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Smart Pumping : A Practical Approach to the Insulin Pump »

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Authors: Howard Wolpert, Howard A. Wolpert
ISBN-13: 9781580401258, ISBN-10: 1580401252
Format: Paperback
Publisher: American Diabetes Association
Date Published: November 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Howard Wolpert

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Book Synopsis

The insulin pump has opened a whole new world for people with diabetes­­more flexibility in what and when they eat and better blood sugar control, too.

Smart Pumping integrates this new successful technology with the physical and psychological aspects of diabetes care, and helps patients adopt the insulin pump into their self-care regime.

This book combines a comprehensive medical approach toward intensive diabetes management and pump therapy with a patient-centered appreciation of the real-life challenges and frustrations.

Howard Wolpert, M.D., is an instructor in medicine at the Harvard Medical School Joslin Diabetes Center and is also in charge of the pump clinic there. He has written extensively on the use of insulin pumps.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
IWhy Bother with the Pump?
1You Don't Need a Sermon: But the Basics Don't Hurt2
2The Pump Advantage8
IIMastering Pump Basics
3Laying the Foundation18
4Getting Your Basal Rates on Track31
5Figuring Out Your Bolus Doses40
6Carbohydrate Counting and the Pump57
7Wearing the Pump68
8Getting a Hold on Physical Activity81
9Keeping Track and Tracking Trouble93
IIIBeyond the Basics: Intensive Management and Pump Use In the Real World
10Understanding Insulin: How It Acts and How You Respond110
11Nutrition 101: Food and the Pump125
12Intensive Therapy, Weight Gain, and Getting More Out of Your Exercise144
13Managing Your Pump in the Hospital and On the Road155
14Coming Off the Pump161
App. A167
App. B170
Resource Section175
Index177

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