The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes: For Today and Tomorrow » (large print edition)

Christopher D. Saudek, M.D., is professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and director of the Johns Hopkins Diabetes Center. He is president-elect of the American diabetes Association. Richard R. Rubin, Ph.D., CDE, is an associate professor of medicine and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a well-known lecturer and author on psychological aspects of diabetes. Cynthia S. Shump, R.N., CDE, is diabetes nurse educator with many years of experience working with people with diabetes.

Comprehensive and reliable answers to the many questions asked by people with diabetes.
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes provides comprehensive and reliable answers to the many questions asked by people with the disease, as well as their families and friends. Written by a team of Johns Hopkins specialists, this authoritative and easy-to-read guide—now available in large print—addresses everything about diabetes that patients need to know for good control and good health.
Topics discussed include:
* The importance of getting a straight answer about your diagnosis
* The physical and psychological demands of diabetes
* Management of the disease with blood glucose monitoring, diet, exercise, oral medications, and insulin therapy
* Potential short-term and long-term complications, such as hypoglycemia, hardening of the arteries, and effects on eyes, kidneys, feet, and skin
* Sexuality, pregnancy, and genetics
* Recent developments for treating diabetes and the latest ideas about the importance of close control, based on the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial

Sherman M. Holvey

I have read just about every book on diabetes written for persons with diabetes, their families, and the general public, and not one comes close to matching this outstanding book. It covers virtually every issue of concern about diabetes and in a thorough and understandable way provides information that is not generally available to nonprofessionals.