Diabetes Information for Teens, 3rd Ed.

Description

Offers basic consumer health information for teens about diagnosing and managing different forms of diabetes and preventing complications.

Sujets

• Young Adult Nonfiction
• Reference
• Adolescent medicine
• Diabetes mellitus type 1
• Diabetes mellitus
• Insulin
• Health
• Diabetes

Informations

• Publié par: Infobase Publishing
• Date de parution: 01 août 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780780817388
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

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Teen Health Series

Diabetes Information for Teens, Third Edition
Teen Health Series

Diabetes Information for Teens, Third Edition
Health Tips about Managing Diabetes and Preventing Related Complications
Including Facts about Insulin, Glucose Control, Diabetes-Related Health Concerns, Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, and Learning to Live with Diabetes











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Table of Contents
Preface
Part One: Understanding Diabetes
Chapter 1-Facts and Statistics about Diabetes
Chapter 2-Who Is at Risk for Diabetes?
Chapter 3-Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
Chapter 4-Metabolic Syndrome: An Early Warning Sign
Chapter 5-Insulin Resistance and Prediabetes
Chapter 6-Type 1 Diabetes
Chapter 7-Type 2 Diabetes
Chapter 8-Double Diabetes
Chapter 9-Gestational Diabetes and Diabetes-Related Women s Concerns
Chapter 10-Monogenic Forms of Diabetes
Chapter 11-Diabetes Myths
Part Two: Medical Management of Diabetes
Chapter 12-You and Your Diabetes Care Team
Chapter 13-Steps to Manage Your Diabetes for Life
Chapter 14-Know Your Blood Sugar Numbers
Chapter 15-Blood Glucose Monitoring
Chapter 16-Glucose in Urine Test
Chapter 17-Ketones in Urine Test
Chapter 18-Diabetes Medicines
Chapter 19-Insulin Delivery Devices
Chapter 20-Managing Hypoglycemia
Chapter 21-Managing Hyperglycemia
Chapter 22-Beware of Diabetes Treatment Fraud
Part Three: The Physical Complications of Diabetes
Chapter 23-Diabetes-Related Health Concerns
Chapter 24-Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke
Chapter 25-Diabetic Neuropathy
Chapter 26-Diabetic Eye Disease
Chapter 27-Diabetic Kidney Disease
Chapter 28-Gastroparesis
Chapter 29-Tooth and Gum Problems Caused by Diabetes
Chapter 30-Foot and Skin Problems Caused by Diabetes
Chapter 31-Acanthosis Nigricans and Necrobiosis Lipoidica
Chapter 32-Sexual and Bladder Problems of Diabetes
Part Four: Mental Health and Lifestyle Issues
Chapter 33-The Link between Diabetes and Mental Health
Chapter 34-Tips for Coping with Diabetes Distress
Chapter 35-Diabetes Management at School
Chapter 36-Importance of Wearing Medical Alert Bracelets and Necklaces
Chapter 37-Driving When You Have Diabetes
Chapter 38-Traveling When You Have Diabetes
Chapter 39-Take Care of Your Diabetes during Sick Days and Special Times
Chapter 40-Managing Diabetes in the Heat
Chapter 41-Smoking and Diabetes
Chapter 42-If Your Friend or Family Member Has Diabetes
Part Five: Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Weight Management
Chapter 43-Healthy Eating for Diabetics
Chapter 44-Making Healthy Food Choices
Chapter 45-Meal Plans and Diabetes
Chapter 46-Carbohydrate Counting
Chapter 47-Diabetes and Dietary Supplements
Chapter 48-Physical Activity and Diabetes
Chapter 49-Stay at a Healthy Weight
Chapter 50-Early Weight-Loss Surgery May Improve Type 2 Diabetes and Blood Pressure Outcomes
Part Six: If You Need More Information
Chapter 51-Resources for Diabetes Information
Chapter 52-Finding Diabetes-Friendly Recipes
Index
Preface
About This Book
The teen years are especially important in the battle against diabetes. As young people begin to take more personal responsibility for managing their health, they make their own choices about what to eat and what activities to pursue. These decisions can have consequences that impact well-being throughout the adult years. Currently, efforts to overcome diabetes are making little progress. According to recent U.S. statistics, the prevalence of type 1 diabetes appears to be increasing among children and adolescents. Researchers suspect that a combination of genetic and environmental factors may be involved in a process that causes the body s autoimmune system to destroy insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells. In addition, type 2 diabetes, which used to occur almost exclusively in adults, is now appearing with greater frequency among young people. Evidence suggests the trend is related to a tendency for children and adolescents to be more overweight and less active. However, medical advancements are helping people with diabetes better manage the disease, forestalling its complications. In addition, new insights into the disease s development are leading to more focused prevention efforts. In some cases, these involve lifestyle changes that can help delay—or even prevent—diabetes from developing. For people in whom the disease does appear, proper care and health management can help patients avoid its most serious long-term complications, such as nerve damage, loss of vision, amputation, kidney failure, and even premature death.
