The Savvy Diabetic
The Savvy Diabetic

Author: Joanne Laufer Milo

Publisher: Joanne Laufer Milo

Published: 2013-07

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 9780989638500

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The Savvy Diabetic: A Survival Guide is a collection of tips, tools, and techniques, borne out of experiences and mistakes and lots of on-the-job learning. After 43 years as a Type 1 diabetic, I had successfully and deliberately avoided hospitals. I was suddenly confronted with my worst fears: an emergency appendectomy 3000 miles away from my home. I was terrified of losing the control of my diabetes which I had worked so hard to maintain. I was woefully unprepared. Wow, did I learn! Five years later and several more hospitalizations and doctors' appointments, as well as many experiences with travel and just life, I wanted to share what I have learned, hoping my insights and experiences will help you to: Live well and in balance with diabetes Survive the medical system as a person with diabetes Feel validated in your feelings about this disease Have more tools to help support someone you love who has diabetes Smile and even laugh about your own experiences 10% of net proceeds will be donated to JDRF (Improving Lives, Curing Type 1 Diabetes), InsulinPumpers.org, and University of California, Irvine Center for Diabetes Treatment and Research.

What to Do When Your Partner Has Diabetes
What to Do When Your Partner Has Diabetes

Author: Nicole Johnson

Publisher:

Published: 2017-07-28

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9781973752578

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This is a practical guide to loving a person with diabetes. Inside you will find secrets to success from other partners, as well as real talk about the good, the bad and the ugly parts of living with diabetes. We cover everything from frustration and control issues to fear and diabetes management basics and adding humor to get by.

Diabetes Survival Guide
Diabetes Survival Guide

Author: Stanley Mirsky

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2006-10-31

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0345493303

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“This is a must-read book or all diabetics.” –Derek LeRoith, M.D., chief of endocrinology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine The number of diabetics in the United States has increased 61 percent in the last decade. Now this classic, accessible guide has been completely revised with new information on pre-diabetes and prevention, as well as • the Metabolic Syndrome: risk factors that, along with genetic predisposition, sow the seeds of diabetes • diet: sensible, easy—to-follow suggestions about what, when, and how much to eat (and the choices are delicious!) • new drugs: inhaled insulin powder, combination pills, insulin that lasts twenty-four hours, fast-acting “designer” insulin, and other milestones • cutting-edge equipment: state-of-the-art insulin pumps, glucose monitors, and pen injectors • complications: innovations for preventing heart disease, kidney failure, neuropathy of the feet and legs, and loss of vision • stem cell research: the imminent possibility of using stem cells as a source of insulin-producing beta cells • surgical options: transplantation techniques If you’re a diabetic or care about someone who is, this comprehensive guide and daily companion belongs front and center on your bookshelf and in your life.

Diabetes Among the Pima
Diabetes Among the Pima

Author: Carolyn Smith-Morris

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 2008-03-01

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780816527328

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For the past forty years, the Pima Indians living in the Gila River Indian Community have been among the most consistently studied diabetic populations in the world. But despite many medical advances, the epidemic is continuing and prevalence rates are increasing. Diabetes among the Pima is the first in-depth ethnographic volume to delve into the entire spectrum of causes, perspectives, and conditions that underlie the occurrence of diabetes in this community. Drawing on the narratives of pregnant Pima women and nearly ten yearsÕ work in this community, this book reveals the PimasÕ perceptions and understanding of type 2 and gestational diabetes, and their experience as they live in the midst of a health crisis. Arguing that the prenatal period could offer the best hope for curbing this epidemic, Smith-Morris investigates many core values informing the PimasÕ experience of diabetes: motherhood, foodways, ethnic identity, exercise, attitude toward health care, and a willingness to seek care. Smith-Morris contrasts gripping first-person narratives with analyses of several political, economic, and biomedical factors that influence diabetes among the Pimas. She also integrates major theoretical explanations for the disease and illuminates the strengths and weaknesses of intervention strategies and treatment. An important contribution to the ongoing struggle to understand and prevent diabetes, this volume will be of special interest to experts in the fields of epidemiology, genetics, public health, and anthropology. Click here for a Facilitator's Guide to Diabetes among the Pima

The Ultimate Guide to Accurate Carb Counting
The Ultimate Guide to Accurate Carb Counting

Author: Gary Scheiner

Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Published: 2006-12-11

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9781569242742

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Offers a resource for carb counter, with information on what you need to keep track of your carb intake. This work focuses specifically on carb counting in a real-world context. It covers the basic rationale for and theory behind carb-counting, basic and advanced carb-counting techniques, how to adjust for fiber and sugar substitutes, and more.

