Diabetes Answer Book

What is the best treatment for diabetes? If I have diabetes, will I end up needing dialysis? Why should I test my blood glucose if I feel fine? If I'm not overweight, why do I have diabetes?

"The Diabetes Answer Book is a terrific resource for people with diabetes and their families, whether they are newly diagnosed or have lived with diabetes for many years." *-* Martha M. Funnell, MS, RN, CDE, Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center

At least 20.8 million people - 7 percent of the population - have diabetes, and this number is growing. The amount of information on the subject can be overwhelming, confusing, and often conflicting. The Diabetes Answer Book is a reassuring, authoritative reference for you and your family, providing sound advice, immediate answers, and essential information.

• What are the symptoms of hypoglycemia?
• If I am pregnant and have diabetes, what can I do to make sure my baby stays healthy?
• If I lose weight, will my diabetes go away?
• Why does stress affect my blood glucose so much?
• What can I do to lower my risk of getting kidney damage?

• What is the best diet for someone with diabetes?
  Written in an easy-to-read question-and-answer format, The Diabetes Answer Book helps you fully understand diabetes and learn how to successfully manage it day to day.

Autorentext

David K. McCulloch, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle. He has worked in the field of clinical diabetes innovation for almost thirty years and has over eighty publications on a wide variety of diabetes-related topics. Since 1994, he has been the senior diabetes specialist at Group Health Cooperative, a healthcare organization in Washington state with over half a million enrolled members.

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*Acknowledgements
Introduction*
Some Questions Before We Start

Part One: The Big Picture
Chapter 1: Causes of Diabetes
Chapter 2: Types of Diabetes
Chapter 3: Diagnosis
Chapter 4: Prevention
Chapter 5: Cure

Part Two: Staying Healthy Longer
Chapter 6: Reducing Cardiovascular Risk
Chapter 7: Blood Glucose Control
Chapter 8: Hypoglycemia
Chapter 9: Preventing Eye Damage
Chapter 10: Preventing Kidney Damage
Chapter 11: Nerve Damage: Feet and Legs
Chapter 12: Nerve Damage: Less Common Forms

Part Three: Living with Diabetes
Chapter 13: Monitoring Blood Glucose
Chapter 14: Interpreting Glucose Results
Chapter 15: Eating Right
Chapter 16: Losing Weight
Chapter 17: Carbohydrate Counting
Chapter 18: Healthy Exercise
Chapter 19: Stress and Diabetes
Chapter 20: Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes
Chapter 21: Insulin Resistance Drugs
Chapter 22: Insulin Production Drugs
Chapter 23: Other Drugs
Chapter 24: Going on Insulin
Chapter 25: Insulin Basics
Chapter 26: Insulin Management
Chapter 27: Advanced Insulin Management
Chapter 28: Traveling and Diabetes
Chapter 29: Alternative Therapies

Part Four: Staying Positive
Chapter 30: Making a Good Plan
Chapter 31: Getting Support

*Glossary
Index
About the Author*