What is diabetes? -- Learning to live with diabetes -- The basics of eating -- Food and blood glucose -- Planning meals -- Stocking the cupboard -- Physical activity and exercise -- Oral medications and incretin mimetics -- All about insulin -- Monitoring your diabetes -- Managing blood glucose -- Stress and coping -- Personal health habits -- Long-term complications -- Changing behavior -- Putting the pieces together -- Food and weight -- Eating for a healthy heart -- Carbohydrate counting -- Sexual health and diabetes -- Pregnancy and diabetes -- Insulin pump therapy -- Participant self-assessment -- Diabetes self-management education record -- Participant follow-up record -- Curriculum review guide -- Sample educational objectives -- Supplemental reading -- Resources for people with diabetes -- Resources for health professionals
Summary
The best selling and most relied upon diabetes education curriculum in North America has just gotten better. Life with Diabetes is a sought-after resource that has aided thousands of diabetes professionals as they assist patients in learning the information and skills needed for diabetes self-care. This new edition provides a patient-centered approach that helps you make meaningful and informed choices. Each of the 22 outlines incorporates psychological and behavioral principles for teaching necessary self-care strategies
