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Type 1 Diabetes | ||
Designed to promote a healthier lifestyle for adults with diabetes, this booklet provides helpful, easy-to-understand self-management guidance.
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| Order # KR-BK11314 | |||
Designed as a complete reference for patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Filled with self-management guidance, including medication information and how to treat high and low blood sugar.
- Benefits of managing diabetes
- Self-monitoring information and guidance
- Includes A1c test information
- How to eat optimally, including carbs, fats, serving sizes, meal timing
- Making an exercise plan
- Exam list
- Foot care
- Emphasizes importance of smoking cessation
- Resources for learning more
- 24 pages, full-color realistic artwork
Use this resource to educate your diabetic patients on the condition's effects and treatment options.
- Explains the connection between diabetes and vision loss Symptoms
- Anatomical artwork shows the difference between a healthy eye and the effects of diabetes on the eye
- Anatomical artwork of the progression of diabetic retinopathy
- Examples of what the patient may see with vision loss
- Controlling risk factors
- Using the Amsler grid
- Evaluating your eyes
- Laser treatment and Vitrectomy
- Additional resources
This complete guide to managing gestational diabetes presents pages of suggestions for everyday needs and helps expectant moms develop healthy habits to manage the condition.
- Daily diet and exercises
- Understanding blood sugar
- Testing your blood sugar and insulin therapy
- Monitoring baby's health
- Labor, delivery, and long-term follow-up
Introduces newly-diagnosed patients to Type 1 diabetes, using a child-friendly approach.
- Answers to common questions
- Coping with feelings
- Understanding insulin
- Checking blood sugar
- Taking insulin: needle, pen, and pump methods
- How to control high and low blood sugar
- Tips for eating healthy and being active
- Going to school
- 16 pages, full-color illustrations and photography
- Explains how glucose and insulin work
- How type 1 diabetes affects the body
- Checking blood sugar levels
- Understanding low and high blood sugar
- Using insulin
- Overcoming injection fear
- Planning meals
- Being your child's advocate at school
- 16 pages, full-color realistic artwork
Detailed reference guide for helping patients with diabetics make heart-healthy lifestyle changes, comply with medications and reduce risk factors. Interactive elements engage patients.
- Interactive risk assessment and action plans
- Helpful explanation of heart disease and its link with diabetes
- Monitoring blood sugar, blood pressure, lipids
- Tips for eating less fat, cholesterol and salt
- Managing carbs, understanding serving size
- Advice for getting active, smoking cessation, stress management
- Medication compliance tips
- Resources for learning more
- 24 pages, full-color realistic artwork
Reflects American Diabetes Association self-care guidelines Ideal for health care providers in a variety of settings, this self-care booklet helps patients make foot care an important part of their diabetes management. Features a new design and artwork.
- Explains why diabetics need special foot care
- Describes potential problems and treatment options
- Provides instructions for self-inspection
- Offers advice for preventing foot problems
- 16 pages, full-color realistic artwork
Help patients understand the importance of fitness to long-term health, and how to incorporate a lifelong exercise regimen into their daily lives.
- Fitness level self-assessment quiz
- Benefits of increasing activity
- Tips for incorporating activity into daily life
- Building an exercise plan
- Good nutrition habits, foot care
- Sample fitness log for tracking progress
- 16 pages, full-color realistic artwork
Incorporates the latest ADA dietary guidelines and emphasizes dietary interventions to control weight, cholesterol, blood pressure and blood glucose. Includes interactive charts and tools.
- Explains the role of carbohydrates, fats and protein in meal planning
- Expanded information on serving sizes and portions
- Tips on making healthy choices when food shopping and eating out
- Includes space to write in a meal plan and monitoring information
- 16 pages, full-color realistic art
Understanding emotions, developing a new outlook
- Communicating with providers and family
- Supporting professional care: medication, fitness, diet
- Goal-setting worksheet
- 16 pages, full-color illustrations
- Explains importance of periodontal care
- How to prevent infections
- Treatment options for periodontal disease
Order # KR-BK911238