pt. I: Understanding diabetes -- 1. What is diabetes? -- 2. How the body processes glucose -- 2.1. The pancreas and insulin --2.2. The liver, ketones, and blood sugar -- 3. Who gets diabetes? -- 3.1. Diabetes prevalence in America -- 3.2. Groups especially affected by diabetes -- 3.3 Prevalence of diabetes complications -- 4. Type 1 diabetes -- 5. Insulin resistance and prediabetes -- 6. Type 2 diabetes -- 7. Gestational diabetes -- 8. Other types of diabetes mellitus -- 9. Diabetes insipidus.
pt. II: Identifying and managing diabetes -- 10. Diabetes : assessing your risk -- 11. Metabolic syndrome increases diabetes risk -- 12. Tests used to diagnose diabetes -- 12.1. Blood glucose test -- 12.2. Glucose tolerance test -- 12.3. Urine glucose test -- 13. The diabetes treatment team -- 14. Diabetes control : why it's important -- 15. Glucose monitoring -- 15.1. What is blood glucose monitoring? -- 15.2. Glucose meters -- 15.3. Goals for blood glucose control -- 15.4. When to test blood glucose and how to avoid inaccuracies -- 15.5. Continuous glucose monitoring -- 16. Routine medical examinations and recommended vaccinations -- 16.1. Recommended diabetes tests and checkups -- 16.2. A1C testing -- 16.3. Ketone testing -- 16.4. Microalbumin and microalbumin/creatinine ration testing -- 16.5. Glomerular filtration rate testing -- 16.6. Recommended vaccinations for diabetes.
pt. III: Medications and diabetes care -- 17. Diabetes medicines : what you need to know -- 18. Oral diabetes medications -- 19. Injectable non-insulin diabetes medications -- 20. Insulin basics -- 21. Types of insulin -- 22. Administering insulin correctly -- 22.1. Determining the correct dosage -- 22.2. How to give an insulin injection -- 23. External insulin pumps -- 24. Emerging and alternative insulin delivery systems -- 24.1. Insulin inhalers -- 24.2. Insulin pens -- 24.3. Insulin pills -- 25. Tight diabetes control (intensive insulin therapy) -- 26. Avoiding drug interactions with diabetes medications -- 27. New diabetes drugs -- 27.1. Incretins: byetta, symlin, and januvia -- 27.2. Dapaglifozin -- 27.3. Rituximab -- 28. Aspirin therapy for diabetics -- 29. Alternative and complementary therapies for diabetes -- 29.1. Dietary supplements -- 29.2. Chinese herbal medicine.
pt. IV: dietary and other lifestyle issues important for diabetes control -- 30. Diabetes meal planning -- 30.1. Meal planning: an overview -- 30.2. Diabetes food pyramid -- 30.3. Carbohydrate counting -- 30.4. Exchange lists -- 30.5. The plate method -- 31. Components of the diabetic diet -- 32. Alcohol and tobacco can increase diabetes problems -- 32.1. Alcohol and diabetes: a dangerous mix -- 32.2. Smoking and diabetes -- 33. Physical activity and diabetes -- 34. Weight management and diabetes -- 35. Diabetes and daily challenges -- 35.1. Driving -- 35.2. Eating out -- 35.3. Sick days -- 35.4. Sleep problems -- 35.5. Depression -- 35.6. Stress -- 35.7. Traveling -- 36. Diabetes in the workplace : know your rights -- 37. Emergency situations -- 37.1. Diabetes emergencies -- 37.2. Importance of wearing a medical alert bracelet.
pt. V: Complications of diabetes and co-occurring disorders -- 38. How to prevent diabetes complications -- 38.1. Controlling glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol to prevent diabetes complications -- 38.2. Things you can do to prevent diabetes complications -- 39. Diabetes-related eye disease -- 40. Diabetes-related foot and skin disease -- 41. Diabetes-related heart disease, vascular disease, and stroke -- 42. Diabetes-related kidney disease -- 43. Diabetes and kidney failure -- 43.1. Kidney failure in diabetes -- 43.2. Steps to prevent diabetic kidney failure -- 43.3. Kidney failure: choosing a treatment that's right for you -- 44. Diabetes-related sexual and urologic problems -- 45. Diabetes-related tooth and gum disease -- 46. Diabetic neuropathies -- 47. Gastroparesis -- 48. Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome -- 49. Hypoglycemia -- 50. Ketoacidosis -- 51. Osteoporosis and diabetes -- 52. Polycystic ovary syndrome and diabetes.
pt. V: Diabetes in specific populations -- 53. Diabetes in children -- 53.1. Dealing with your child's diagnosis of diabetes -- 53.2. Managing diabetes from childhood through the teen years -- 53.3. School and diabetes: advice for teens -- 53.4. Celebrating special occasions -- 53.5. Surviving children's sick days -- 53.6. Weight and diabetes in children -- 54. Diabetes and pregnancy -- 55. Diabetes in the elderly -- 55.1. Diabetes in seniors: an overview -- 55.2. Particular diabetes management challenges for seniors.
pt. VII: New research in diabetes care -- 56. Diabetes yesterday, today, and tomorrow -- 57. Diabetes control and prevention studies -- 57.1. Diabetes control and complications trial and follow-up study -- 57.2. Diabetes prevention program -- 58. Genetic risk for Type 2 diabetes : recent research advances -- 59. Stem cell research -- 59.1. Stem cell breakthrough offers diabetes hope -- 59.2. Stem cells crucial to diabetes cure in mice -- 60. Pancreatic islet transplantation -- 61. Artificial pancreas -- 62. Clinical trials and diabetes -- 62.1. What you need to know about clinical trials -- 62.2. Clinical research in diabetes.
pt. VIII: Additional help and information -- 63. Glossary of terms related to diabetes -- 64. Recipes for people with diabetes and their families -- 65. Financial help for diabetes care -- 66. Directory of diabetes-related resources.
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