The diabetes companion

CONTENTS......Page 4
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 6
FOREWORD......Page 7
PREFACE......Page 8
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK......Page 11
INTRODUCTION......Page 12
01 UNDERSTANDING DIABETES MELLITUS—The Basics......Page 16
02 COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES......Page 28
03 TREATING DIABETES......Page 36
04 WHAT IS GOOD CONTROL?......Page 90
05 MONITORING DIABETES CONTROL......Page 96
06 HYPOGLYCAEMIA......Page 105
07 MANAGING DIABETES DURING AN ACUTE ILLNESS......Page 113
08 DIABETIC EYE DISEASE......Page 116
09 FOOT PROBLEMS AND FOOT CARE......Page 120
10 FASTING AND DIABETES......Page 125
11 SEXUAL HEALTH......Page 131
12 PREGNANCY AND CHILD-BEARING......Page 137
13 TRAVELLING WITH DIABETES......Page 146
14 COPING WITH DIABETES AND YOUR EMOTIONS......Page 152
15 HANDLING THE CHILD WITH DIABETES......Page 162
16 INTERACTING WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS......Page 168
17 ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES AND SUPPLEMENTS......Page 176
18 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS......Page 190
19 THE FUTURE......Page 210
20 CONCLUSION......Page 219
LIST OF CASES......Page 220
GLOSSARY OF MEDICAL JARGON......Page 221
RESOURCES......Page 230
REFERENCES......Page 232
ABOUT THE AUTHORS......Page 237
INDEX......Page 240