Every Woman’s Guide to Diabetes: What you need to know to lower your risk and beat the odds. Stephanie A. Eisenstatt, MD., David M Nathan, MD and Ellen Barlow. Harvard University Press. 2007.
Many illnesses are gender specific….or if not gender specific, affect each gender differently. Such is the case with diabetes. This book deals with women’s issues with diabetes.
Jacket description
Women have lonf needed a book devoted to their unique issues with diabetes. This up-to-date and practical guide advocates simple lifestyle changes that can help women reduce their risk of getting diabetes or, if already diagnosed, prevent the disease’s most serious complications.
Every Woman’s Guide to Diabetes translates the latest findings from diabetes research into proven strategies that busy women can use to stay healthy and gain control over an often overwhelming disease.
The authors discuss the nature of diabetes and help readers through the complex medical decisions involved in treatment. They highlight strategies to decrease the emotional stress and social isolation that often accompany diagnosis, and offer everyday techniques for managing blood sugar.
Written by two physicians, one of whom is a woman living with diabetes, and an experienced medical writer, Every Woman’s Guide to Diabetes recognizes the power that women have in their households to effect lifestyle changes that will benefit themselves and their loved ones, including mothers, daughters, sisters and partners. This power can reduce the toll of the diabetes epidemic.
Contents
1. The New Epidemic
2. Diagnosis
3. Prevention
4. Medical Complications
5. Reproductive health and sexuality
6. Psychosocial impact
7. Management of the disease
8. Common questions and resources
Appendices
1. Body Mass Index (BMI) table
2. Carbohydrate counts for common fruits, vegetables, starches and dairy
3. Sample grocery list for healthful eating
4. Choosing a blood glucose meter
5. Mixing different kinds of insulin
6. Disposing of syringes
7. Insulin pumps and other insulin delivery systems
8. Over the counter medications and diabetes
9. Complementary (Alternative medicinw) treatments
10. Your diabetic targets
Glossary of terms
References
Index
