Medicine: Diabetes Books

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Book SynopsisThe endearing true story of a Type-A mom struggling to care for a daughter who has Type 1 diabetes-and the incredible service dog who changes their lives for the better.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWhether you are an experienced health care professional working in the field of diabetes technology or fairly new to it all, 'Insulin Pumps and CGM made easy' will provide you with excellent insights into how to get the most from these technologies. This is a 'must have' for the book shelf of those working with people who have Type 1 diabetes. Dr Emma Wilmot, Chair ABCD Insulin Pump Network UK, Consultant Diabetologist, DerbyTable of Contents1 An introduction to insulin pumps. 2 Mastering the insulin pump. 3 An introduction to continuous glucose monitoring. 4 Interpretation of continuous glucose monitoring recordings. 5 How healthcare professionals can support people with diabetes to make best use of continuous glucose monitoring. 6 Glucose profile in normal and well-controlled diabetic patients. 7 Abnormalities of glucose profile at night. 8 Abnormalities of glucose profile in relatino to food. 9 Abnormalities of glucose profile in relation to activity. 10 Using continuous glucose monitoring to manage difficult diabetes cases. 11 Sensor-augmented pump therapy.

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking program to avoid, control, and even reverse diabetes through diet and exercise. The research of Dr. George King, chief scientific officer of Harvard Medical School’s Joslin Diabetes Center, is widely recognized in the medical community as the gold standard. In Reverse Your Diabetes in 12 Weeks (previously published in hardcover as The Diabetes Reset), Dr. King transforms the center’s cutting-edge research—including the discovery of brown fat and how it enhances the effects of the body’s own insulin—into a program of eight proven strategies. Foremost is diet—but the real surprise is that the diet that actually works, a modified “rural Asian diet,” derives 70% of its calories from carbohydrates. Dr. King disentangles the myths and confusion surrounding carbohydrates, fats, protein, and fiber, and shows why not all carbs are bad and why sugar is not the root of all evil. Losing w

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Book SynopsisObesity is considered a complex and multifactorial disease. Its treatment, therefore, must also be multimodal and tailored to meet the needs of each patient. Obesity: Evaluation and Treatment Essentials presents a wide spectrum of practical treatment protocols for obesity including exercise, pharmacology, behavior modification, and dietary factors, from the point of view of the practicing physician.The book includes information about the new pharmacotherapy available for the treatment of obesity. It also includes a chapter on medical treatment of pediatric obesity that identifies the special needs of children and outlines approaches for managing the obese child. A chapter on binge eating disorder has been added and the information on pharmacology of bariatric medicine has been updated. The book addresses various dietary interventions such as low-calorie balanced diets, low-carbohydrate diets, and very-low-carbohydrate diets while also exploring the comorbidities of obeTable of ContentsObesity: The Scope of a Growing Problem. Etiologies of Obesity. Health Hazards of Obesity. Evaluation of the Obese Patient. Dietary Treatment of the Obese Individual. The Role of Physical Activity in the Treatment of the Obese Individual. Behavioral Modification. Pharmacotherapy. Maintenance of Weight Loss. Surgical Treatment of the Obese Individual. Medical Treatment of Pediatric Obesity. Binge Eating Disorder (BED): Etiology, Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment. Current Research and Future Hope. Appendix A: Notes on Nutrition for Obesity Medicine. Appendix B: Behavioral Modification Attachments. Appendix C: ASBP Algorithm.

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Book SynopsisThis book unravels the role of Point-of-Care (POC) glucose monitoring as an essential part of diabetes management. It provides the reader with an in-depth knowledge and understanding of diabetes management, including: the need for POC glucose monitoring the glucose detection technologies (invasive, noninvasive and continuous) being used in the POC devices the analytical performance, characteristics, pros and cons of the POC devices developed to date the importance and role of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) monitoring for diabetes management the various POC devices and analyzers for the determination of HbA1c. This is the first book to provide complete up-to-date information on POC glucose detection technologies and devices for diabetic monitoring and management. It will be an important reference for healthcare professionals, biomedical engineers, researchers, economisTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Diabetes: A growing epidemic and the need for point-of-care testing. 2. Blood glucose monitoring. 3. Non-invasive glucose monitoring. 4. Continuous glucose monitoring. 5. Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) monitoring for diabetic management and therapy. 6. Diabetes management software and smart applications. 7. Performance requirements, analytical accuracy and clinical accuracy of self-monitoring of blood glucose: a clinical perspective. 8. A concluding remark. Index

