Understanding diabetes
Subtitle: a handbook for people who are living with diabetes
By: H. Peter Chase and David M. Maahs
Contributors: Maahs, David M.
Edition: 12th ed.
Publisher: Children's Diabetes Foundation
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Denver, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9780983265009
Subjects: Diabetes; Popular works; Handbooks, manuals
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. the importance of education in diabetes; title: Ch. 2. What is diabetes?; title: Ch. 3. Type 1 diabetes; title: Ch. 4. Type 2 diabetes; title: Ch. 5. Ketone testing; title: Ch. 6. Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia or insulin reaction); title: Ch. 7. Blood sugar (glucose) monitoring); title: Ch. 8. Insulin: types and activity; title: Ch. 9. Drawing up and giving insulin; title: Ch. 10. feelings and diabetes; title: Ch. 11. Normal nutrition; title: Ch. 12. Food management and diabetes; title: Ch. 13. Exercise and diabetes; title: Ch. 14. Monitoring blood/CGM glucose and HbA1c levels; title: Ch. 15. Ketones and acidosis; title: Ch. 16. Sick-day and surgery and management; title: Ch. 17. Family concerns; title: Ch. 18. Care of children at different ages; title: Ch. 19. Diabetes management in the toddler/preschooler; title: Ch. 20. Special challenges of the teen years; title: Ch. 21. Outpatient management, education, support groups and standards of care; title: Ch. 22. Adjusting the insulin dosage and "thinking" scales; title: Ch. 23. Long-term complications of diabetes; title: Ch. 24. Associated autoimmune conditions of Type 1 diabetes; title: Ch. 25. The school or work and diabetes; title: Ch. 26. Child-sitters, grandparents and diabetes; title: Ch. 27. vacations and camp; title: Ch. 28. Insulin pumps; title: Ch. 29. continuous glucose monitoring (CGM); title: Ch. 30. Pregnancy and diabetes; title: Ch. 31. Research and diabetes; title: Appendix i. Glucose conversion; title: Appendix ii. Shopping list and approximate cost of diabetes supplies.