Diabetes For Dummies
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Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond This Book
Where to Go from Here
Part I. Getting Started with Diabetes
Chapter 1. Dealing with Diabetes
Achieving Anything … Or Everything!
Reacting to Your Diagnosis
Maintaining a High Quality of Life
Chapter 2. Making the Diagnosis with Glucose and Hemoglobin A1c
Realizing the Role of Glucose
Understanding the Hemoglobin A1c
Getting a Wake-Up Call from Prediabetes
Detecting Diabetes
Tracing the History of Diabetes Treatment
Explaining the Obesity (and Diabetes) Epidemic
Putting Faces to the Numbers: Sharing Some Real Patient Stories
Chapter 3. Recognizing the Various Types of Diabetes
Getting to Know Your Pancreas and Its Role in Diabetes
Understanding Type 1 Diabetes and You
Having Type 2 Diabetes
Dealing with Gestational Diabetes
Recognizing Other Types of Diabetes
Part II. Knowing How Uncontrolled Diabetes Affects Your Body
Chapter 4. Avoiding Short-Term Complications
Solving (and Steering Clear of) Short-Term Complications
Dropping Too Low: Hypoglycemia
Combating Ketoacidosis
Managing Hyperosmolar Syndrome
Chapter 5. Warding Off Long-Term Complications
Knowing How Long-Term Complications Develop and How to Avoid Them
Kidney Disease
Eye Disease
Nerve Disease, Also Known as Neuropathy
Heart Disease
Diabetic Blood Vessel Disease Away from the Heart
Diabetic Foot Disease
Skin Disease in Diabetes
Gum Disease in Diabetes
Sleep Apnea
Other Conditions Associated with Diabetes That You Should Know
Chapter 6. Preserving Sexual Function and Protecting Pregnancy
Examining Erection Problems
Facing Female Sexual Problems
Striving for a Healthy Pregnancy
Dealing with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Part III. Managing Diabetes: The “Thriving with Diabetes” Lifestyle Plan
Chapter 7. Self-Testing for Glucose and Other Key Tests
Testing, Testing: Tests You Need to Stay Healthy
Monitoring Blood Glucose: It’s a Must
Choosing a Blood Glucose Meter
Tracking Your Glucose over Time: Hemoglobin A1c
Testing for Kidney Damage: Moderately Increased Albumin (MIA)
Checking for Eye Problems
Examining Your Feet
Tracking Cholesterol and Other Fats
Measuring Blood Pressure
Checking Your Weight and BMI
Testing for Ketones
Testing the C-Reactive Protein
Checking the TSH
Evaluating Testosterone in Men with Type 2 Diabetes
Checking Vitamin D
Chapter 8. Tackling What You Eat: Healthful Nutrition
Considering Total Calories First
Getting Enough Vitamins, Minerals, and Water
Counting Alcohol as Part of Your Diet
Using Sugar Substitutes
Eating Well for Type 1 Diabetes
Reducing Your Weight
Coping with Eating Disorders
Chapter 9. Metabolic Surgery: A Possible Cure for Type 2 Diabetes
Realizing the Benefits of Metabolic Surgery
Considering Surgery over Traditional Diabetes Care
Getting Familiar with Guidelines for Surgical Candidates
Choosing the Operation
Preparing for Surgery
Identifying Short-Term and Long-Term Complications of Surgery
Eating Properly and Exercising after Surgery
Hearing from Real Patients
Considering New Guidelines for Surgery
Chapter 10. Creating Your Exercise Plan
Getting Off the Couch: Why Exercise Is Essential
Exercising When You Have Diabetes
Determining How Much Exercise to Do
Is Golf a Sport? Choosing Your Activity
Walking 10K Steps a Day
Lifting Weights
Chapter 11. Medications: What You Should Know
Taking Drugs by Mouth: Oral Agents
Taking Insulin
Using Other Medications
Avoiding Drug Interactions
Finding Assistance Obtaining Drugs
Chapter 12. Assembling Your Diabetes Team
Your Role as Author, Producer, Director, and Star
The Primary Physician: Your Assistant Director
The Diabetologist or Endocrinologist: Your Technical Consultant
