Table of Contents
Foreword 7
What is diabetes?
Understanding diabetes 10
Type 1 diabetes 12
Type 2 diabetes 14
Other types of diabetes 16
Symptoms 18
Diagnosis 20
Preventing and reversing diabetes 22
What to expect when first diagnosed 24
Managing your blood glucose
Monitoring blood glucose 28
Monitoring equipment 32
Checking your blood glucose 36
What your results may mean 38
Medication for diabetes 40
Insulin treatment 42
Types of insulin 44
Insulin regimens 46
Adjusting insulin doses 48
Insulin equipment and care 52
Injecting Insulin 56
Other diabetes medication 58
Advances in treatment 60
Hypoglycemia 62
Recognizing hypoglycemia 64
Treating hypoglycemia 66
Hyperglycemia 68
Recognizing and treating hyperglycemia 70
Eating, drinking, and being active
Healthy eating 74
Food and diabetes 76
Carbohydrates and fiber 78
Fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals 84
Beverages 86
Cooking and eating out 88
Weight and diabetes 92
How to lose weight 94
Physical activity 100
Being more active 102
Activity and blood glucose 104
Living with diabetes
Managing your emotions 110
Work 112
Driving 114
Vacations and travel 116
Sex and relationships 118
Keeping healthy 120
Caring for your feet 122
Dealing with illness 124
Taking medication 126
Going into the hospital 128
Women's health 130
Pregnancy 132
Gestational diabetes 136
Giving birth 138
Life with a new baby 140
Benefiting from health care 142
Children and young people
Babies and young children 146
Babies and young children: what to eat and drink 148
Babies and young children: blood glucose management 150
Babies and young children: blood glucose and insulin 152
Babies and young children: dealing with hypoglycemia 154
School-age children 156
School-age children: meal-planning strategies 158
School-age children: blood glucose management 160
School-age children: blood glucose and insulin 162
School-age children: dealing with hypoglycemia 164
Teenagers and young adults 166
Teenagers and young adults: dealing with your feelings 168
Teenagers and young adults: getting on with your life 170
Dealing with complications
Psychological problems 176
Eye conditions 180
Urinary system conditions 184
Foot conditions 188
Cardiovascular conditions 192
Other conditions 198
Information for Canada 202
Resources 203
Index 204
Acknowledgments 208