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The straight facts on treating diabetes successfully
With diabetes now considered pandemic throughout the world, there have been enormous advances in the field. Now significantly revised and updated, this new edition of Diabetes For Dummies includes the latest information on diabetes medications and monitoring equipment, new findings about treating diabetes in the young and elderly, new ways to diagnose and treat long- and short-term complications, updated nutritional guidelines, new tools for measuring blood sugar and delivering insulin to the body, and much more.
There's no question that the burden of diabetes is increasing globally: it's estimated that 387 million people worldwide are living with diabetes, and that staggering number is expected to increase an additional 205 million+ by 2035. If you or a loved one is part of this overwhelming statistic, you can take comfort in the sensitive and authoritative information provided in this hands-on guide. From monitoring and maintaining your glucose to understanding the importance of exercising and eating right--and everything in between--Diabetes For Dummies takes the guesswork out of living with diabetes and empowers you to take control and keep your life on a healthy track.
Reduce your risk of diabetes complications
Discover the latest and the tried-and-true options for monitoring blood sugar
Get up to speed on the various diabetes medications and lifestyle strategies
Improve diabetes control and overall health
If you're one of the millions of diabetics or pre-diabetics in search of an accessible and up-to-date resource to help you manage this disease, Diabetes For Dummies is the trusted guide you'll turn to again and again.
Autorentext
Alan Rubin, MD, is the author of Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies, Type I Diabetes For Dummies, Prediabetes For Dummies, High Blood Pressure For Dummies, Thyroid For Dummies, and Vitamin D For Dummies. He is a professional member of the Endocrine Society and American Diabetes Association.
Zusammenfassung
The straight facts on treating diabetes successfully
With diabetes now considered pandemic throughout the world, there have been enormous advances in the field. Now significantly revised and updated, this new edition of Diabetes For Dummies includes the latest information on diabetes medications and monitoring equipment, new findings about treating diabetes in the young and elderly, new ways to diagnose and treat long- and short-term complications, updated nutritional guidelines, new tools for measuring blood sugar and delivering insulin to the body, and much more. There's no question that the burden of diabetes is increasing globally: it's estimated that 387 million people worldwide are living with diabetes, and that staggering number is expected to increase an additional 205 million+ by 2035. If you or a loved one is part of this overwhelming statistic, you can take comfort in the sensitive and authoritative information provided in this hands-on guide. From monitoring and maintaining your glucose to understanding the importance of exercising and eating rightand everything in betweenDiabetes For Dummies takes the guesswork out of living with diabetes and empowers you to take control and keep your life on a healthy track.
Inhalt
Introduction 1
About This Book 2
Foolish Assumptions 3
Icons Used in This Book 4
Beyond This Book 4
Where to Go from Here 5
Part I: Getting Started with Diabetes 7
Chapter 1: Dealing with Diabetes 9
Achieving Anything Or Everything! 10
Keeping good company 10
Realizing your potential 11
Reacting to Your Diagnosis 11
Experiencing denial 11
Feeling anger 12
Bargaining for more time and feeling depressed 12
Moving on 13
Maintaining a High Quality of Life 14
Exercising regularly 15
Factoring in the (minimal) impact of insulin treatments 15
Managing stress 16
Considering other key qualityoflife factors 17
Chapter 2: Making the Diagnosis with Glucose and Hemoglobin A1c 19
Realizing the Role of Glucose 19
Understanding the Hemoglobin A1c 21
Getting a WakeUp Call from Prediabetes 22
Knowing whether you should get tested 22
Testing for prediabetes 23
Detecting Diabetes 24
Diagnosing diabetes through testing 24
Examining the symptoms of diabetes 26
Tracing the History of Diabetes Treatment 27
Explaining the Obesity (and Diabetes) Epidemic 29
Putting Faces to the Numbers: Sharing Some Real Patient Stories 30
Chapter 3: Recognizing the Various Types of Diabetes 33
Getting to Know Your Pancreas and Its Role in Diabetes 34
Examining your pancreas 34
Understanding insulin 35
Understanding Type 1 Diabetes and You 36
Identifying symptoms of type 1 diabetes 36
Investigating the causes of type 1 diabetes 37
Getting type 1 diabetes 38
Preventing type 1 diabetes 39
Having Type 2 Diabetes 39
Identifying symptoms of type 2 diabetes 40
Investigating what causes (and what doesn't cause) type 2 diabetes 42
Getting type 2 diabetes 43
Preventing the causes of type 2 diabetes 44
Recognizing variants of type 1 and 2 diabetes 46
Dealing with Gestational Diabetes 48
Recognizing Other Types of Diabetes 48
Part II: Knowing How Uncontrolled Diabetes Affects Your Body 51
Chapter 4: Avoiding ShortTerm Complications 53
Solving (and Steering Clear of) ShortTerm Complications 53
Dropping Too Low: Hypoglycemia 54
Identifying the signs of hypoglycemia 55
Categorizing levels of hypoglycemia 57
Managing the causes of hypoglycemia 57
Understanding the risks of hypoglycemia in special situations 60
Treating hypoglycemia 61
Combating Ketoacidosis 62
Managing Hyperosmolar Syndrome 63
Heeding the symptoms of hyperosmolar syndrome 64
Finding the cause 64
Treating hyperosmolar syndrome 65
Chapter 5: Warding Off LongTerm Complications 67
Knowing How LongTerm Complications Develop and How to Avoid Them 68
Kidney Disease 68
The impact of diabetes on your kidneys 70
Early indications of kidney disease 70
Progressive changes in the kidneys 71
Treatment for diabetic nephropathy 73
Eye Disease 76
Noting common eye problems in diabetics 76
Eyeing the risks of retinopathy 78
Resources for the blind and visually impaired 80
Nerve Disease, Also Known as Neuropathy 80
Examining the basics of neuropathy 81
Recognizing disorders of sensation 82
Comprehending disorders of movement 84
Recognizing disorders of automatic (autonomic) nerves 85
Entrapment neuropathies 86
Heart Disease 87
Identifying risks of heart disease to diabetic patients 88
Metabolic syndrome 90
Cardiac autonomic neuropathy 92
Cardiomyopathy 92 ...