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.

From the world-famed Joslin Diabetes Center, here is the definitive guide to diabetes self-care -- an indispensable resource for everybody with the disease. The Joslin Diabetes Center, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, is considered the preeminent diabetes research center and clinic in the nation -- and indeed in the world -- and The Joslin Guide is without question the most up-to-date book in its field.

ContentsIntroductionPart One: Understanding Diabetes1 What Is Diabetes?2 The Tools for TreatmentPart Two: Treating Diabetes with Nutrition and Exercise3 Eating with Diabetes4 More Food Facts5 The Exercise Prescription6 Losing Weight -- Gaining ControlPart Three: Treating Diabetes with Medications7 Diabetes Pills8 Insulin Therapy9 Intensive Diabetes TherapyPart Four: Monitoring and Adjusting Your Treatment Program10 Monitoring Your Diabetes11 Adjusting for High Blood Sugar12 Adjusting for Low Blood Sugar13 Treating Diabetes on Sick DaysPart Five: Special Challenges of Diabetes14 Diabetes in Children15 Diabetes and Pregnancy16 Diabetes and Sexual Issues17 Long-Term Complications of Diabetes18 Foot Care and DiabetesPart Six: Living with Diabetes19 Coping with Diabetes20 Eating on Special Occasions21 Alcohol, Drugs, and Diabetes22 Traveling with Diabetes23 Especially for Family and Friends24 Roles, Rights, and ResourcesAppendix: Food Choice ListsIndex