1. Understanding diabetes -- What is diabetes? -- The different types -- Signs and symptoms -- Are you at risk? -- Metabolic syndrome and diabetes -- Test to detect diabetes -- Diabetes dangers -- Medical emergencies -- Long-term complications --Understanding diabetes -- Monitoring your blood sugar -- Developing a healthy-eating plan -- Achieving a healthy weight -- Getting more active -- Medical treatment -- Staying healthy -- If your child has diabetes. 5Understanding diabetes -- Monitoring your blood sugar -- Developing a healthy-eating plan -- Achieving a healthy weight -- Getting more active -- Medical treatment -- Staying healthy -- If your child has diabetes.
2. Monitoring your blood sugar -- How often and when to test -- What you'll need -- Performing the test -- Advances in monitoring tools -- Recording your results -- Keeping within your range -- Troubleshooting problems -- When test results signal a problem -- Avoiding the highs and lows -- Overcoming barriers.
3. Developing a health-eating plan -- There is no diabetes diet -- What's healthy eating? -- The scoop on sugar -- Plan your meals -- Watch your serving sizes -- Read food labels -- What's carb counting? -- Using exchange lists -- Keeping motivated -- Recipes for good health.
4. Achieving a healthy weight -- Do you need to lose weight? -- Assess your readiness -- Set realistic goals -- Simple first steps -- The Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid -- Energy density: eat more and lose weight -- Keeping a food record -- What are your eating triggers? -- What's your meal routine? -- Adapting recipes -- Be a smart shopper -- Bumps in the road: overcoming setbacks.
5. Getting more active -- Physical activity vs. exercise -- Fitness is essential to your health -- Create a personal fitness plan -- Tackle your exercise barriers -- Aerobic exercise -- Walking to better health -- Stretching exercises -- Strengthening exercises -- How much exercise? -- Avoiding injury -- Exercise and regular monitoring -- Getting and staying motivated -- Fitness for kids.
6. Medical treatment -- Insulin therapy -- How to inject insulin -- Avoiding insulin problems -- Insulin pumps -- Oral diabetes medications -- Oral drug combinations -- New drug approaches -- Kidney dialysis -- Kidney transplant -- Experimental procedures.
7. Staying healthy -- Yearly checkups -- Important tests you should have -- Caring for your eyes -- Caring for your feet -- Caring for your teeth -- Getting vaccinated -- Managing stress -- Preparing for pregnancy -- Understanding menstruation and diabetes -- Dealing with menopause -- Living with erectile dysfunction.
8. If your child has diabetes -- Type 1 diabetes -- Type 2 diabetes -- Caring for medical needs -- Emotional and social issues -- Good habits for staying healthy -- Suviving sick days.
|