The Eye Doctor: Your Lighting Designer
The Foot Doctor: Your Dance Instructor
The Dietitian: Your Food-Services Provider
The Diabetes Educator: Your Researcher
The Pharmacist: Your Usher
The Mental-Health Worker: Your Supporting Actor
Your Family and Friends: Your Captivated and Caring Audience
The Internet: Your Potential Partner in Lifestyle Change
Part IV. Special Considerations for Living with Diabetes
Chapter 13. Managing Diabetes in Children
Dealing with Diabetes in Your Baby or Preschooler
Helping Your Primary-School Child with Diabetes
Managing Your Adolescent’s Diabetes
Handing Over the Reins to Your Young Adult Child with Diabetes
Preventing and Treating Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in Children
Taking Special Care of Sick Children
Checking for Thyroid Disease in Type 1 Children
Appreciating the Value of Team Care
Chapter 14. Diabetes and the Elderly
Diagnosing Diabetes in the Elderly
Evaluating Intellectual Functioning
Considering Heart Disease
Preparing a Proper Diet
Avoiding Hypoglycemia
Using Medications
Dealing with Eye Problems
Coping with Urinary and Sexual Problems
Monitoring Foot Problems
Considering Treatment Approaches
Understanding the Medicare Law
Chapter 15. Dealing With Occupational and Insurance Problems
Traveling with Diabetes
Knowing Where You Can’t Work
Becoming Familiar with Workplace Law
Navigating the Health-Insurance System
Changing or Losing a Job
Considering Long-Term Care Insurance
Shopping for Life Insurance
Chapter 16. Eyeing What’s New in Diabetes Care
Protecting Yourself from the Dangers of New Drugs
Checking the Role of Intestinal Organisms in Type 2 Diabetes
Eating One Meal a Day to Control Diabetes
Losing Weight with Gastric Artery Embolization
Blocking the Vagus Nerve for Weight Loss
Lowering Blood Glucose in Pregnancy
Using an Endoscopic Duodenal-Jejunal Bypass Liner for Weight Loss
Placing a Gastric Balloon
Understanding the Importance of the ACCORD Trial
Taking Advantage of Metabolic Memory
Chapter 17. Discovering What Doesn’t Work When You Treat Diabetes
Developing a Critical Eye
Identifying Drugs and Supplements That Don’t Work
Avoiding Illegal Drugs
Knowing the Dangers of Some Legal Drugs for Other Purposes
Recognizing Diets That Don’t Work
Part V. The Part of Tens
Chapter 18. Ten Commandments for Excellent Diabetes Care
Major Monitoring
Devout Dieting
Tenacious Testing
Enthusiastic Exercising
Lifelong Learning
Meticulous Medicating
Appropriate Attitude
Preventive Planning
Fastidious Foot Care
Essential Eye Care
Chapter 19. Ten Myths about Diabetes That You Can Forget
Perfect Treatment Yields Perfect Glucoses
Type 2 Diabetes Occurs in All Overweight People and Not in Normal Weight People
You Can’t Enjoy Your Food
You Can Tell the Level of Your Blood Glucose by How You Feel
People With Diabetes Get More Colds and Other Illnesses
If You Need Insulin, You’re Doomed
People with Diabetes Shouldn’t Exercise
You Can’t Give Blood Because You Have Diabetes
If You’re Sick and Can’t Eat, You Can Skip Your Diabetes Medications
Diabetes Wrecks Your Sense of Humor
Soak Your Feet Daily if You Have Diabetes
Chapter 20. Ten Ways to Get Others to Help You
Explain Hypoglycemia
Follow the Standards of Care
Find an Exercise Partner
Use Your Foot Doctor
Enlist Help to Fight Food Temptation
Expand Your Diabetes Knowledge
Fit Your Favorite Foods into Your Diet with a Dietitian
Seek Out Appropriate Specialists
Discuss Your Meds with the Pharmacist
Share This Book with Everyone
Appendix. Mini-Cookbook
Getting to Know the Contributing Restaurants and Chefs
Cooking Some Healthful Recipes
About the Author
Dedication
Author’s Acknowledgments
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