Chapter 1 What Is Diabetes? 5 --
Pancreas, Islets of Langerhans, and Beta Cells 8 --
Where Does Blood Sugar Come From? 10 --
How Is Diabetes Diagnosed? 18 --
Other Types of Diabetes 19 --
Other Factors That Can Cause or Trigger Diabetes 21 --
Why Is Controlling Diabetes Important? 22 --
Can Diabetes Be Cured? 23 --
Chapter 2 Coping with Diabetes 27 --
Coping with Psychological Aspects of Diabetes 28 --
Your Own Coping Skills 29 --
Tips for Living Well with Diabetes 31 --
Coping with the Social Aspects of Diabetes 34 --
Diabetes Identification 37 --
Chapter 3 Type 1 Diabetes 41 --
Goals for People with Type 1 Diabetes 41 --
What Causes Type 1 Diabetes? 42 --
Symptoms of Diabetes 43 --
A Special Problem: Diabetic Ketoacidosis 44 --
Managing Type 1 Diabetes 45 --
Chapter 4 Type 2 Diabetes 51 --
A Goal for People with Type 2 Diabetes 52 --
A Special Problem: Hypersomolar Hyperglycemic Syndrome 58 --
Chapter 5 Monitoring 61 --
Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose 61 --
What Should My Blood Glucose Levels Be? 64 --
Recording SMBG Results 65 --
Glycosylated Hemoglobin A1c 68 --
New Glucose Monitoring Systems 70 --
Chapter 6 Nutrition 75 --
Why Do I Need a Meal Plan? 79 --
Fast Food Restaurants 91 --
Tips for Feeding Children with Diabetes 92 --
Changing Eating Behavior 92 --
Resources: Available at the American Diabetes Association Bookstore 93 --
How to Use Carbohydrate Counting: What Foods Do I Count? 94 --
Chapter 7 Exercise and Activity 97 --
Types of Exercise and Activities 98 --
Levels of Exercise 100 --
Effects of Exercise 101 --
Selecting an Exercise Program and Activities 102 --
How Many Calories Can I Burn in an Exercise Session? 103 --
Tips for Aerobic Exercises 105 --
Tips for Strengthening Exercises 106 --
Tips for Stretching 107 --
Options to Increase Activity 108 --
For People Who Take Insulin 114 --
For People on Pump Therapy 115 --
Why Do Insulin Reactions Sometimes Occur Hours After Exercising? 116 --
What Exercises Should I Avoid If I Have Diabetic Complications? 116 --
Can I Exercise If I'm Pregnant? 117 --
How Can I Exercise If I Travel a Lot? 117 --
Does Child's Play Count as Exercise? 117 --
Your Injection Schedule 123 --
Your Insulin Doses 123 --
Preparing for Injection 126 --
Giving the Injection 128 --
Reactions to Injected Insulin 129 --
Syringes and Needles 130 --
Insulin Reactions: Hypoglycemia 132 --
Treating an Insulin Reaction Yourself 134 --
Preventing Insulin Reactions 136 --
Hypoglycemia Unawareness 136 --
More Information on Hypoglycemia 138 --
Adjusting Insulin Doses 140 --
Pattern Management 141 --
Temporary Correction of a High Blood Sugar 143 --
Intensive Insulin Therapy 147 --
Insulin Pump Therapy (Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion) 149 --
Chapter 9 Oral Medications 155 --
Oral Medications for Type 2 Diabetes 155 --
Chapter 10 Sick Day Management 161 --
Sick Day Management at a Glance 162 --
Correcting High Blood Sugars for People Who Take Insulin 163 --
A Sick Day Rules Diagram 166 --
If You Take Oral Hypoglycemic or Oral Antidiabetic Pills 166 --
Food for Sick Days 167 --
Nausea, Vomiting, and Diarrhea 168 --
Nonprescription Medicines for When You Are Sick 168 --
Chapter 11 Foot Care, Skin, and Dental Hygiene 171 --
Preventing Problems 171 --
Foot Care Dos and Don'ts 175 --
Common Skin Problems 177 --
Chapter 12 Complications 183 --
Nerve Damage (Neuropathy) 190 --
Chapter 13 Diabetes and the Family 197 --
Part II Advice for Parents of Children with Diabetes 202 --
Part III What School Personnel Should Know About the Student with Diabetes 212 --
Part IV How to Support a Family Member 218 --
Chapter 14 Traveling 221 --
For All People with Diabetes 222 --
For People Requiring Insulin 225 --
For People on Insulin Traveling Across Time Zones 226 --
Chapter 15 Diabetes Research 229 --
Prevention of Diabetes 234 --
Prevention of Complications and Better Treatments 236.
