Diabetes for Dummies (Paperback, 5, Revised)

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Started with Diabetes 7

Chapter 1: Dealing with Diabetes 9

Chapter 2: Making the Diagnosis with the Glucose and Hemoglobin A1c 19

Chapter 3: Recognizing the Various Types of Diabetes 33

Part II: Knowing How Uncontrolled Diabetes Affects Your Body 51

Chapter 4: Avoiding Shorti¿½]Term Complications 53

Chapter 5: Warding Off Longi¿½]Term Complications 67

Chapter 6: Preserving Sexual Function and Protecting Pregnancy 101

Part III: Managing Diabetes: The “Thriving with Diabetes” Lifestyle Plan 121

Chapter 7: Selfi¿½]Testing for Glucose and Other Key Tests 123

Chapter 8: Tackling What You Eat: Healthful Nutrition 155

Chapter 9: Metabolic Surgery: A Possible Cure for Type 2 Diabetes 181

Chapter 10: Creating Your Exercise Plan 209

Chapter 11: Medications: What You Should Know 231

Chapter 12: Assembling Your Diabetes Team 267

Part IV: Special Considerations for Living with Diabetes 277

Chapter 13: Managing Diabetes in Children 279

Chapter 14: Diabetes and the Elderly 295

Chapter 15: Dealing With Occupational and Insurance Problems 305

Chapter 16: Eyeing What’s New in Diabetes Care 317

Chapter 17: Discovering What Doesn’t Work When You Treat Diabetes 325

Part V: The Part of Tens 335

Chapter 18: Ten Commandments for Excellent Diabetes Care 337

Chapter 19: Ten Myths about Diabetes That You Can Forget 343

Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Get Others to Help You 349

Appendix: Minii¿½]Cookbook 355

Index