- Cover
- Cover
- Introduction
- Part 1: Getting Started with Diabetes
- Part 2: Your Healthcare Team and Medications
- Part 3: Checking Blood Glucose and Reducing Complications
- Chapter 7: Checking Your Blood Glucose
- Chapter 8: Keeping Complications in Check
- Looking Out for Lows
- Heading Off Highs
- Maintaining a Healthy Heart and Brain
- Feeling Good in Your Skin
- Keeping Your Mouth in Tip-Top Shape
- Focusing on Your Eyes
- Putting Your Best Foot Forward
- Healthy Nerves All Over Your Body
- Taking Care of Your Kidneys
- Coping with Burnout, Stress, and Depression
- Tuning In to Your Sexual Health
- Chapter 9: Women and Type 2 Diabetes
- Chapter 10: Men and Type 2 Diabetes
- Part 4: Eating Healthy and Staying Active
- Chapter 11: Brushing Up on Nutrition and Food Basics
- Chapter 12: Planning Healthy Meals
- Considering Your Goals
- Eating a Variety of Wholesome, Nutritious Foods
- Dishing Up Ideal Portions
- Meal Plans That Work for You
- Intro to Carbohydrate Counting
- Planning, Shopping, and Cooking Smart
- Tempting Your Taste Buds with Nutritious Nibbles
- Eating Out with Confidence
- Celebrating Holidays and Special Occasions
- Chapter 13: Amping Up Your Exercise
- Part 5: Finding Support
- Chapter 14: Managing Your Emotions and Mental Health
- Chapter 15: Getting Support, Giving Support
- Chapter 16: Raising Children and Teens with Type 2 Diabetes
- Chapter 17: Debunking Diabetes Myths
- Myth 1: Eating Too Much Sugar Causes Diabetes
- Myth 2: People with Diabetes Can’t Eat Sweets and Chocolate
- Myth 3: People with Diabetes Should Eat Special Diabetic Foods
- Myth 4: People with Diabetes Are More Likely to Get a Cold or the Flu
- Myth 5: You’ve Failed If Your Doctor Says You Need to Start Taking Insulin
- Myth 6: Diabetes Is Not That Serious of a Disease
- Part 6: Standing Up for Yourself
- Part 7: The Part of Tens
- Glossary
- About the Author
- Advertisement Page
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement
Part 5
Finding Support
IN THIS PART …
Manage your emotions, handle stress, avoid diabetes burnout, reach out to others with diabetes, and practice self-compassion.
Develop skills to become a more supportive caretaker or spouse of someone with diabetes.
Discover how type 2 diabetes is different in children and teens and find out how the whole family can offer support.
Find out why some common misconceptions about diabetes are incorrect.
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