Type 1 Diabetes for Dummies

by Alan L. Rubin

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Learn how to manage Type 1 diabetes for a healthier and happier life! 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. Type 1 Diabetes For Dummies, explains everything you need to know and do to make living with type 1 diabetes easier and healthier. This reassuring, plain-English guide helps you understand show more and mange the disease with tips on working with your doctor, administering insulin, developing a diet an exercise plan, and coping with illness and travel. You'll find out about the latest technologies of blood glucose monitoring and insulin delivery, and get a handle on everything you need to do to keep yourself or your child healthy, active, and feeling good. Discover how to: Overcome short-term complications Eat a diabetes-friendly diet Use exercise to help control type 1 diabetes Handle school, work, and other activities Help your child maintain a high quality of life Prevent long-term complications Be healthier than your friends who don't have diabetes Deal with the emotional and psychological effects of the disease Choose an insulin pump for yourself or your child Calculate insulin dosages Anyone can live a long, healthy, and productive life with type 1 diabetes. Small Type 1 Diabetes For Dummies delivers every drop of information you need to make sure that you or your child can do just that. show less

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Alan L. Rubin, MD, is one of the nation's foremost experts on diabetes. He is a professional member of the American Diabetes Association and the Endocrine Society

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Type 1 Diabetes for Dummies

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Nonfiction, Health & Wellness
DDC/MDS
616.462Applied science & technologyMedicine & healthDiseases, Allergies, Skin ConditionsDiseases of endocrine, hematopoietic, lymphatic, glandular systems; diseases of male breastDiseases of islands of LangerhansDiabetes mellitus
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RC660.4 .R834MedicineInternal medicineInternal medicineSpecialties of internal medicineDiseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology
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