Living with diabetes is a balancing act. Monitoring blood glucose, food intake, and medication is complicated, so individuals with diabetes need to understand their condition and how best to control it.The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes is a comprehensive and reliable guide to this complex condition, answering questions such as: What are the differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes? How are the different forms of this disease diagnosed and treated? Can gestational diabetes become a permanent condition? Can diabetes ever be managed successfully with diet and exercise alone? The second edition includes up-to-date information on
How diabetes is diagnosed
The two types of diabetes, and the role of genetics
Improvements in blood glucose measurement
Good nutrition and regular exercise
Insulin and non-insulin medications
Insulin pumps
The emotional side of diabetes
How families are affected and how they can help
What to do if diabetes affects your work
Complications from head to toeWritten by a team of Johns Hopkins diabetes specialists, this authoritative and easy-to-read guide will help people with diabetes work effectively with their care team to control their condition and maintain good health.''This comprehensive six-part guidebook aims to help diabetics take control of their condition. Aided by tables, diagrams, and lots of patient anecdotes, the authors identify major types of diabetes, how they are diagnosed and the various treatment options, including diet therapy, insulin, and oral medications. Practical advice on all aspects of care ranges from procedures for monitoring one's blood glucose, eating wisely, and exercising safely to handling the stress of a job interview and working with an HMO.""—Publishers Weekly, reviewing a previous edition
Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Understanding Diabetes 1. The Diagnosis of Diabetes: Making It and Hearing It 2. Types of Diabetes Part II: Controlling Diabetes 3. Goals of Treatment and How to Reach Them 4. Blood Glucose Monitoring 5. Hypoglycemia 6. Introduction to Nutrition Therapy: Planning and Understanding the Diet 7. Weight Control: Why It Matters and How to Do It 8. Special Considerations in Nutrition Therapy 9. Exercise and Diabetes 10. Treating Type 2 Diabetes with Non-insulin Medications 11. Treating Diabetes with Insulin 12. Types of Insulin 13. Insulin Pumps Part III: Living with Diabetes 14. The Emotional Side of Diabetes 15. Lessons for Families Who Live with Diabetes 16. Dealing with Psychological Problems 17. Interacting with Health Care Professionals 18. Interacting with the Health Care System 19. Employment and Diabetes Part IV: Complications 20. Systemic Symptoms 21. Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Coma 22. Hardening of the Arteries 23. Diabetic Eye Disease 24. Diabetic Kidney Disease 25. Diabetic Neuropathy 26. Diabetes and the Foot 27. Diabetes and the Skin Part V: Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Genetics 28. Diabetes and Sexuality 29. Diabetes and Pregnancy 30. The Genetics of Diabetes Part VI: The Future of Care 31. Diabetes Research 32. The Prognosis Index
""This is a comprehensive book, which presents in a reader friendly format relevant clinical data relating to the impact of diabetes for those diagnosed with this condition... This edition is an essential guide for individuals who has diabetes or been recently diagnosed. It could be described as a staple part of diabetes understanding and management.""
