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Title When your doctor says diabetes : a guide to regaining control over your health and well-being / edited by David A. Cooke.

Publication Info. Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, [2010]
©2010

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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  616.462 WHEN    Check Shelf
Description xii, 419 pages : illustrations : 23 cm.
Series When your doctor says
Contents UNDERSTANDING YOUR DIAGNOSIS -- Facts and myths -- Types of diabetes -- Gestational diabetes -- TESTS, PROCEDURES, TREATMENTS -- Diagnosing -- Understanding blood glucose levels -- Blood glucose monitoring -- How diabetes medicine works -- Oral antidiabetic drugs -- Injectable medications other than insulin -- Insulin -- Dietary suppliments -- STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING YOUR DIABETES -- What can I expect? --Working with a diabetes educator -- Working with a dietitian -- Eating for good health -- Tips of meal planning, cooking, eating out -- Diabetes and physical activity -- How weight affects diabetes -- Your mental health -- Illness affects blood sugar levels -- Away from home -- DIABETES COMPLICATIONS -- Preventing diabetes-related complications -- Bone health problems -- Eyes problems -- Foot and skin problems -- Heart and blood vessel problems -- Kidney problems -- Nerve problems -- Sexual and uologic problems -- Preventing and managing gastroparesis -- Tooth and gum problems -- handling diabetic emergencies -- RESEARCH AND RESOURCES -- Diabetes: yesterday, today, and tomorrow -- Pancreatic islet transportation -- Control and complications -- Diabetes prevention program -- Diabetes-friendly recipes -- Finding financial help for diabetes care -- Start a diabetes support group -- Directory of diabetes organizations.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "A resource guide for people with diabetes. Describes different forms of diabetes; reviews diagnostic and monitoring tests; examines treatment options including insulin and other medications; explores eating plans and lifestyle modifications to prevent complications; reviews recent research; includes index and resource directory"--Provided by publisher.
Subject Diabetes -- Popular works.
Added Author Cooke, David A.
ISBN 9780780811676 paperback alkaline paper
0780811674 paperback alkaline paper
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