Every Woman's Guide to Diabetes

What You Need to Know to Lower Your Risk and Beat the Odds

Stephanie A. Eisenstat, M.D.

Ellen Barlow

Consulting Editor David M. Nathan, M.D.

    Preface by Stephanie A. Eisenstat

    Preface by David M. Nathan

    1. The New Epidemic

    2. Diagnosis

    3. Prevention

    4. Medical Complications

    5. Reproductive Health and Sexuality

    6. Psychosocial Impact

    7. Management of the Disease

    8. Common Questions and Resources

    Appendixes

    1. Body Mass Index (BMI) Table

    2. Carbohydrate Counts for Common Fruits, Vegetables, Starches, and Dairy

    3. Sample Grocery List for Healthful Eating

    4. Choosing a Blood Glucose Meter

    5. Mixing Different Kinds of Insulin

    6. Disposing of Syringes

    7. Insulin Pumps and Other Insulin Delivery Systems

    8. Over-the-Counter Medications and Diabetes

    9. Complementary (Alternative Medicine) Treatments

    10. Your Diabetic Targets

    Glossary of Terms

    References

    Acknowledgments

    Index

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Dr. Stephanie A. Eisenstat is an internist with Women's Health Associates at Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Medicine and Scholar at The Academy, Harvard Medical School. She directs a course for physicians in training, Trauma and Injury Control, and is co-editor with Dr. Carlson of Primary Care of Women, one of the first medical textbooks devoted to the emerging specialty of women's primary care.

Ellen Barlow is a medical writer and owner of Barlow Communications.

David M. Nathan, M.D., is Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Director of the Diabetes Center at MGH. He is the author of Beating Diabetes (Harvard Medical School Books).