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Every woman's guide to diabetes : what you need to know to lower your risk and beat the odds
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- Summary
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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. This guide translates the fi...
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. This guide translates the findings from diabetes research into strategies busy women can use to stay healthy and gain control over an often overwhelming disease.
Details
- Creator
- Stephanie A. Eisenstat, David M. Nathan (consulting editor) , Ellen Barlow
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2007
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (320 p. ) 21 line illustrations, 23 tables
- ISBNs
- 9780674034440, 0674034449, 0674027280
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-297) and index.
- English
- Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 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