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Informationen zum Autor Alan L. Rubin, MD, is a physician in private practice and the author of the bestselling Diabetes For Dummies, Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies, and Thyroid For Dummies . Klappentext The latest on blood glucose monitoring and insulin delivery Your friendly guide to taking control of type 1 diabetes and living well Do you have type 1 diabetes -- or have a child who does? This plain-English, reassuring guide helps you understand and manage the disease, with tips on working with your doctor, administering insulin, developing a diet and exercise plan, and coping with illness and travel. You'll know just what to do so you or your child can stay healthy and feel good! THE DUMMIES WAY(R) Explanations in plain English "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Online cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun Discover how to: Overcome short-term complications Eat a diabetes-friendly diet Handle school, work, and other activities Help your child maintain a high quality of life Prevent long-term complications Get smart! @www.dummies.com Find listings of all our books Choose from many different subject categories Sign up for eTips at etips.dummies.com Zusammenfassung Whether you have been living with type 1 diabetes for some time! or you have just discovered that your child is diabetic! there's a lot you need to know about the new developments in treating! controlling! and living with this disease. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 2 What You're Not to Read 3 Foolish Assumptions 3 How This Book Is Organized 4 Part I: Defining Type 1 Diabetes 4 Part II: Considering the Consequences of Type 1 Diabetes 4 Part III: Treating Type 1 Diabetes 5 Part IV: Living with Type 1 Diabetes 5 Part V: The Part of Tens 6 Part VI: Appendixes 6 Icons Used in This Book 7 Where to Go from Here 7 Part I: Defining Type 1 Diabetes 9 Chapter 1: Dealing with Type 1 Diabetes 11 Understanding What Type 1 Diabetes Is (and Isn't) 12 Handling the Physical and Emotional Consequences of Type 1 Diabetes 13 Treating Type 1 Diabetes Effectively 14 Undergoing regular testing 14 Eating wisely 15 Exercising for more control 15 Taking insulin 16 Using other medications and treatments 16 Deciding to transplant 16 Living Well with Type 1 Diabetes 17 Handling school, work, and other daily activities 17 Adjusting to sick days and travel 17 Getting through pregnancy and menopause 18 Aging with type 1 diabetes 18 Chapter 2: Recognizing Type 1 Diabetes 19 Understanding How Type 1 Diabetes Works 19 Distinguishing between controlled and uncontrolled glucose 21 Triggering type 1 diabetes 24 Checking Out the Statistics on Who Gets Type 1 Diabetes 25 Rates among different places and races 25 Rates in children versus adults 26 Rates in families with members who have type 1 diabetes 26 Making a Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes 27 Surveying the symptoms and undergoing testing 27 Gathering a group of the right doctors 28 Developing key skills after the diagnosis 29 Chapter 3: Excluding Other Types of Diabetes 31 Distinguishing Type 2 and Latent Autoimmune Diabetes from Type 1 Diabetes 31 Type 2 diabetes 32 Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) 35 Delving into Diabetes Caused by Other Diseases and Agents 36 Considering hormone-induced causes of diabetes 36 Examining diabetes caused by destructive diseases of the pancreas 40 Discovering drugs and chem...