Your First Year with Diabetes
Your First Year with Diabetes

Author: Theresa Garnero

Publisher: American Diabetes Association

Published: 2014-06-02

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1580405525

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Your First Year with Diabetes is the 12-month plan for anyone who has recently been diagnosed with diabetes. Taking readers step-by-step through the first year, this practical and humorous guide includes a basic explanation of the disease, instructions on checking glucose, and details about about diabetes nutrition, avoiding complications, and better management. In addition to her clinical expertise, author and cartoonist Theresa Garnero brings some much-needed levity to a very serious topic. The book is filled with lighthearted cartoons to help healing through humor. This whimsical approach to diabetes self-care resonates with people who need a breath of fresh air in their diabetes management.

Exercise and Diabetes
Exercise and Diabetes

Author: Sheri R. Colberg

Publisher: American Diabetes Association

Published: 2013-05-30

Total Pages: 554

ISBN-13: 158040507X

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Physical movement has a positive effect on physical fitness, morbidity, and mortality in individuals with diabetes. Although exercise has long been considered a cornerstone of diabetes management, many health care providers fail to prescribe it. In addition, many fitness professionals may be unaware of the complexities of including physical activity in the management of diabetes. Giving patients or clients a full exercise prescription that take other chronic conditions commonly accompanying diabetes into account may be too time-consuming for or beyond the expertise of many health care and fitness professionals. The purpose of this book is to cover the recommended types and quantities of physical activities that can and should be undertaken by all individuals with any type of diabetes, along with precautions related to medication use and diabetes-related health complications. Medications used to control diabetes should augment lifestyle improvements like increased daily physical activity rather than replace them. Up until now, professional books with exercise information and prescriptions were not timely or interactive enough to easily provide busy professionals with access to the latest recommendations for each unique patient. However, simply instructing patients to “exercise more” is frequently not motivating or informative enough to get them regularly or safely active. This book is changing all that with its up-to-date and easy-to-prescribe exercise and physical activity recommendations and relevant case studies. Read and learn to quickly prescribe effective and appropriate exercise to everyone.

The Type 1 Diabetes Self-Care Manual
The Type 1 Diabetes Self-Care Manual

Author: Wood Jamie

Publisher: American Diabetes Association

Published: 2017-11-08

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1580406920

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The Type 1 Diabetes Self-Care Manual: A Complete Guide to Type 1 Diabetes Across the Lifespan for People with Diabetes, Parents, and Caregivers offers practical, evidence-based and common sense help for people with type 1 diabetes and their caregivers. For the close to 1.5 million people with type 1 diabetes in the United States alone and their family and friends, this book will help them understand the effects of type 1 diabetes, not just when diagnosed, but throughout their lifespan. Dr. Jamie Wood and Dr. Anne Peters, two of the most respected and sought-after endocrinologists, provide an easy-to-follow narrative on all aspects of the disease. The Type 1 Diabetes Self-Care Manual will be the go-to reference for everyone touched by type 1 diabetes.

Managing Diabetes and Hyperglycemia in the Hospital Setting
Managing Diabetes and Hyperglycemia in the Hospital Setting

Author: Boris Draznin

Publisher: American Diabetes Association

Published: 2016-05-20

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1580406572

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As the number of patients with diabetes increases annually, it is not surprising that the number of patients with diabetes who are admitted to the hospital also increases. Once in the hospital, patients with diabetes or hyperglycemia may be admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, require urgent or elective surgery, enteral or parenteral nutrition, intravenous insulin infusion, or therapies that significantly impact glycemic control (e.g., steroids). Because many clinical outcomes are influenced by the degree of glycemic control, knowledge of the best practices in inpatient diabetes management is extremely important. The field of inpatient management of diabetes and hyperglycemia has grown substantially in the last several years. This body of knowledge is summarized in this book, so it can reach the audience of hospitalists, endocrinologists, nurses and other team members who take care of hospitalized patients with diabetes and hyperglycemia.