Book description
The straight facts on treating diabetes successfully and living a
full and active life
Want to know how to manage your diabetes? This friendly book offers
you reassuring guidance in putting together a state-of-the-art
treatment program. Discover all the advances in monitoring glucose,
the latest medications, and how to develop a diet and exercise plan to
stay healthy. Full of interesting anecdotes and helpful advice, this
is your ultimate diabetes reference.
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Get the latest information - read about the newest
recommendations from the Canadian Diabetes Association and the
up-and-coming advances in medicines and monitors
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Handle low and high blood-glucose emergencies - learn how to
identify the symptoms that require urgent attention and how to
treat the problem
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Manage diabetes and pregnancy - know what to do during
pregnancy to help ensure a healthy baby
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Get to know your health care team - find the health care
providers you need, from your family physician to your diabetes
nurse educator to your dietitian, and more
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Manage your diabetes through exercise and nutritional know-how
- achieve and maintain good diabetes health with suggested
exercises and healthy eating tips
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Control your blood glucose through medication - find out
everything you need to know, from treatment tips to potential side-effects
"Finally there is a book that I can recommend to people with
diabetes."
-Dr. Anne Kenshole, Professor of Medicine,
University of Toronto
Open the book and find:
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The symptoms and causes of your diabetes
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How to monitor and record your blood glucose levels
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Tips for taking and caring for insulin
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Guidance on getting the vitamins and minerals you need from
your diet
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How to incorporate exercise into your diabetes treatment plan
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What you need to know about alternative medicines
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Ways to get the best possible health care
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Useful Web sites to help keep you informed
Ian Blumer, MD, is a diabetes specialist and the
author of
Understanding Prescription Drugs For Canadians For Dummies.
Alan L. Rubin, MD, has had a private practice specializing in
diabetes for over 30 years and is the author of several For
Dummies books.
