Diabetes: A Guide to Living Well: Third Edition

Manufacturer: American Diabetes Association

Manufacturer: Lowell House

The most comprehensive guide for you to lead a healthy, active life by learning to control diabetes & taking the best possible care of yourself. Chapters: what kind of diabetes do you have?; who gets this disease?; how is diabetes treated?; educating yourself about diabetes; meal planning; medication; exercise; hygiene; monitoring diabetes; complications; how do you adjust to having diabetes?; how stress affects diabetes; helping your healthcare team to help you; helping your family & friends; & what is being done to conquer diabetes & improve its management? Appendixes: nutrition issues; resources; diabetes associations by state; & glossary of terms.

Manufacturer: American Diabetes Association Brand: American Diabetes Association

Part medical mystery, part cultural history, The Philatelic History of Diabetes is the story of diabetes, chronicling experimental research, therapeutic advances, and hope for a cure. With 30 internationally issued postage stamps beautifully displayed and identified by country and date of issue, this book groups commemorative stamps into five evolutionary phases that illustrate how diabetes has been viewed throughout history. All royalties from the sale of this book go to the American Diabetes Association Research Foundation.

Manufacturer: American Diabetes Association

Cooking with Splenda® made easy . . . eating made healthier Splenda is today's artificial sweetener of choice because it tastes more like real sugar yet doesn't have the calories or carbohydrates. But, cooking with it may not be easy for many people. That all changes with this cookbook! It contains an array of recipes for breakfast to dinner and dessert in which Splenda® can be used to satisfy a sweet tooth and a hearty appetite. Graham Kerr's Simply Splendid Cookbook may make it easier for people to lose weight and keep it off and to get better control of their diabetes. Recipes include: Carrot Cake Roasted Vegetable Lasagna Sweet Sour Red Cabbage Casserole with Pork Tenderloin Almond Macaroons Chocolate Cookies Marbled Cheese Cake Brownies And more

Manufacturer: American Diabetes Association Brand: Brand: American Diabetes Association

Help your patients live a more flexible lifestyle with step-by-step advice on insulin pump therapy from dietitian and diabetes educator Karen Bolderman. Bolderman has spent more than 25 years training and managing hundreds of insulin pump patients with all brands of insulin pumps. Benefit from her "best of" advice, including pros and cons and complete troubleshooting techniques. Chapters cover such topics as: Profiles of good candidates Selecting a pump Carbohydrate counting and managing hyperglycemia Determining starting basal rate--and much more. Plus, practical pump tips for patients, case studies, and success stories.

Manufacturer: American Diabetes Association Brand: American Diabetes Association

Diabetes can be a complicated disease, and it is sometimes described with complex terms. To stay healthy, you need to understand the constantly growing vocabulary of diabetes research and treatment. The Diabetes Dictionary gives you the straightforward definitions of diabetes terms and concepts that you need to successfully manage your disease. With more than 500 entries, this pocket-size book is an indispensable resource for every person with diabetes.

Manufacturer: American Diabetes Association

This one-of-a-kind new guide features complete how-to information on preparing and packing necessary supplies for a trip; traveling by land, sea, or sky; eating well; coping with unexpected illness; taking insulin; and more. An international glossary includes helpful, diabetes-specific phrases in five languages.

Manufacturer: Da Capo Lifelong Books

An indispensable addition to the diabetes self-care shelf, Diabetes? No Problema is written expressly for the millions of Latinos who have or are at risk for diabetes and its complications. Leading diabetes authorities Drs. Colberg and Villa-Caballero present everything Latinos need to know to understand and manage their condition.Topics include dietary modifications to help control diabetes, common traps and pitfalls, and everyday tips to effectively manage the disease. With inspirational stories of diabetic Latinos who have successfully conquered their condition, Diabetes? No Problema is the most accessible, essential guide for every Latino with, or at risk for, diabetes.

Manufacturer: American Diabetes Association Brand: Brand: American Diabetes Association

Understanding, treating, and preventing hypoglycemia. . The prevention and treatment of low blood sugar is a key factor in living a healthy life with diabetes and avoiding diabetes-related complications. The authors, both of whom have had type I diabetes for more than 50 years, give a thorough and complete guide to understanding, preventing, and treating hypoglycemia. Interspersed throughout Beating the Blood Sugar Blues are personal stories from doctors and patients.