Charlie Trotter's | 313 | |
| Fringale | 316 | |
| Gaylord India Restaurant | 320 | |
| Greens | 323 | |
| Harbor Village | 328 | |
| Il Fornaio | 331 | |
| Appendix B | Exchange Lists | 335 |
| Listing the Foods | 335 | |
| Using Exchanges to Create a Diet | 343 | |
| Appendix C | Dr. W.W. Web | 347 |
| My Web Site | 347 | |
| General Sites | 347 | |
| Companies That Make Diabetes Products | 350 | |
| Diabetic Exercise and Sports Association | 352 | |
| Government Web sites | 353 | |
| Diabetes Information in Other Languages | 354 | |
| Sites for the Visually Impaired | 354 | |
| Animals with Diabetes | 355 | |
| Recipes for People with Diabetes | 355 | |
| Appendix D | Glossary | 357 |
| Index | 365 |
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