The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes
Christopher D. Saudek, M.D., Richard R. Rubin, Ph.D., CDE, and Cynthia S. Shump, R.N., CDE
A comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the physically, emotionally, and psychologically challenging disease of diabetes.
Living with diabetes is a balancing act of monitoring blood glucose, food intake, and medication. It makes sense that individuals who have diabetes do best when they understand their condition and how to control it.
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes is a comprehensive and easy-to-read guide to this complex condition, answering questions such as: What are the differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes? How are the different forms of this disease treated? Can gestational diabetes become a permanent condition? Can diabetes ever be managed successfully with diet and exercise alone?
The second edition of this valued resource includes up-to-date information on:
• How diabetes is diagnosed
• The two types of diabetes
• The role of genetics
• Improvements in blood glucose measurement
• Good nutrition and regular exercise
• Insulin and non-insulin medications
• Insulin pumps
• The emotional side of diabetes
• How families are affected and how they can help
• What to do if diabetes affects your work
• Complications from head to toe
Written by a team of Johns Hopkins diabetes specialists, this authoritative guide will help people who have diabetes work effectively with their care team to control their diabetes and maintain good health.
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes is an excellent and thorough reference guide to all aspects of diabetes, from diagnosis to daily care to complications to research. The chapter about Interacting with the Health Care System offers an excellent overview of how insurance and managed care works, while Employment and Diabetes offers advice for employment issues. With few illustrations, the book is best for adults, parents or older teens who are interested in learning as much as they can about diabetes. As the final paragraph states, “Diabetes care is not a fixed, static set of rules, but a wave that moves steadily forward. Care has advanced, is advancing, and will advance. If you ride the wave, taking advantage of what is available as you go along, you put yourself in the best possible position to be strong and healthy when diabetes is ultimately cured.” The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes can help you ride the wave.
Published by The Johns Hopkins Univresity Press. ISBN 0-8018-5581-0. US$ 16.95.2014
