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<b>Introduction.</b> <p><b>Part I: Dealing with the Diagnosis of Diabetes.</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: Membership in a Club You Didn't Ask to Join.</p> <p>Chapter 2: You and Your Blood Glucose.</p> <p>Chapter 3: Discovering the Cause of Your Diabetes.</p> <p>Chapter 4: Looking at the Different Types of Diabetes.</p> <p><b>Part II: How Diabetes Can Affect Your Body.</b></p> <p>Chapter 5: Handling Low and High Blood Glucose Emergencies.</p> <p>Chapter 6: As Time Goes By: Handling Long-Term Complications.</p> <p>Chapter 7: Diabetes, Sexual Function, and Pregnancy.</p> <p><b>Part III: Rule Your Diabetes: Don’t Let It Rule You.</b></p> <p>Chapter 8: Meet Your Diabetes Team.</p> <p>Chapter 9: Monitoring and Understanding Your Blood Glucose Levels.</p> <p>Chapter 10: You Are What You Eat: Staying Healthy with Good Nutrition.</p> <p>Chapter 11: Exercising Your Way to Good Health.</p> <p>Chapter 12: Controlling Your Blood Glucose with Oral Medications.</p> <p>Chapter 13: Using Insulin Effectively.</p> <p>Chapter 14: Complementary and Alternative Therapies.</p> <p><b>Part IV: Particular Patients and Special Circumstances.</b></p> <p>Chapter 15: Your Child Has Diabetes.</p> <p>Chapter 16: Diabetes and the Elderly.</p> <p>Chapter 17: Diabetes in Aboriginal Peoples.</p> <p>Chapter 18: Special Circumstances: Employment, Insurance, Safe Driving and Piloting, and Preparing for Disaster.</p> <p><b>Part V: The Part of Tens.</b></p> <p>Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Stay Healthy and Avoid Complications.</p> <p>Chapter 20: Ten Frequently Asked Questions.</p> <p>Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Get the Best Possible Health Care.</p> <p><b>Part VI: Appendixes.</b></p> <p>Appendix A: The Food Group System.</p> <p>Appendix B: Straight Goods on a Tangled Web: Diabetes Web Sites Worth Visiting.</p> <p>Appendix C: Glossary.</p> <p><b>Index.</b></p>

<b>Ian Blumer</b>, MD, is a diabetes specialist and the author of <i>Understanding Prescription Drugs For Canadians For Dummies</i>. <p><b>Alan L. Rubin</b>, MD, has had a private practice specializing in diabetes for over 30 years and is the author of several <i>For Dummies</i> books.</p>

<b>The straight facts on treating diabetes successfully and living a full and active life</b> <p>Want to know how to manage your diabetes? This friendly book offers you reassuring guidance in putting together a state-of-the-art treatment program. Discover all the advances in monitoring glucose, the latest medications, and how to develop a diet and exercise plan to stay healthy. Full of interesting anecdotes and helpful advice, this is your ultimate diabetes reference.</p> <ul> <li> <p>Get the latest information — read about the newest recommendations from the Canadian Diabetes Association and the up-and-coming advances in medicines and monitors</p> </li> <li> <p>Handle low and high blood-glucose emergencies — learn how to identify the symptoms that require urgent attention and how to treat the problem</p> </li> <li> <p>Manage diabetes and pregnancy — know what to do during pregnancy to help ensure a healthy baby</p> </li> <li> <p>Get to know your health care team — find the health care providers you need, from your family physician to your diabetes nurse educator to your dietitian, and more</p> </li> <li> <p>Manage your diabetes through exercise and nutritional know-how — achieve and maintain good diabetes health with suggested exercises and healthy eating tips</p> </li> <li> <p>Control your blood glucose through medication — find out everything you need to know, from treatment tips to potential side-effects</p> </li> </ul> <p>"Finally there is a book that I can recommend to people with diabetes."<br /> –<b>Dr. Anne Kenshole, Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto</b></p> <p>Open the book and find:</p> <ul> <li> <p>The symptoms and causes of your diabetes</p> </li> <li> <p>How to monitor and record your blood glucose levels</p> </li> <li> <p>Tips for taking and caring for insulin</p> </li> <li> <p>Guidance on getting the vitamins and minerals you need from your diet</p> </li> <li> <p>How to incorporate exercise into your diabetes treatment plan</p> </li> <li> <p>What you need to know about alternative medicines</p> </li> <li> <p>Ways to get the best possible health care</p> </li> <li> <p>Useful Web sites to help keep you informed</p> </li> </ul>

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