The Joslin Guide to Diabetes

An indispensable, up-to-date resource for managing your diabetes from the global leader in diabetes research, care, and education. Finding out that you have diabetes immediately raises questions about the condition, its treatment, and its impact on your future. Why did I get diabetes? What will I have to do to treat it? How will my future health be affected by having diabetes? What will my life be like? Getting accurate answers to these and many other questions will determine how well you are able to live with diabetes. This completely updated edition of The Joslin Guide to Diabetes will help provide the answers you need. It's an easy-to-understand resource that explains not only the types of diabetes treatment but also every aspect of diabetes self-management, including: • Meal planning and carbohydrate counting • Monitoring blood glucose • Administering insulin and taking oral medications • Treating high and low blood glucose • Using physical activity to help control diabetes, maintain good health, and reduce the chances of future problems • Successfully fitting diabetes into your lifestyle Based upon research and the clinical experience of the world-renowned Joslin Diabetes Center and written by physician and diabetes expert Richard S. Beaser, M.D., and nutritionist and diabetes educator Amy Campbell, R.D., M.S., C.D.E., this book will help those with diabetes integrate the medical treatments and lifestyle changes necessary to learn how to live healthfully with this condition.

Diabetes and its complications take the lives of over 3.2 million people worldwide every year. Thousands of people have succeeded in reducing their risk by using the first edition of THE JOSLIN GUIDE TO DIABETES. Reflecting the vast range of new research and treatment options that have emerged in the ten years since the bestselling first edition of THE JOSLIN GUIDE TO DIABETES was published, this timely and authoritative second edition is far and away the most complete and up-to-date guide to diabetes self-care available anywhere. Drawing on the expertise of a team of internationally recognized experts, the authors address every important issue people face in diabetes management. Written in straightforward, easy-to-understand language and featuring numerous charts, the book covers how to develop a workable meal plan, how and when to monitor and treat blood glucose levels, how to administer insulin, the wide range of oral medications, the importance of physical activity in managing diabetes, strategies to reduce the risk of complications, and other vital information.