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Diabetes For Dummies, UK Edition


Diabetes For Dummies, UK Edition


3. Aufl.

von: Alan L. Rubin, Sarah Jarvis

16,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 15.02.2011
ISBN/EAN: 9780470977545
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 432

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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.
<p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>Part I: Dealing with the Onset of Diabetes 7</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: Dealing with Diabetes 9</p> <p>Chapter 2: It’s the Glucose 19</p> <p>Chapter 3: Pre-diabetes: The Early Years 31</p> <p>Chapter 4: What Type of Diabetes Do You Have? 43</p> <p><b>Part II: How Diabetes Affects Your Body 63</b></p> <p>Chapter 5: Battling Short-term Complications 65</p> <p>Chapter 6: Preventing Long-term Complications 79</p> <p>Chapter 7: Diabetes, Sexual Function and Pregnancy 109</p> <p><b>Part III: Managing Diabetes: The ‘Thriving with Diabetes’ Lifestyle Plan 127</b></p> <p>Chapter 8: Glucose Monitoring and Other Tests 129</p> <p>Chapter 9: Diabetes Diet Plan 149</p> <p>Chapter 10: Keeping It Moving: Exercise Plan 181</p> <p>Chapter 11: Medication: What You Should Know 197</p> <p>Chapter 12: Diabetes Is Your Show 231</p> <p>Chapter 13: Putting Your Knowledge to Work 243</p> <p><b>Part IV: Special Considerations for Living with Diabetes 249</b></p> <p>Chapter 14: Your Child Has Diabetes 251</p> <p>Chapter 15: Diabetes in Your Later Years 267</p> <p>Chapter 16: Driving and Occupational Problems 277</p> <p>Chapter 17: What’s New in Diabetes Care 289</p> <p>Chapter 18: What Doesn’t Work When You’re Treating Diabetes 303</p> <p><b>Part V: The Part of Tens 313</b></p> <p>Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Prevent or Reverse the Effects of Diabetes 315</p> <p>Chapter 20: Ten Myths about Diabetes That You Can Forget 321</p> <p>Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Get Others to Help You 327</p> <p><b>Part VI: Appendixes 335</b></p> <p>Appendix A: Mini Cookbook 337</p> <p>Appendix B: Exchange Lists 369</p> <p>Appendix C: Dr WW Web 379</p> <p>Index 389</p>
<p><b>Dr Alan L Rubin</b> is a diabetes specialist.</p> <p><b>Dr Sarah Jarvis</b> has been a GP for 20 years. She is the resident doctor on both BBC's <i>The One Show</i> and on Radio 2, as well as writing regular columns for <i>Good Housekeeping</i> and <i>My Weekly</i> magazines. Sarah has a particular interest in diabetes and cardiovascular disease and chairs the Health Care Committee of HEART UK, the cholesterol charity.</p>
<p><b><i>Learn to:</i></b> <ul> <li>Recognise pre-diabetes and prevent progression to diabetes</li> <li>Understand and manage diabetes on a daily basis</li> <li>Prevent long-term health complications</li> <li>Choose a diet plan that works for you</li> </ul> <p><b>Discover how to live well and feel great with diabetes</b> <p>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. <ul> <li><b>Spot the warning signs</b> – learn how to detect pre-diabetes and get expert advice on the best ways of dealing with the onset of diabetes</li> <li><b>Take care of yourself</b> – discover how to prevent future health complications and get the facts on how diabetes affects your body</li> <li><b>Stay healthy</b> – manage your diet and exercise your way to a healthy lifestyle</li> <li><b>Hunt down the truth</b> – dispel the myths and discover the facts about living with diabetes</li> </ul> <p><b>Open the book and find:</b> <ul> <li>How to spot pre-diabetes</li> <li>Tips for preventing and treating hypoglycaemia</li> <li>Ways to battle short-term complications</li> <li>Advice on preventing long-term difficulties</li> <li>Tips for a balanced diet</li> <li>The facts about diabetes medication</li> <li>Advice on coping with diabetesin later years</li> <li>Practical tips for parenting a child with diabetes</li> </ul>

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