Diabetes for dummies
By: by Alan L. Rubin, MD
Edition: 4th edition.
Series: --For dummies; --For dummies
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9781119174172
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Diabetes; Popular works
Description: This is the hardcover format of Diabetes For Dummies, 4th Edition. The straight facts on treating diabetes successfully With diabetes now considered pandemic throughout the world, there have been an enormous advances in the field since the last edition of Diabetes For Dummies. Now significantly revised and updated, it includes the latest information on medications and monitoring equipment, updated diet and exercise plans, new findings about treating diabetes in the young and elderly, new ways to diagnose and treat long- and short-term complications, and more. Want to know how to manage diabetes? Trusted diabetes expert Dr. Alan Rubin gives you reassuring, authoritative guidance on putting together a state-of-the-art treatment program to treat diabetes successfully and live a full life. You'll learn about all the advances in monitoring glucose, the latest medications, and how to develop a diet and exercise plan to stay healthy. New information on the psychology of diabetes and its treatment New ways to diagnose and treat both short- and long-term complications of diabetes The latest information about diabetes medications and testing devices Updated diet and exercise plans Expanded coverage about type 2 diabetes in children and new findings about how diabetes affects the elderly Diabetes For Dummies is for the millions of Diabetics (and their loved ones) throughout the United States who are in search of a resource to help them manage this disease.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Dealing with the onset of diabetes; title: How diabetes affects your body; title: Managing diabetes: the "thriving with diabetes" lifestyle plan; title: Special considerations for living with diabetes; title: The part of tens; title: Appendix; title: Index.