- Cover
- Cover
- Introduction
- Part I: Getting Started with Diabetes
- Part II: Knowing How Uncontrolled Diabetes Affects Your Body
- Chapter 4: Avoiding Short-Term Complications
- Chapter 5: Warding Off Long-Term Complications
- Knowing How Long-Term Complications Develop and How to Avoid Them
- Kidney Disease
- Eye Disease
- Nerve Disease, Also Known as Neuropathy
- Heart Disease
- Diabetic Blood Vessel Disease Away from the Heart
- Diabetic Foot Disease
- Skin Disease in Diabetes
- Gum Disease in Diabetes
- Sleep Apnea
- Other Conditions Associated with Diabetes That You Should Know
- Chapter 6: Preserving Sexual Function and Protecting Pregnancy
- Part III: Managing Diabetes: The “Thriving with Diabetes” Lifestyle Plan
- Chapter 7: Self-Testing for Glucose and Other Key Tests
- Testing, Testing: Tests You Need to Stay Healthy
- Monitoring Blood Glucose: It’s a Must
- Choosing a Blood Glucose Meter
- Tracking Your Glucose over Time: Hemoglobin A1c
- Testing for Kidney Damage: Moderately Increased Albumin (MIA)
- Checking for Eye Problems
- Examining Your Feet
- Tracking Cholesterol and Other Fats
- Measuring Blood Pressure
- Checking Your Weight and BMI
- Testing for Ketones
- Testing the C-Reactive Protein
- Checking the TSH
- Evaluating Testosterone in Men with Type 2 Diabetes
- Checking Vitamin D
- Chapter 8: Tackling What You Eat: Healthful Nutrition
- Chapter 9: Metabolic Surgery: A Possible Cure for Type 2 Diabetes
- Realizing the Benefits of Metabolic Surgery
- Considering Surgery over Traditional Diabetes Care
- Getting Familiar with Guidelines for Surgical Candidates
- Choosing the Operation
- Preparing for Surgery
- Identifying Short-Term and Long-Term Complications of Surgery
- Eating Properly and Exercising after Surgery
- Hearing from Real Patients
- Considering New Guidelines for Surgery
- Chapter 10: Creating Your Exercise Plan
- Chapter 11: Medications: What You Should Know
- Chapter 12: Assembling Your Diabetes Team
- Your Role as Author, Producer, Director, and Star
- The Primary Physician: Your Assistant Director
- The Diabetologist or Endocrinologist: Your Technical Consultant
- The Eye Doctor: Your Lighting Designer
- The Foot Doctor: Your Dance Instructor
- The Dietitian: Your Food-Services Provider
- The Diabetes Educator: Your Researcher
- The Pharmacist: Your Usher
- The Mental-Health Worker: Your Supporting Actor
- Your Family and Friends: Your Captivated and Caring Audience
- The Internet: Your Potential Partner in Lifestyle Change
- Chapter 7: Self-Testing for Glucose and Other Key Tests
- Part IV: Special Considerations for Living with Diabetes
- Chapter 13: Managing Diabetes in Children
- Dealing with Diabetes in Your Baby or Preschooler
- Helping Your Primary-School Child with Diabetes
- Managing Your Adolescent’s Diabetes
- Handing Over the Reins to Your Young Adult Child with Diabetes
- Preventing and Treating Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in Children
- Taking Special Care of Sick Children
- Checking for Thyroid Disease in Type 1 Children
- Appreciating the Value of Team Care
- Chapter 14: Diabetes and the Elderly
- Diagnosing Diabetes in the Elderly
- Evaluating Intellectual Functioning
- Considering Heart Disease
- Preparing a Proper Diet
- Avoiding Hypoglycemia
- Using Medications
- Dealing with Eye Problems
- Coping with Urinary and Sexual Problems
- Monitoring Foot Problems
- Considering Treatment Approaches
- Understanding the Medicare Law
- Chapter 15: Dealing With Occupational and Insurance Problems
- Chapter 16: Eyeing What’s New in Diabetes Care
- Protecting Yourself from the Dangers of New Drugs
- Checking the Role of Intestinal Organisms in Type 2 Diabetes
- Eating One Meal a Day to Control Diabetes
- Losing Weight with Gastric Artery Embolization
- Blocking the Vagus Nerve for Weight Loss
- Lowering Blood Glucose in Pregnancy
- Using an Endoscopic Duodenal-Jejunal Bypass Liner for Weight Loss
- Placing a Gastric Balloon
- Understanding the Importance of the ACCORD Trial
- Taking Advantage of Metabolic Memory
- Chapter 17: Discovering What Doesn’t Work When You Treat Diabetes
- Chapter 13: Managing Diabetes in Children
- Part V: The Part of Tens
- Chapter 18: Ten Commandments for Excellent Diabetes Care
- Chapter 19: Ten Myths about Diabetes That You Can Forget
- Perfect Treatment Yields Perfect Glucoses
- Type 2 Diabetes Occurs in All Overweight People and Not in Normal Weight People
- You Can’t Enjoy Your Food
- You Can Tell the Level of Your Blood Glucose by How You Feel
- People With Diabetes Get More Colds and Other Illnesses
- If You Need Insulin, You’re Doomed
- People with Diabetes Shouldn’t Exercise
- You Can’t Give Blood Because You Have Diabetes
- If You’re Sick and Can’t Eat, You Can Skip Your Diabetes Medications
- Diabetes Wrecks Your Sense of Humor
- Soak Your Feet Daily if You Have Diabetes
- Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Get Others to Help You
- Explain Hypoglycemia
- Follow the Standards of Care
- Find an Exercise Partner
- Use Your Foot Doctor
- Enlist Help to Fight Food Temptation
- Expand Your Diabetes Knowledge
- Fit Your Favorite Foods into Your Diet with a Dietitian
- Seek Out Appropriate Specialists
- Discuss Your Meds with the Pharmacist
- Share This Book with Everyone
- Appendix: Mini-Cookbook
- About the Author
- Cheat Sheet
- Advertisement Page
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement
Part V
The Part of Tens
Refer to www.dummies.com/extras/diabetes for ten ways to prevent type 2 diabetes. They represent just a small sample of what you can do.
In this part …
Observe ten important commandments for great diabetes care to help manage your condition and lead a normal life.
Debunk common myths about diabetes so that you aren’t confused about them.
Get the experts and your family and friends to help you in your journey with diabetes.
Know how to tell the difference between truth and fiction in diabetes care.
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