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The Joslin Guide to Diabetes - Richard S. Beaser

The Joslin Guide to Diabetes

A Program for Managing Your Treatment
Buch | Softcover
448 Seiten
2006
TouchStone (Verlag)
978-0-7432-5784-8 (ISBN)
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More than half a million people each year are diagnosed with diabetes. Now, the world-renowned Joslin Diabetes Centre offers a comprehensively updated and uniquely indispensable new edition of its definitive guide to diabetes self-care.
Diabetes and its complications take the lives of over 3.2 million people worldwide every year. Thousands of people have succeeded in reducing their risk by using the first edition of THE JOSLIN GUIDE TO DIABETES. Reflecting the vast range of new research and treatment options that have emerged in the ten years since the bestselling first edition of THE JOSLIN GUIDE TO DIABETES was published, this timely and authoritative second edition is far and away the most complete and up-to-date guide to diabetes self-care available anywhere. Drawing on the expertise of a team of internationally recognized experts, the authors address every important issue people face in diabetes management. Written in straightforward, easy-to-understand language and featuring numerous charts, the book covers how to develop a workable meal plan, how and when to monitor and treat blood glucose levels, how to administer insulin, the wide range of oral medications, the importance of physical activity in managing diabetes, strategies to reduce the risk of complications, and other vital information.

Richard S. Beaser, M.D., is a widely acclaimed diabetes author, lecturer, and clinician. He is currently the medical executive director of Professional Education at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston and an associate clinical professor at the Harvard Medical School. Amy P. Campbell, R.D., M.S., C.D.E., is a registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator, and the education program manager of the Disease Management Department at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston.

Contents

Introduction

Part One: Understanding Diabetes

1 What Is Diabetes?

2 The Tools for Treatment

Part Two: Treating Diabetes with Nutrition and Exercise

3 Eating with Diabetes

4 More Food Facts

5 The Exercise Prescription

6 Losing Weight -- Gaining Control

Part Three: Treating Diabetes with Medications

7 Diabetes Pills

8 Insulin Therapy

9 Intensive Diabetes Therapy

Part Four: Monitoring and Adjusting Your Treatment Program

10 Monitoring Your Diabetes

11 Adjusting for High Blood Sugar

12 Adjusting for Low Blood Sugar

13 Treating Diabetes on Sick Days

Part Five: Special Challenges of Diabetes

14 Diabetes in Children

15 Diabetes and Pregnancy

16 Diabetes and Sexual Issues

17 Long-Term Complications of Diabetes

18 Foot Care and Diabetes

Part Six: Living with Diabetes

19 Coping with Diabetes

20 Eating on Special Occasions

21 Alcohol, Drugs, and Diabetes

22 Traveling with Diabetes

23 Especially for Family and Friends

24 Roles, Rights, and Resources

Appendix: Food Choice Lists

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 18.4.2006
Co-Autor Amy P. Campbell
Zusatzinfo 40 b-w line art
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 235 mm
Gewicht 499 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
Medizinische Fachgebiete Innere Medizin Diabetologie
ISBN-10 0-7432-5784-7 / 0743257847
ISBN-13 978-0-7432-5784-8 / 9780743257848
Zustand Neuware
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