Type 1 Diabetes For Dummies - Softcover

Rubin, Alan L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470178116 ISBN 13: 9780470178119

Publisher: For Dummies, 2008

Synopsis

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.

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From the Back Cover

The latest on blood glucose monitoring and insulin delivery

Your friendly guide to taking control of type 1 diabetes and living well

Do you have type 1 diabetes -- or have a child who does? This plain-English, reassuring guide helps you understand and manage the disease, with tips on working with your doctor, administering insulin, developing a diet and exercise plan, and coping with illness and travel. You'll know just what to do so you or your child can stay healthy and feel good!

THE DUMMIES WAY(R)

Explanations in plain English

"Get in, get out" information

Icons and other navigational aids

Online cheat sheet

Top ten lists

A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

Overcome short-term complications

Eat a diabetes-friendly diet

Handle school, work, and other activities

Help your child maintain a high quality of life

Prevent long-term complications

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About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0470178116
• ISBN 13: 9780470178119
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384