Don’t just survive – thrive! That’s the message of this state-of-the-art guide to diabetes management. From causes, symptoms and side effects to treatments and diet, this book will help British diabetics understand all types of diabetes and delivers sound advice on staying fit and feeling great. The best-selling second edition has been updated to cover key information on managing pre-diabetes, plus new content on screening tests, medications and lifestyle advice. With additional information on the latest advances in therapy for diabetes and its complications, this new edition will make sure you’re covered from every aspect.
قائمة المحتويات
Introduction 1
Part I: Dealing with the Onset of Diabetes 7
Chapter 1: Dealing with Diabetes 9
Chapter 2: It’s the Glucose 19
Chapter 3: Pre-diabetes: The Early Years 31
Chapter 4: What Type of Diabetes Do You Have? 43
Part II: How Diabetes Affects Your Body 63
Chapter 5: Battling Short-term Complications 65
Chapter 6: Preventing Long-term Complications 79
Chapter 7: Diabetes, Sexual Function and Pregnancy 109
Part III: Managing Diabetes: The ‘Thriving with Diabetes’ Lifestyle Plan 127
Chapter 8: Glucose Monitoring and Other Tests 129
Chapter 9: Diabetes Diet Plan 149
Chapter 10: Keeping It Moving: Exercise Plan 181
Chapter 11: Medication: What You Should Know 197
Chapter 12: Diabetes Is Your Show 231
Chapter 13: Putting Your Knowledge to Work 243
Part IV: Special Considerations for Living with Diabetes 249
Chapter 14: Your Child Has Diabetes 251
Chapter 15: Diabetes in Your Later Years 267
Chapter 16: Driving and Occupational Problems 277
Chapter 17: What’s New in Diabetes Care 289
Chapter 18: What Doesn’t Work When You’re Treating Diabetes 303
Part V: The Part of Tens 313
Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Prevent or Reverse the Effects of Diabetes 315
Chapter 20: Ten Myths about Diabetes That You Can Forget 321
Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Get Others to Help You 327
Part VI: Appendixes 335
Appendix A: Mini Cookbook 337
Appendix B: Exchange Lists 369
Appendix C: Dr WW Web 379
Index 389
عن المؤلف
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.
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