Using Insulin
John Walsh, P.A., C.D.E., and Ruth Roberts, M.A., Chandrasekhar Varma, M.D., F.A.C.E., F.A.C.P, and Timothy Bailey, M.D., F.A.C.E., F.A.C.P, with "Kids and Teens" by Shannon Brow, R.N., B.S., C.D.E.
Using Insulin shows how to set, test, and adjust fast-acting and long-acting insulin doses for those with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. It covers Lantus, Detemir, Humalog and Novolog insulins. Helpful chapters explain carb counting, the glycemic index, safe exercise, insulin use in pregnancy and gestational diabetes, combining insulin with diabetes medications, dosage guidelines for children and teens, prevention and treatment for highs and lows, and reversing hypoglycemia unawareness.
Torrey Pines Press
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San Diego, CA 92103-3821
1-800-988-4772 (US)
1-619-497-0900
If you want to get the most out of injection therapy, you need Using Insulin. Covering everything from determining carb and correction factors, total daily doses and injection boluses, and selecting the correct insulins to meet your needs, Using Insulin is the first book to offer for injection users the detailed scientific basis behind intensive insulin therapy that Pumping Insulin offers to pump users. The tables and charts will help you get the most out of injection therapy. Highly recommended for anyone using injection therapy.
Published by Torrey Pines Press. 342 pages, paperback. US$23.95.2003
