Diabetes sourcebook basic consumer health information about type 1 and type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and other types of diabetes and prediabetes, with details about medical, dietary, and lifestyle disease management issues, including blood glucose monitoring, meal planning, weight control, oral diabetes medications, and insulin ; along with facts about the most common complications of diabetes and their prevention, current research in diabetes care, tips for people following a diabetic diet, a glossary of related terms, and a directory of resources for further help and information
Diabetes is a chronic disorder characterized by high levels of blood sugar. More than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes. Despite its prevalence, many Americans are unaware of the basic facts about diabetes and the progress being made in the fight against it. "D...
| Format: | Books Print Book |
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| Language: | English |
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Detroit, MI :
Omnigraphics, Inc.,
[2018]
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| Edition: | Seventh edition. |
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Health reference series.
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Table of Contents:
- Part I: Understanding diabetes. Introduction to diabetes
- Symptoms and causes of diabetes
- Diabetes prevalence in America
- Diabetes among children and women
- Type 1 diabetes
- Insulin resistance and prediabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- Gestational diabetes
- Diabetes insipidus
- Monogenic diabetes
- Diabetes myths.
- Part II: Identifying and managing diabetes. Diabetes: assessing your risk
- Family history: a potential risk factor for diabetes
- Metabolic syndrome and diabetes risk
- How to prevent type 2 diabetes
- Tests used to diagnose diabetes
- Steps to manage your diabetes for life
- The diabetes treatment team
- Glucose monitoring
- Routing medical examinations and recommended vaccinations.
- Part III: Medications and diabetes care. Diabetes medicines: what you need to know
- Guide to insulin
- Different ways to take insulin
- New diabetes drugs
- Aspirin therapy for diabetics
- Alternative and complementary therapies for diabetes
- Beware of diabetes treatment fraud.
- Part IV: Dietary and other lifestyle issues important for diabetes control. Diabetes meal planning
- Alcohol and tobacco can increase diabetes problems
- Physical activity and diabetes
- Weight management and diabetes
- Diabetes and daily challenges
- Diabetes in the workplace: know your rights
- Emergency situations.
- Part V: Complications of diabetes and co-occurring disorders. How to prevent diabetes complications
- Diabetes-related eye disease
- Diabetes and flu complications
- Diabetes-related foot problems
- Diabetes, heart disease, and stroke
- Diabetes-related kidney disease
- Diabetes and pregnancy-related complications
- Diabetes and sexual and bladder problems
- Diabetes-related tooth and gum disease
- Diabetes neuropathies
- Gastroparesis
- Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome
- Hypoglycemia
- Ketoacidosis
- Osteoporosis and diabetes
- Polycystic ovary syndrome and diabetes.
- Part VI: Diabetes in specific populations. Diabetes in children
- Diabetes and pregnancy
- Diabetes in older people.
- Part VII: Research in diabetes care. Blood test may identify gestational diabetes risk in first trimester
- Are proteins in infant formula linked to type 1 diabetes?
- Breastfeeding may help health after gestational diabetes
- Cone snail venom reveals insulin insights
- Diabetes control and prevention studies
- Diabetes drug may prevent recurring strokes
- Experimental therapy shows promise for type 1 diabetes
- Pancreatic islet transplantation
- Artificial pancreas
- Clinical trials and diabetes.
- Part VIII: Additional help and information. Recipes for people with diabetes and their families
- Financial help for diabetes care
- Glossary of terms related to diabetes
- Directory of diabetes-related resources.