Barnes and Noble Basics Diabetes or How to Talk to Your Childs Doctor

Barnes and Noble Basics Diabetes

Author: Paul Heltzel

You've just learned you have diabetes, and you're scared: as the 17 million Americans suffering from the disease know, it's stressful caring for an illness that requires 24/7 monitoring. Will you need to give yourself shots? What happens if you accidentally take too much insulin? How can you avoid suffering the side effects diabetes can cause? This reassuring manual will show you what to do, guide you when you see your doctor, and help you feel in control of your illness. It includes all the latest treatments (traditional, alternative, nutritional) as well as cutting edge therapies involving stem cell transplants. But you'll also find out what life is like with diabetes, how to cope with the psychological impact of having a chronic disorder, and how to talk to friends, family, and co-workers about the illness.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword	6
Chapter 1	Getting the Diagnosis	7
	Experiencing the symptoms	8
	Seeing your doctor	10
	Tests for diabetes	12
	Types of diabetes	14
	Getting a diagnosis	16
	Possible causes	18
	You are not alone	20
	Keeping a health journal	22
	Helpful resources	24
Chapter 2	Treatments	25
	Doing the work of the pancreas	26
	Glucose meters	28
	All about insulin	30
	Insulin injections	32
	Insulin pumps	34
	Pills for type 2 diabetes	36
	Big benefits from exercise	38
	Diet and weight loss	40
	Smart treatment tips	42
	Helpful resoruces	44
Chapter 3	Using the Internet	45
	Top health sites for laypeople	46
	Top medical research sites	48
	Nonprofit organizations	50
	Government agencies	52
	On top of the news	54
	Diet and exercise	56
	Keeping useful records	58
	Better searching	60
	Online support	62
	Mailing lists	64
	Helpful resources	66
Chapter 4	Putting Your Team Together	67
	Your primary care doctor	68
	Endocrinologist	70
	Diabetes educator	72
	Ophthalmologist	74
	Your advocate	76
	How to be a smart patient	78
	Support groups	80
	Helpful resources	82
Chapter 5	Eating Right	83
	Food fundamentals	84
	Eating for your health	86
	Hyperglycemia	88
	Hypoglycemia	90
	Using exchanges	92
	Counting carbohydrates	94
	Smart food shopping	96
	All about alcohol	98
	Eating on the go	100
	Diabetes at all ages	102
	Helpful resources	104
Chapter 6	Complementary Therapies	105
	Weighing your alternatives	106
	Massage & bodywork	108
	Stress management	110
	Meditation	112
	Yoga, the "mindful" exercise	114
	Beware of quackery	116
	Helpful resources	118
Chapter 7	Living Smart	119
	Exercise at work and play	120
	Sex and diabetes	122
	Finding insurance	124
	Eating out	126
	Traveling with diabetes	128
	Helpful resources	130
Chapter 8	Sick Days	131
	Dealing with flu and colds	132
	Testing when ill	134
	Over-the-counter medications	136
	Working from home	138
	Going to the hospital	140
	Helpful resources	142
Chapter 9	Preventing Complications	143
	Knowing the risks	144
	Heart disease and stroke	146
	Neuropathy	148
	Retinopathy	150
	Nephropathy	152
	Helpful resources	154
Chapter 10	On Stress and Comfort	155
	What is stress?	156
	Chronic stress	158
	Smart coping strategies	160
	Learning to relax	162
	Talking about it	164
	Your partner's concerns	166
	Managing the inconveniences	168
	Helpful resources	170
Chapter 11	The New You	171
	Life with diabetes	172
	Stages of adjustment	174
	Acceptance	176
	Overcoming setbacks	178
	Helpful resources	180
Chapter 12	Pregnancy	181
	Diabetes and pregnancy	182
	Gestational diabetes	184
	Pregnancy with type 1	186
	Pregnancy with type 2	188
	Helpful resources	190
Chapter 13	Children with Diabetes	191
	Stages of diabetes in children	192
	After the diagnosis	194
	I'm that child	196
	A family experience of illness	198
	Activities for children	200
	Helpful resources	202
Chapter 14	Cutting-edge Research	203
	Living history	204
	The transplant cure	206
	Improved testing and delivery	208
	Less painful testing	210
	Insulin improvements	212
	Helpful resources	214
	Glossary	215
	Index	220

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How to Talk to Your Child's Doctor: A Handbook for Parents

Author: Christopher Johnson

A two-year-old develops a nasty cough and after experiencing breathing problems, his concerned parents take him to the emergency room. The doctor on call diagnoses his symptoms as croup, prescribes treatment, but days later the cough is no better. After another trip to the emergency room, x-rays, respiratory therapy, and treatment for asthma, the little boy still cannot shake his cough and breathing difficulties. Finally, two weeks later, the family doctor suggests an examination by an ear-nose-and-throat specialist. Using a bronchoscope, the specialist finds a small piece of plastic from a toy lodged in the edge of the child's trachea. After removing the obstruction, the boy returns to normal within a day. In fact, he never had croup or asthma.

Could this lengthy, frustrating experience have been avoided?

In this illuminating guide to communicating with your child's doctor, pediatrician Christopher M. Johnson shows parents how to talk more effectively to their doctors about their children's health. Johnson takes the nonmedical layperson into the mindset of the physician examining a sick child for the first time. He demonstrates how doctors evaluate symptoms, interpret answers to their questions, and decide on a course of treatment. The book invites and then empowers parents to join their child's doctor as a partner in the diagnostic and therapeutic process. Each chapter ends with a communication checklist to help parents find the right words while visiting the doctor.

Dr. Johnson covers the following topics:
• The medical history and why it is so important
• How and why the doctor examines your child
• How a doctor uses lab tests
• How a doctorarrives at a diagnosis
• Time-honored medical wisdom that all doctors rely on
• The difference between specific treatments and supportive care when a diagnosis is uncertain
• Consulting specialists along with the family physician

The final chapter encourages the reader to become a sort of "junior doctor" by presenting several real-life cases and challenging the reader to work through the problem as a physician would.

This jargon-free and completely accessible guidebook will enable you to assist your child's doctor in the vital work of effectively caring for your child in health and illness.