Diabetes For Dummies

Discover how to live well and feel great with diabetes Whether you′re newly diagnosed with diabetes or you′ve been living with it for years, this family–friendly guide will help provide all the information you need to take control of your diabetes. Updated with the latest treatment options, this new edition explores how to spot the early signs of pre–diabetes, and prevent its progression to diabetes. Covering everything from the causes, symptoms and side effects to treatments, diet and exercise, this book delivers sound advice on staying fit and feeling great. Spot the warning signs – learn how to detect pre–diabetes and get expert advice on the best ways of dealing with the onset of diabetes Take care of yourself – discover how to prevent future health complications and get the facts on how diabetes affects your body Stay healthy – manage your diet and exercise your way to a healthy lifestyle Hunt down the truth – dispel the myths and discover the facts about living with diabetes Open the book and find: How to spot pre–diabetes Tips for preventing and treating hypoglycaemia Ways to battle short–term complications Advice on preventing long–term difficulties Tips for a balanced diet The facts about diabetes medication Advice on coping with diabetes in later years Practical tips for parenting a child with diabetes Learn to: Recognise pre–diabetes and preventprogression to diabetes Understand and manage diabetes on a daily basis Prevent long–term health complications Choose a diet plan that works for you

Part I: Dealing with the Onset of Diabetes. Chapter 1: Dealing with Diabetes. Chapter 2: It′s the Glucose. Chapter 3: pre–diabetes, the early years. Chapter 3: What Type of Diabetes Do You Have? Part II: How Diabetes Affects Your Body. Chapter 4: Battling Short–Term Complications. Chapter 4: Battling Short–Term Complications. Chapter 6: Diabetes, Sexual Function, and Pregnancy. Part III: Managing Diabetes: The ′Thriving with Diabetes′ Lifestyle Plan. Chapter 7: Glucose Monitoring and Other Tests. Chapter 8: Diabetes Diet Plan. Chapter 9: Keeping It Moving: Exercise Plan. Chapter 10: Medication: What You Should Know. Chapter 11: Diabetes Is Your Show. Chapter 12: Putting Your Knowledge to Work. Part IV: Special Considerations for Living with Diabetes. Chapter 13: Your Child Has Diabetes. Chapter 14: Diabetes in your later years. Chapter 15: Driving and Occupational Problems. Chapter 16: What′s New in Diabetes Care. Chapter 17: What Doesn′t Work When You′re Treating Diabetes. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Prevent or Reverse the Effects of Diabetes. Chapter 19: Ten Myths about Diabetes That You Can Forget. Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Get Others to Help You. Part VI: Appendixes. Appendix A: Mini–Cookbook. Appendix B: Exchange Lists. Appendix C: Dr WW Web.

Dr Alan L Rubin is a diabetes specialist. Dr Sarah Jarvis has been a GP for 20 years. She is the resident doctor on both BBC′s The One Show and on Radio 2, as well as writing regular columns for Good Housekeeping and My Weekly magazines. Sarah has a particular interest in diabetes and cardiovascular disease and chairs the Health Care Committee of HEART UK, the cholesterol charity.