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Book SynopsisThis work includes foreword by Ian Botham, OBE, former England Cricket Captain and father of a daughter with Type 1 Diabetes. This groundbreaking book reveals how science and medicine have traditionally tried to make diabetes simple and orderly, despite its obvious messiness and complexity. The result has left patients, carers and health professionals confused and frustrated. Using complexity science, "Riding the Diabetes Rollercoaster" provides a radical new approach to understanding and managing diabetes that embraces its uncertainties and challenges. From a complexity perspective, the diabetes rollercoaster is normal and is a mirror of life itself. Learning to embrace and use the tools of complexity can completely alter your approach to diabetes. "Despite huge amounts of research, funding and effort, diabetes - like many other chronic illnesses - refuses to go away or even to get any easier to deal with. Health professionals have grown increasingly frustrated with their inability to develop radical improvements; patients and carers struggle to comply with complicated self management regimes. We believe that Complexity offers a way forward. Learning to balance rather than control diabetes is the ultimate goal of diabetes management." - Helen Cooper and Robert Geyer, in the Preface.Trade Review'a radical new approach to understanding and managing diabetes that embraces its challenges and uncertainties...a good and interesting read for anybody dealing with diabetes, including health professionals, carers, families and patients themselves.' ALI AL MAMARI, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY, MUSCAT, SULTANATE OF OMANTable of ContentsDiabetes and its treatment: yesterday and today. What is complexity? Learning how to use 'complexity mapping'. Learning to play the right mind games: moving from anxiety to balance. Managing the complexities of diabetes. Diabetes and the 'cascade of complexity'. Complementary management of diabetes. A call for personal and professional reaction.

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Book SynopsisEvidence-based medicine draws on terminology used in biostatistics epidemiology health economics philosophy ethics logic and the social sciences. In this unique compendium the author defines the common terms used in evidence-based medicine and provides useful notes and references to help the reader understand this terminology and explore further if necessary. The book explains statistical formulae commonly used in evidence-based medicine. It is ideal for doctors nurses and pharmacists who are not familiar with statistical terms and statisticians and health economists who are not familiar with pharmaceutical or clinical terminology. The definitions explanatory notes and references are clear and easily understandable.Table of ContentsMaking the link: personal development plans, PREP and portfolios. Practical ways to identify your learning and service needs. Demonstrating common componenets of good quality health care. Asthma. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Diabetes. Thyroid disease. Dermatology And finally.

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Book SynopsisIn this updated edition, leading medical specialists critically review for the general practitioner the latest techniques for the clinical management of diabetic neuropathy. The contributors focus on the practical aspects of diabetic neuropathy and describe in detail the treatments that are currently available or expected to become available in the near future. They also include concise discussions of the pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy.Table of ContentsPlease see attachment for detailed chapter author list and chapter outlines.

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Book SynopsisPresenting some two hundred authentic recipes (with nutritional analysis) ranging from traditional tacos and enchiladas to alta cocina Mexicana, this cookbook shows you how to make Mexican food that is highly nutritious and low calorie, easy to prepare, aTrade ReviewThis book will be valuable to anyone who loves cooking and eating south-of-the-border food—and doesn’t want to sacrifice taste for healthy choices, or vice versa. * Foreword *Peyton’s cookbook . . . offer[s] recipes that may seem strange at first but could signal the beginning of a long love affair with the real food of Mexico. Emphasizing genuine ingredients . . . the recipes take advantage of Mexican food’s versatility to retain characteristic flavors while keeping medical appointments to a minimum. -- Chris Walters * Acres *Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Diet and Healthy Eating Diabetics and Diet Mexican Cooking and Nutrition Ingredients Cooking Techniques Cooking Equipment Introduction to the Recipes Drinks Tortillas Salsas and Relishes Botanas Rice, Beans, and Other Side Dishes Soups Salads Egg Dishes Antojitos Mexicanos Poultry Entrées Beef Entrées Pork Entrées Lamb Entrées Seafood Entrées Vegetarian Entrées Desserts Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisInsulin pump therapy is now a well-established option for treating diabetes. This method of insulin delivery offers the opportunity for people with diabetes to manage their diabetes confidently and competently to achieve good glycaemic control and a better quality of life. Using Insulin Pumps in Diabetes covers all aspects of insulin pump therapy in a clear and informative style, and is an essential guide for all health professionals involved in caring for people with diabetes using insulin pumps. Using Insulin Pumps in Diabetes explores issues such as the advantages and disadvantages of insulin pump therapy; the experiences of insulin pump users, how to set up an insulin pump service, how to set and adjust insulin doses and optimising glycaemic control. It also includes chapters on insulin pumps in pregnancy, and in babies, toddlers and young children.Trade Review""The use of continuous insulin infusion pumps for the treatment of patients with diabetes of small children to adults is spreading rapidly. This is a practical guide for nurses and diabetes educators." (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, 1 December 2010) "This guide, aimed at nurses and other health professionals, will hopefully raise awareness of the need to better assess people with Type 1 diabetes, and to clearly determine who are those who would benefit from the use of an insulin pump." (Nurse Prescribing, August 2010)"This is a very informative book. It is clearly laid out and gives a comprehensive guide to using CSII in diabetes. This is a very useful and balanced introduction and support to anyone involved in the care of individuals with diabetes." (Journal of Community Nursing, February 2009)Table of ContentsForeword vii Preface ix Acknowledgements xi 1 An Introduction to Insulin Pump Therapy 1 2 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Insulin Pump Therapy 8 3 The Experiences of Insulin Pump Users 17 4 Insulin Pumps and Infusion Sets 29 5 Setting up an Insulin Pump Service 40 6 Assessing Suitability to Use an Insulin Pump 63 7 Matching Insulin Doses to Carbohydrate Intake 73 8 Using an Empowerment Approach to Insulin Pump Therapy Education 89 9 Initiating Insulin Pump Therapy 103 10 Setting and Adjusting Insulin Doses 119 11 Optimising Glycaemic Control 130 12 The Day-to-day Management of Insulin Pump Therapy 144 13 Insulin Pumps in Babies, Children and Teenagers 158 14 Insulin Pumps in Pregnancy 176 15 Situations Requiring Complex Management 190 Appendix: Additional Sources of Information 199 Index 203

