Life with Diabetes : A Series of Outlines by the Michigan Research and Training Center

by Charlip, Christine B.; Funnell, Martha Mitchell

• ISBN13: 9781580402057
• ISBN10: 1580402054
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-16
• Publisher: American Diabetes Association

Summary

This extensively updated educational resource offers vital insight into all areas of diabetes--from eating and meal planning to regulating blood glucose, monitoring, and long-term complications. This is a complete curriculum needed to deliver quality diabetes care self-management education. New for the third edition are updated medication information and teaching approaches that empower patients by offering choices of therapy.

Author Biography

The Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center supports research, health professional training, patient education, and community outreach in diabetes and related endocrine and metabolic disorders.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	ix
CORE OUTLINES
What Is Diabetes?	3	(20)
Learning to Live with Diabetes	23	(10)
The Basics of Eating	33	(16)
Food and Blood Glucose	49	(16)
Planning Meals	65	(30)
Stocking the Cupboard	95	(20)
Physical Activity and Exercise	115	(22)
Oral Medications	137	(14)
All About Insulin	151	(44)
Monitoring Your Diabetes	195	(20)
Managing Blood Glucose	215	(26)
Stress and Coping	241	(10)
Personal Health Habits	251	(16)
Long-Term Complications	267	(30)
Changing Behavior	297	(14)
Putting the Pieces Together	311	(34)
SUPPLEMENTARY OUTLINES
Food and Weight	345	(10)
Eating for a Healthy Heart	355	(18)
Carbohydrate Counting	373	(26)
Diabetes Exchange Lists	399	(28)
Using Exchanges to Plan Meals	427	(16)
Calculating Exchange Values	443	(12)
Sexual Health and Diabetes	455	(22)
Pregnancy and Diabetes	477	(30)
Insulin Pump Therapy	507	(24)
SUPPORT MATERIALS
Resources for Health Professionals	531	(4)
Resources for People with Diabetes	535	(4)
Supplemental Reading	539	(12)
Suggested Education Resources	551	(4)
Sample Educational Objectives	555