Type 1 Diabetes For Dummies
Samenvatting
Whether you have been living with type 1 diabetes for some time, or you have just discovered that your child is diabetic, there s a lot you need to know about the new developments in treating, controlling, and living with this disease.
Type 1 Diabetes
For Dummies, explains everything you need to know and do to make living with type 1 diabetes easier and healthier.
This reassuring, plain–English guide helps you understand and mange the disease with tips on working with your doctor, administering insulin, developing a diet an exercise plan, and coping with illness and travel. You ll find out about the latest technologies of blood glucose monitoring and insulin delivery, and get a handle on everything you need to do to keep yourself or your child healthy, active, and feeling good. Discover how to:
Overcome short–term complications
Eat a diabetes–friendly diet
Use exercise to help control type 1 diabetes
Handle school, work, and other activities
Help your child maintain a high quality of life
Prevent long–term complications
Be healthier than your friends who don t have diabetes
Deal with the emotional and psychological effects of the disease
Choose an insulin pump for yourself or your child
Calculate insulin dosages
Anyone can live a long, healthy, and productive life with type 1 diabetes. Small Type 1 Diabetes For Dummies delivers every drop of information you need to make sure that you or your child can do just that.
Specificaties
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<p>Part I: Defining Type 1 Diabetes 9</p>
<p>Chapter 1: Dealing with Type 1 Diabetes 11</p>
<p>Chapter 2: Recognizing Type 1 Diabetes 19</p>
<p>Chapter 3: Excluding Other Types of Diabetes 31</p>
<p>Part II: Considering the Consequences of Type 1 Diabetes 43</p>
<p>Chapter 4: Overcoming Short–Term Complications 45</p>
<p>Chapter 5: Preventing Long–Term Complications 61</p>
<p>Chapter 6: Handling Emotional Effects 83</p>
<p>Part III: Treating Type 1 Diabetes 97</p>
<p>Chapter 7: Undergoing Essential Tests and Monitoring Blood Glucose 99</p>
<p>Chapter 8: Eating a Healthy Diet 127</p>
<p>Chapter 9: Exercising to Improve Control of Type 1 Diabetes 151</p>
<p>Chapter 10: Understanding the Basics of Using Insulin 171</p>
<p>Chapter 11: Delivering Insulin with a Pump 193</p>
<p>Chapter 12: Getting a Grip on Other Drugs and Treatments 207</p>
<p>Chapter 13: Surveying Kidney, Pancreas, and Pancreatic Islet Transplants 221</p>
<p>Part IV: Living with Type 1 Diabetes 237</p>
<p>Chapter 14: Adjusting to School, Work, and Other Activities 239</p>
<p>Chapter 15: Managing Illness and Travel 251</p>
<p>Chapter 16: Going through Pregnancy and Menopause 261</p>
<p>Chapter 17: Controlling Type 1 Diabetes in the Elderly 277</p>
<p>Part V: The Part of Tens 291</p>
<p>Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Involve Kids in Their Own Diabetes Care 293</p>
<p>Chapter 19: Ten Commandments for Good Diabetes Management 301</p>
<p>Chapter 20: Ten Myths about Type 1 Diabetes 309</p>
<p>Chapter 21: Ten of the Latest Discoveries in Type 1 Diabetes 317</p>
<p>Part VI: Appendixes 325</p>
<p>Appendix A: Glossary 327</p>
<p>Appendix B: Resources for the Latest Information 335</p>
<p>Index 343</p>