Diabetes Demystified

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-07-147795-6
Verlag: MCGRAW HILL BOOK CO

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 188 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 363 g

Your ESSENTIAL guide to UNDERSTANDING and MANAGING diabetesIf you or someone close to you has diabetes and you need to learn more about the disease, its complications, and its treatments, help is here. Diabetes Demystified explains the causes of diabetes, the differences between type 1 and type 2, and how diabetes can be effectively controlled. Written by a doctor specializing in diabetes, this book helps you determine the best treatment plan for your needs and understand the different medications that are available. You'll find important information on day-to-day management, diet, nutrition, exercise, and weight loss. This helpful guide also includes specific recommendations for children, the elderly, and pregnant women with diabetes. This easy-to-understand guide offers: - Advice for assembling a treatment team and support network

- An overview of various diabetes medications

- Steps for preventing complications from diabetes

- Details on hypoglycemia

- Important information on food and nutrition

- Tips for developing a safe exercise program

Straightforward and accessible, Diabetes Demystified helps you incorporate diabetes care into your daily life without feeling overwhelmed.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Masharani, Umesh

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Endokrinologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Diabetologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

IntroductionChapter 1 – What is Diabetes?Chapter 2 – What Kind of Diabetes Do You Have?Chapter 3 – What Causes Type 2Diabetes?Chapter 4 - Diet for DiabeticsChapter 5 – Exercise Guidelines for Diabetics. Chapter 6 - Vitamins and Herbs for Diabetics Chapter 7 – Drugs in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes. New versus Old vChapter 8 – Insulin Therapy: New versus old types of InsulinChapter 9 – Insulin PumpChapter 10- What about Islet Cell Transplants?Chapter 11– What should my Blood Glucose values be? Chapter 12 – What is Hemoglobin A1c? What should be my target goal?Chapter 13 – What is Low Blood Sugar and How to Treat itChapter 14 – What should my Blood Pressure be?Chapter 15 – What should my Cholesterol be?Chapter 17 – Gestational DiabetesChapter 18 Complications of Diabetes Heart disease

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Umesh Masharani, is an associate clinicalprofessor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and associate chief of the Diabetes Clinic at the University of California, San Francisco.