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If you are considering insulin, beginning insulin, or have been on it for
years but want to improve your control, the answers to your questions are
finally here. This book by the authors of Pumping Insulin provides all the
information you need to succeed on insulin.
Using Insulin provides step-by-step directions for setting and testing insulin
doses, checklists for improving control, and specific examples of blood sugar
management techniques. It includes advanced blood sugar charting methods, carb
counting instructions, approaches to exercise and pregnancy, specific directions
for children and teens on insulin, and information on how to avoid
complications. Included also are specific steps for starting insulin doses, for
resetting doses to improve control, and for combining diabetes medications with
insulin. A great aid for anyone with Type 1, Type 1.5, Type 2, or gestational
diabetes, and for any health care professional who assists people on insulin.
Contains 28 chapters, over 50 data tables, 18 graphs, 13 interactive forms,
examples of every common blood sugar pattern and what to do about them, along
with over 100 text aids covering the latest technologies, prevention,
complications, medications and more in 340 easy to read pages.
The Diabetes Book For:
Everyone considering or beginning to use insulin
Current insulin users who want to improve their control
Physicians, nurses, dieticians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners,
diabetes educators, and others who assist people with diabetes
Those who want to end erratic high and low blood sugars
Improve Your Diabetes Care
How many carbs you need a day
What a normal blood sugar is
How to set a target range for blood sugars
How many injedtions to take a day
How much a lower A1c reduces the risk of complications
Which basal insulin will work best for you
What an ideal A1c is
The diagnostic tests you need to prevent complications
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