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9781580400480

Beating the Blood Sugar Blues : Guide to Low Blood Sugar Control

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  • ISBN13:

    9781580400480

  • ISBN10:

    1580400485

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-06-25
  • Publisher: American Diabetes Association

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Summary

Understanding, treating, and preventing hypoglycemia

The prevention and treatment of low blood sugar is a key factor in living a healthy life with diabetes and avoiding diabetes-related complications. The authors, both of whom have had type I diabetes for more than 50 years, give a thorough and complete guide to understanding, preventing, and treating hypoglycemia. Interspersed throughout Beating the Blood Sugar Blues are personal stories from doctors and patients.

Author Biography

Thomas A. Lincoln, M.D., was medical director of the health division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

John A. Eaddy, M.D., is a professor and deputy chairman of the department of family medicine at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and director of the University of Tennessee Diabetes Center.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. An Overview of Hypoglycemia

Chapter 2. The Risks of Highs and Lows

Chapter 3. Checking the Levels

Chapter 4. Your Batting Average

Chapter 5. Treating Low Blood Sugar at Home

Chapter 6. Adjusting Your Insulin to Avoid Hypoglycemia

Chapter 7. Using Your Meal Plan to Control Your Blood Sugar

Chapter 8. What Exercise Does for Blood Sugar

Chapter 9. Handling Lows at School

Chapter 10. Teenagers and the Blood Sugar Blues

Chapter 11. Sex, Pregnancy, and Hypoglycemia

Chapter 12. While You Sleep

Chapter 13. Driving or Flying Safely

Chapter 14. Traveling and Hypoglycemia

Chapter 15. Alcohol and Hypoglycemia

Chapter 16. Prescription Drugs and Hypoglycemia

Chapter 17. The Effects of Hypoglycemia on Nerves and Vision

Chapter 18. Psychological Insights

Chapter 19. Losing Awareness of Hypoglycemia

Chapter 20. Managing Your Own Diabetes

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