"Few diabetes books focus specifically on the day-to-day issues facing people who use insulin. Diabetes educator Gary Scheiner provides the tools to "think like a pancreas" -- to successfully master the art and science of matching insulin to the body's ever-changing needs. Comprehensive, free of medical jargon, and packed with useful information not readily available elsewhere, such as: day-to-day blood glucose control and monitoring designing an insulin program to best match your lifestyle up-to date medication and technology new insulin formulations and combinations and more With detailed information on new medications and technologies -- both apps and devices -- surrounding insulin, as well as new injection devices, and dietary recommendations, Think Like a Pancreas is the insulin users go-to guide"--
The all-in-one, comprehensive resource for the millions of people with diabetes who use insulin, revised and updated.
Few diabetes books focus specifically on the day-to-day issues facing people who use insulin. Diabetes educator Gary Scheiner provides the tools to "think like a pancreas" -- to successfully master the art and science of matching insulin to the body's ever-changing needs. Comprehensive, free of medical jargon, and packed with useful information not readily available elsewhere, such as:
- Day-to-day blood glucose control and monitoring
- Designing an insulin program to best match your lifestyle
- Up-to date medication and technology
- New insulin formulations and combinations
- and more
With detailed information on new medications and technologies -- both apps and devices -- surrounding insulin, as well as new injection devices, and dietary recommendations, Think Like a Pancreas is the insulin user's go-to guide.
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One Time for a Little Transparency |
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Two "Glucose. Control, Y'all. What Is It Good For?" |
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Four The Three Keys to Better Control |
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Five The Basal/Bolus Approach |
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Seven The Art and Science of Bolus Calculations |
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Eight Meeting the Challenges of Daily Living |
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Nine Taming the Highs and Lows |
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Ten Resources for Everything and Anything Diabetes |
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| Appendix A |
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| Appendix B |
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| Appendix C |
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| Appendix D |
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| Appendix E |
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| Appendix F |
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Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE, is a certified diabetes educator, insulin-pump user and trainer, and exercise physiologist. He is the author of six books and serves on the board of directors of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. He lives in Pennsylvania.
