Diabetes Mellitus: A Practical Handbook

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Contents......Page 4
Acknowledgments......Page 7
Preface......Page 8
About the Authors......Page 9
Survival Skills......Page 10
The Circle of Good Diabetes Control......Page 11
CHAPTER 1: Diabetes Mellitus......Page 12
Viruses and the Immune System......Page 13
Nutrition and Obesity......Page 14
Types of Diabetes......Page 15
Glucose and Insulin......Page 18
CHAPTER 2: Hyperglycemia......Page 24
CHAPTER 3: Hypoglycemia......Page 26
Glucagon Injection......Page 32
Please Read This Story......Page 33
CHAPTER 4: IDEAS—Understanding Your Blood Sugar......Page 36
Acceptable or Target Blood Sugar Range......Page 39
CHAPTER 5: Diet......Page 40
Type 2 Diabetes and Overweight......Page 42
Timing......Page 43
Amounts of Foods/Calories......Page 44
What Is a Healthy Weight?......Page 45
Meal Planning......Page 48
Exchange Lists for Meal Planning......Page 53
Sample Meal Plans......Page 83
Alternative Sweeteners......Page 89
Understanding Food Labels......Page 91
Alcohol......Page 95
Shopping Tips......Page 96
Dining Out in Restaurants......Page 97
Saturated Fat and Cholesterol......Page 106
Fiber in Your Diet......Page 109
Meal Planning Resources......Page 114
CHAPTER 6: Home Blood Sugar Testing......Page 118
CHAPTER 7: Ketones and Keto-Acidosis......Page 126
CHAPTER 8: Medicines to Treat Diabetes......Page 130
Oral Medicines......Page 131
Insulin......Page 139
The Insulin Syringe......Page 144
Injection Technique......Page 145
Post-Prandial Blood Sugar......Page 154
Estimated Average Glucose (eAG)......Page 155
The Benefits......Page 158
The Types......Page 159
Parts of an Exercise Program......Page 160
How Hard to Exercise......Page 161
When to Exercise......Page 165
Warning Signs to Stop Exercise......Page 166
Guidelines for Exercising......Page 167
Sources of Information on Exercise......Page 168
CHAPTER 11: Sick Days......Page 170
CHAPTER 12: Personal Hygiene......Page 174
Skin Care......Page 175
Foot Care......Page 176
CHAPTER 13: Medical Identification......Page 178
CHAPTER 14: Stress......Page 180
CHAPTER 15: Emotions—They Are a Part of Us......Page 184
CHAPTER 16: Traveling with Diabetes......Page 188
Sources of Additional Helpful Information......Page 190
CHAPTER 17: Complications of Diabetes......Page 192
Nerves......Page 193
Eyes......Page 194
Kidneys......Page 196
Smoking......Page 197
CHAPTER 18: Research on Diabetes......Page 200
CHAPTER 19: Organizations and Resources......Page 204
Web Page Addresses......Page 206
Resources for Books......Page 207
Books......Page 208
APPENDIX A: Answers to Quiz on Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia......Page 212
APPENDIX B: Meal Planning Forms......Page 214
APPENDIX C:Bibliography......Page 218
Index......Page 222