Diabetes Information for Teens, Third Edition examines the alarming trends in diabetes prevalence, and it provides information about positive steps that can be taken. The book provides facts about the different types of diabetes, its medical management, and the roles of nutrition and physical activity in averting its consequences. Suggestions are included for handling problematic situations, such as caring for diabetes at school or dealing with the emotional ups and downs associated with having diabetes, and a special section describes related health concerns and the prevention of complications. For readers seeking more information, the book provides a directory of diabetes resources and information about diabetes-friendly recipes.
How to Use This Book
This book is divided into parts and chapters. Parts focus on broad areas of interest; chapters are devoted to single topics within a part.
Part One: Understanding Diabetes begins with facts and statistics about diabetes. It explains how the metabolic processes that fuel the body can sometimes go awry leading to diabetes. It describes the differences between the many forms of diabetes, and myths about diabetes.
Part Two: Medical Management of Diabetes talks about the importance of working with a healthcare team and self-monitoring blood glucose levels. It explains commonly used diabetes medications and discusses the different roles played by oral diabetes medications and insulin. Problems related to blood sugar levels that are too high or too low are addressed. It also sheds light on diabetes treatment frauds and unapproved diabetes drugs.
Part Three: The Physical Complications of Diabetes explains how the metabolic processes that lead to diabetes can also damage the heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes, kidneys, and other organs and systems of the body. Suggestions for preventing—or at least delaying—these health consequences are also included.
Part Four: Mental Health and Lifestyle Issues looks at the emotional aspects of dealing with diabetes and how disease management practices interact with daily life. It explains how mental health is of special concern to people with diabetes, and it offers tips for dealing with diabetes in particular situations, such as at school, while driving and traveling, when sick, and so on.
Part Five: Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Weight Management includes facts about meal planning and dietary strategies that can help keep blood sugar levels within a target range. It also discusses the importance of physical activity as a disease-management tool, and it explains how achieving a healthy body weight can help keep diabetes better controlled.
Part Six: If You Need More Information offers a directory of resources for more information about diabetes and some interesting diabetes-friendly recipes.
Bibliographic Note
This volume contains documents and excerpts from publications issued by the following U.S. government agencies: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD); National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK); National Institutes of Health (NIH); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
It may also contain original material produced by Omnigraphics and reviewed by medical consultants.
The photograph on the front cover is © Mark Hatfield/iStockphoto.
Medical Review
Omnigraphics contracts with a team of qualified, senior medical professionals who serve as medical consultants for the Teen Health Series . As necessary, medical consultants review reprinted and originally written material for currency and accuracy. Citations including the phrase “Reviewed (month, year)” indicate material reviewed by this team. Medical consultation services are provided to the Teen Health Series editors by:

Dr. Vijayalakshmi, MBBS, DGO, MD
Dr. Senthil Selvan, MBBS, DCH, MD
Dr.