Diabetes

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Orient Publishing, Aug 6, 2019 - Health & Fitness - 184 pages

Diabetes is not a disease of blood sugar alone. Like no other disease, it involves the entire body and all its systems. Therefore, controlling not only the blood sugar, but also the factors controlling blood sugar is important.

The book not only explains how diabetes can be controlled with greater attention to diet, weight control, exercise, smoking and drinking habits and a healthier lifestyle, but also provides up-to-date information on diagnosis, glycemic index of foods and long-term management of diabetes. It explains how to monitor blood sugar at home and gives practical guidelines and helpful advice for everyday problems of living with diabetes and leading a normal, healthy and active life.

Diabetes can be controlled. Scientific and simple-to-understand meal planers and exchange charts help you with effective sugar control.

 

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Contents

Understanding Diabetes
13
What is Diabetes?
15
Types of Diabetes
18
Role of Insulin in Regulating Blood Sugar
29
Risk Factors of Diabetes
36
Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes
45
Diagnosis of Diabetes
51
SelfMonitoring Diabetes
60
Pregnancy and Diabetes
94
Gestational Diabetes
105
Special Concerns of Women with Diabetes
112
A Bit of Basic Nutrition
119
Impact on Sugar Control
128
Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load of Foods
131
Healthy Meal Planning
141
Creating a Meal Plan
148

9Tests Everyone with Diabetes Should Get Done
67
Skin Care
72
Foot and Leg Care
74
Eye and Vision Care
77
Dental and Oral Health
79
Travel
82
Living with a Diabetic Child
84
Exercise and Diabetes Control
158
Weight Control to Prevent and Treat Diabetes
165
Whats in the Future?
173
Are You at Risk?
181
Interpreting Blood Sugar Test Results
182
Index
183
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About the author (2019)

ADA P. KAHN, MPH is a post-graduate in Public Health and a former member of the teaching faculty of the University of Health Sciences, and Chicago Medical School. Her background includes affiliations with American Medical Association and the US Department of Health and Human Services.

FRANK J. ISMAIL, M.S., Ph.D is a research scientist focussing on onset, progression and complications of diabetes in Asia and Africa. Key areas of his studies include screening, preventive intervention and effective communication on promoting healthy eating, weight loss, physical activity, and appropriate use of medications to prevent and control diabetes.

Bibliographic information

TitleDiabetes
Prevention and Treatment
AuthorsAda P Kahn, Frank J Ismail
PublisherOrient Publishing, 2019
ISBN8122206700, 9788122206708
Length184 pages
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Health & Fitness / Diseases / Diabetes
  
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