Book description
Whether you have been living with type 1 diabetes for some time, or you
have just discovered that your child is diabetic, there's a lot you need
to know about the new developments in treating, controlling, and living
with this disease.
Type 1 Diabetes
For Dummies,
explains everything you need to know and do to make living with type 1
diabetes easier and healthier.
This reassuring, plain-English guide
helps you understand and mange the disease with tips on working with
your doctor, administering insulin, developing a diet an exercise
plan, and coping with illness and travel. You'll find out about the
latest technologies of blood glucose monitoring and insulin delivery,
and get a handle on everything you need to do to keep yourself or your
child healthy, active, and feeling good. Discover how to:
- Overcome short-term complications
- Eat a diabetes-friendly diet
- Use exercise to help control type 1 diabetes
- Handle school, work, and other activities
- Help your child maintain a high quality of life
- Prevent long-term complications
- Be healthier than your friends who don't have diabetes
- Deal with the emotional and psychological effects of the disease
- Choose an insulin pump for yourself or your child
- Calculate insulin dosages
Anyone can live a long, healthy, and productive life with type 1
diabetes. Small Type 1 Diabetes For Dummies delivers every drop
of information you need to make sure that you or your child can do
just that.
This is the fifth For Dummies book by Alan L.
Rubin, MD. His previous books, Diabetes For Dummies, Diabetes
Cookbook For Dummies, Thyroid For Dummies, and High Blood
Pressure For Dummies (all of which are now in second editions),
have been major successes. Letters of praise from numerous readers
verify the important role that Dr. Rubin's books have played in their
lives. The books have been translated into seven languages and adapted
for readers in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. Each of Dr.
Rubin's For Dummies books provides the latest information on
every aspect of its subject while being written in an
easy-to-understand format that's full of humor and wisdom.
