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Under no circumstances shall McGraw-Hill and/or its licensors be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, punitive, consequential or similar damages that result from the use of or inability to use the work, even if any of them has been advised of the possibility of such damages. This limitation of liability shall apply to any claim or cause whatsoever whether such claim or cause arises in contract, tort or otherwise. DOI: 10.1036/0071477950 To Nisha, Vijay, and Hansha This page intentionally left blank For more information about this title, click here CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi PART ONE WHAT DOES A DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES MEAN FOR YOU? CHAPTER 1 Understanding Diabetes 3 CHAPTER 2 Causes of Diabetes: Genes and Environment 13 CHAPTER 3 Complications of Diabetes 25 PART TWO MANAGING YOUR DIABETES DAY-TO-DAY CHAPTER 4 Assembling Your Treatment Team and Support Network 53 CHAPTER 5 Monitoring Your Diabetes 61 CHAPTER 6 Medicine for Diabetes 75 CHAPTER 7 Hypoglycemia (Low Glucose Reaction) 101 CHAPTER 8 Diabetes and Nutrition 111 CHAPTER 9 Developing a Safe Exercise Program 125 CHAPTER 10 Weight Loss 137 vii viii Contents PART THREE ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 11 Managing Your Diabetes While Traveling 151 CHAPTER 12 Managing Diabetes While Sick and During Medical Procedures and Hospitalization 155 CHAPTER 13 Diabetes and Pregnancy 165 CHAPTER 14 When Your Child Has Diabetes 175 CHAPTER 15 Diabetes as You Age 191 CHAPTER 16 Putting It All Together 199 Glossary 213 Resources 223 References 227 Index 237 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank my colleagues at the University of California, San Francisco, who have helped shape my approach to the practice of diabetes. I am indebted to my patients, who over the years have taught me much about diabetes. Two of my diabe- tes educator colleagues, Marlene Bedrich and Gloria Yee, also deserve my thanks for reviewing some of the chapters and providing helpful comments about the man- uscript. I would like to give a special thank-you to my editor at McGraw Hill, Johanna Bowman, for guiding and encouraging me throughout the writing of this book, and to Terre Stouffer for her careful and meticulous editorial help. Lastly, I would like to thank my wife, Hansha, for her love and support. ix Copyright © 2008 by Umesh Masharani. Click here for terms of use.