Overview

Your ESSENTIAL guide to UNDERSTANDING and MANAGING diabetes If you or someone close to you has diabetes and you need to learn more about the disease, its complications, and its treatments, help is here. Diabetes Demystified explains the causes of diabetes, the differences between type 1 and type 2, and how diabetes can be effectively controlled. Written by a doctor specializing in diabetes, this book helps you determine the best treatment plan for your needs and understand the different medications that are available. You'll find important information on day-to-day management, diet, nutrition, exercise, and weight loss. This helpful guide also includes specific recommendations for children, the elderly, and pregnant women with diabetes. This easy-to-understand guide offers: Advice for assembling a treatment team and support network An overview of various diabetes medications Steps for preventing complications from diabetes Details on hypoglycemia Important information on food and nutrition Tips for developing a safe exercise program Straightforward and accessible, Diabetes Demystified helps you incorporate diabetes care into your daily life without feeling overwhelmed.

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Author:   Umesh Masharani
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Contemporary
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.358kg
ISBN:  

9780071477956

ISBN 10:   0071477950
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   16 December 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1 – What is Diabetes? Chapter 2 – What Kind of Diabetes Do You Have? Chapter 3 – What Causes Type 2Diabetes? Chapter 4 - Diet for Diabetics Chapter 5 – Exercise Guidelines for Diabetics. Chapter 6 - Vitamins and Herbs for Diabetics Chapter 7 – Drugs in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes. New versus Old vChapter 8 – Insulin Therapy: New versus old types of Insulin Chapter 9 – Insulin Pump Chapter 10- What about Islet Cell Transplants? Chapter 11– What should my Blood Glucose values be? Chapter 12 – What is Hemoglobin A1c? What should be my target goal? Chapter 13 – What is Low Blood Sugar and How to Treat it Chapter 14 – What should my Blood Pressure be? Chapter 15 – What should my Cholesterol be? Chapter 17 – Gestational Diabetes Chapter 18 Complications of Diabetes Heart disease

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Dr. Umesh Masharani, is an associate clinical professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and associate chief of the Diabetes Clinic at the University of California, San Francisco.

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