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Book SynopsisDiabetes is one of the most common chronic medical disorders, and its incidence continues to rise. This book offers patients an overview of the disease and the treatment regimens. It explores the psychological aspects of the disease, focusing on the difficulty many people have in sticking to treatment regimens.Trade Review“…Help is at hand for diabetes sufferers…with this forthcoming release…” (The Liverpool Daily Echo, 10 February 2004)Table of ContentsAbout the author. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. What is diabetes? 2. What are the physical consequences? 3. What are the psychological consequences? 4. What about interacting with other people? 5. Understanding and managing treatment. 6. Understanding and managing lifestyle change. 7. Living with diabetes. 8. Where can I get help? Where can I get more information? Index.

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Book SynopsisExplains what it is like to have diabetes and be happy. This book presents the author's personal account and tells his life story, starting from his experience of being diagnosed as diabetic at age four.Trade Review“…honest and heart-warming…” (Diabetes Federation of Ireland Magazine, March 2004) “…packed with humorous and painful anecdotes…a useful resources for diabetics, their families and friends…” (Sunderland Echo, 21 April 2004) “...a valuable tale about one man’s determination to accept and overcome the problems associated with the disease...” (Accident & Emergency Nursing, No.13, 2005) Table of ContentsAbout the author. Foreword. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. He couldn’t want so much water. 2. Why me? 3. When did you last hear an orange say ‘Ouch!’? 4. You ‘should’ be doing better. 5. Eight square meals a day. 6. You could be worse off ! 7. Famine to a feast. 8. Steering my own ship. 9. That!! 10. Living on my own. 11. But this is the hand I shoot with . . . . 12. Egg-sized potatoes and a cupful of crisps. 13. Nobody told the bumblebee . . . . 14. Everything’s alright . . . . 15. Parting shots. Appendix: painting by numbers. Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisTraveling with Sugar reframes the rising diabetes epidemic as part of a five-hundred-year-old global history of sweetness and power. Amid eerie injuries, changing bodies, amputated limbs, and untimely deaths, many people across the Caribbean and Central America simply call the affliction sugaror, as some say in Belize, traveling with sugar. A decade in the making, this book unfolds as a series of crónicasa word meaning both slow-moving story and slow-moving disease. It profiles the careful work of those still fighting it as they grapple with unequal material infrastructures and unsettling dilemmas. Facing a new incarnation of blood sugar, these individuals speak back to science and policy misrecognitions that have prematurely cast their lost limbs and deaths as normal. Their families' arts of maintenance and repair illuminate ongoing struggles to survive and remake larger systems of food, land, technology, and medicine.Trade Review"This well-researched ethnography is an excellent addition to existing scholarship in that it offers fresh perspectives on the global history of sweetness and power and the ways in which this relationship continues to shape human health." * CHOICE *"The reckoning of the living and dead, history and future, limb and loss through a mirror of the planet—its health, sickness, destruction—tells a powerful story . . . not only [of] human bodies but also plants, seeds, food systems, synthetic and herbal medicines, weather, and lands." * American Anthropologist *"Traveling with Sugar is an accomplished work that lives up to its premise: telling a global story through an intimate portrayal of people’s slow and constant care." * Anthropology Book Forum *"Thoughtfully organized and powerfully written, this poetic piece humanizes both those who need care and those trying to provide that care. Traveling with Sugar can and should be taught in both undergraduate and graduate courses in medical anthropology, sociology, global health, and health disparity courses." * New Florida Journal of Anthropology *"A luminous ethnography . . . resists tragedy by attending to people’s capacity for 'extraordinary survival' and mutual aid . . . [and] asks us to grapple with profound transdisciplinary questions about how the past lives in the present." * Bulletin of the History of Medicine *"A masterclass in accompaniment . . . refreshes our understanding of etiologies of diabetes in profoundly urgent ways. . . . Each chapter is a rich and original contribution on its own, and together the book is a discipline-altering tour-de-force." * Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences *"A remarkable work. . . . A story of the long-term impact of the European empires and commercial expansions. . . that developed the sugar plantation economy of Central America and the Caribbean." * American Journal of Human Biology *"The trouble [this book] highlights is not a lack of knowledge, but the cruelty of a profit-driven system that allows, even encourages, living, breathing, loving, always-human people to be treated as disposable." * Medical Anthropology Quarterly *Table of ContentsPART ONE. CONTEXTS Approach Emergency in Slow Motion Shorelines—A Global Epidemic as Seen from Belize—Traveling with Sugar—Errata: Methods and Mistakes—Slow Care Past Is Prologue Sugar Machine Sweetness—Sugar Roads—Chronic Landscapes—Diabetes Multiple— Still. There What Is Communicable? Caregivers in an Illegible Epidemic Foot Soldiers—Non-Traumatic Measures—Displaced Surveillance— Mixed Metaphors—Para-Communicable Conditions—Geographies of Blame—Three Atmospheres PART TWO. CRONICAS Crónica One: Thresholds Traveling an Altered Landscape with Cresencia The Normal and the Extraordinary—Ancestral Discontent—Coral Gardens and Their Metabolism—Sugar Girls—Land Tenure (Is This Legal?)—On the Other Side—Dr. Saldo—Great White Hazards— Healthy Living Made Fun and Easy!—Straddling Crónica Two: Insula Technology, Policy, and Other Units of Jordan’s Isolations Type What?—Islands and Empire—Global Policy Gaps—Other Orphans—Unsteady Units—Many Machines—The Life of Muerte— Design Archipelagos—Counting Crónica Three: Generations Approaching “Biologies of History” with Arreini and Guillerma Scientific Racism: Lineages—Housekeeping—Trans-Plantation— Epidemiological Transition—Hunger and Diabetes—What Is the “Epi” in Epigenetics?—Prevention—Blood’s Sugar—Quicksilver— Sequencing Crónica Four: Repair Work Maintenance Projects with Laura, Jose, and Growing Collectives Halfway Technologies—Phantom Limbs—Sugar Shoes—Dialysis: Pressure—“We Don’t Want to Die”—Food Infrastructures—Between Hurricanes—Prosthetic Hope International—Holding Measures— The Gradual Instant Epilogue Dedication Acknowledgments About Translations Image Credits Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWomen have long 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.Trade ReviewA sympathetic portrait of the myriad medical and psychosocial considerations that must be navigated for women to maintain healthy glucose levels and optimal quality of life. Focusing primarily on Type 2 diabetes, [the authors] describe risk factors and gender and ethnic-specific conditions that influence progression of the disease. Because much damage (nerve, cardiovascular, kidney, retinal and dental) is done before symptoms appear, the authors stress early diagnosis and intensive management of glucose levels. Testing and monitoring methods, types of insulin and other medications, dietary strategies and daily schedules are presented clearly with charts, tables and lists for easy access. There are helpful sections on the effects of stress, illness, hormonal fluctuations and aging, as well as a discussion of gestational diabetes as it affects women with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. * Publishers Weekly *Although there are many fine books about diabetes from the American Diabetes Association, this work is valuable for its focus on women. -- Barbara M. Bibel * Library Journal *It’s refreshing to see a book that focuses on motivating, educating, and helping women to take charge of their health and diabetes. The authors offer a wonderfully personal approach for any woman with diabetes, and Every Woman’s Guide to Diabetes is an empowering tool to help her gain control, become diabetes-savvy, and form a plan of action. As an endocrinologist sensitive to issues of women with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, I strongly recommend this book—it’s a must-read. -- Sandra T. Foo, M.D., Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study, St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Medical CenterWomen have unique issues with diabetes. If you’re a woman, are you at risk? Do you know how to find out or what to do about it? Here is thorough, concise information on who’s at risk, how to avoid or prolong avoidance of diabetes and, if diagnosed, how to manage it. Easy to read and informative, Every Woman’s Guide to Diabetes is a must-read for women seeking to avoid or deal with diabetes—and isn’t that all of us? -- Donna Zimmer, Consumer ConnectionTable of ContentsPreface by Stephanie A. Eisenstat Preface by David M. Nathan 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 Appendixes 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 Medicine) Treatments 10. Your Diabetic Targets Glossary of Terms References Acknowledgments Index

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