Mayo Clinic : the essential diabetes book : [how to prevent, control and live well with diabetes].
Provides practical advice to help successfully manage diabetes and reduce the risk of serious complications, discussing monitoring blood sugar, developing an eating plan, achieving a healthy weight, and diabetes in children.
Record details
- ISBN: 1603200495 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9781603200493 (hbk.)
- Physical Description: 222 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Time Home Entertainment, c2009.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Understanding diabetes -- What is diabetes? -- The different types -- Signs and symptoms -- Are you at risk? -- Metabolic syndrome and diabetes -- Test to detect diabetes -- Diabetes dangers -- Medical emergencies -- Long-term complications -- Monitoring your blood sugar -- How often and when to rest -- What you'll need -- Performing the test -- Advances in monitoring tools -- Recording your results -- Keeping within your range -- Troubleshooting problems -- When test results signal a problem -- Avoiding the highs and lows -- Overcoming barriers -- Developing a healthy-eating plan -- There is no diabetes diet -- What's healthy eating? -- The scoop on sugar -- Plan your meals -- Watch your serving sizes -- Read food labels -- What's carb counting? -- Using exchange lists -- Keeping motivated -- Recipes for good health -- Achieving a healthy weight -- Do you need to lose weight? -- Assess your readiness -- Set realistic goals -- Simple first steps -- The mayo clinic healthy weight pyramid -- Energy density: eat more and lose weight -- Keeping a food record -- What are your eating triggers? -- What's your meal routine? -- Adapting recipes -- Be a smart shopper -- Bumps in the road: overcoming setbacks -- Getting more active -- Physical activity vs. exercise -- Fitness is essential to your health -- Create a personal fitness plan -- Tackle your exercise barriers -- Aerobic exercise -- Walking to better health -- Stretching exercises -- Strengthening exercises -- How much is exercise? -- Avoiding injury -- Exercise and regular monitoring -- Getting and staying motivated -- Fitness for kids -- Medical treatment -- Insulin therapy -- How to inject insulin -- Avoiding insulin problems -- Insulin pumps -- Oral diabetes medications -- Oral drug combinations -- Oral drugs and insulin -- New drug approaches -- Kidney dialysis -- Kidney transplant -- Experimental procedures -- Staying healthy -- Yearly check-ups -- Important tests you should have -- Caring for your eyes -- Caring for your teeth -- Getting vaccinated -- Managing stress -- Preparing for pregnancy -- Understanding menstruation and diabetes -- Dealing with menopause -- Living with erectile dysfunction -- If your child has diabetes -- Type 1 diabetes -- Type 2 diabetes -- Caring for medical needs -- Emotional and social issues -- Good habits for staying healthy -- Surviving sick days. |
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Subject: | Diabetes. Diabetics > Care. Diabetics > Rehabilitation. |
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