Putting Your Patients on the Pump

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.

Manufacturer: Good Books Brand: Good Books

With more than 500 irresistible stove-top and oven recipes for people with diabetes—and everyone else! Each recipe includes its own nutritional analysis and is easy-to-make with readily available ingredients. From the bestselling author of the Fix-It and Forget-It slow-cooker cookbook series and the American Diabetes Association. No need to deprive anyone with diabetes of good food! Cook from Fix- It and Enjoy-It Diabetic Cookbook: Stove-Top and Oven Recipes— for Everyone! and everybody will be happy. This chock-full cookbook offers more than 500 recipes for stove-top and oven, all appropriate for persons with diabetes. What's more—these dishes, with their reduced fats and carbs, are healthy for everyone. New York Times bestselling author Phyllis Pellman Good is back with her signature approach to stress-free cooking. "These irresistible recipes have short lists of ingredients—which are readily available. And the instructions for making each recipe are clear and thorough. These recipes are for cooks who are short on time, and may be short on confidence!" smiles Good. Fix-It and Enjoy-It Diabetic Cookbook comes from a blue-ribbon team. The American Diabetes Association has worked with Good to select the recipes. And they have supplied the Exchange Value and Nutritional Analysis for each recipe. "One more thing to note," comments Good. "These recipes come from home cooks all across the country. They are beloved dishes; the recipes work; the outcomes are already delicious favorites." Who can resist: Mexican Chicken Bake Barbecued Beef Strips Cranberry-Glazed Pork Roast Dried Cherry Salad Stir-Fried Broccoli Crusty Baked Potatoes Frozen Fruit Slush The book includes "A Week of Menus," for those beginning to cook for persons with diabetes, and for those who need refreshing new ideas. Fix-It and Enjoy-It Diabetic Cookbook makes it easy for persons with diabetes to eat as they should. And you can love this cookbook, even ...

Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

Being overweight dramatically increases the risk of diabetes. Research shows that only a permanent lifestyle change can take weight off and keep it off--and thus prevent diabetes in those who might otherwise suffer from this debilitating and dreaded disease. Living with Diabetes: Dr. Draznin's Plan for Better Health offers a practical and scientifically proven approach to lifestyle change that will stay with you long term: a simple way to lose weight and keep it off, and to prevent or manage diabetes. Filled with anecdotes and down-to-earth advice, Living with Diabetes offers a dramatically different method of weight loss and management based on the refreshingly simple concepts of the Draznin Mile and the Draznin Calorie, two unique strategies that can help you lose weight quickly and safely. For this fully revised and updated edition, Dr. Draznin has incorporated mnay recent research findings in nutrition and weight management advances in our understanding of weight regulation, energy expenditure, and how Americans can learn to change the way they eat. An evaluation of "fad diets" has been added, while statistics on obesity and health have been fully updated. Dr. Draznin also weighs the risks and benefits of surgical approaches such as gastric bypass, and discusses the newest methods of treating diabetes and "pre-diabetes."Drawing on his successful treatment of thousands of overwight and diabetic patients over 30 years of medical practice, Dr. Boris Draznin offers a practical and easy-to-follow plan that will appeal to those who have or or are at risk for diabetes, as well as anyone interested in losing weight in a healthy and sustainable manner.

Manufacturer: Amer Dietetic Assn

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

For those on the front lines of medical treatment, a vital tool in caring for patients and combating diabetes Created specifically for the nation’s 2.6 million registered nurses, Complete Nurse’s Guide to Diabetes Care covers the entire spectrum of disease management wherever these caregivers encounter diabetes, including hospitals, clinics, and physicians’ offices. This guide contains musthave diabetes information such as guidelines for the lifelong management of both acute and chronic complications associated with diabetes. Among the topics covered are: Treatment strategies for type 1 and type 2 diabetes Diabetes education and behavioral approaches to care Nursing care in the hospital, clinic, home health, and long-term care settings Nurses are presented with a management plan for patients including therapeutic lifestyle changes such as nutrition and exercise, management of the different types of diabetes, and the latest information on treatment and self-management. Includes a searchable, full-content CD-ROM.

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

A popular clinical reference book that is ideal for the practitioner who wants a complete package of protocols for pregnancies complicated by diabetes that result in healthy infants. Coverage includes protocols for women with type 1 and 2 and gestational diabetes. In addition, there are current nutrition recommendations for medical nutrition therapy for pregnant women with diabetes.. . Contents include chapters on:. Pregnancy Counseling. Contraception. Psychological Impact of Diabetes and Pregnancy. Monitoring. Morning Sickness. Nutritional Management. Use of Insulin. Diagnostic Testing and Fetal Surveillance. Gestational Diabetes. Neonatal Care of Infants. GDM Postpartum Follow-Up