Blood Glucose Levels and Diabetes Control (The Diabetes Leading Edge Series Book 1)

This ebook—Blood Glucose Levels and Diabetes Control—contains basic information that’s important for everyone who has diabetes or prediabetes. It will also help you understand other diabetes books you might read.
Whether you have diabetes or prediabetes, your blood glucose (sugar) levels are your essential link to better health. Keeping track of changes in your blood glucose levels will tell you if things are going nicely, or if you need to change something—your activity level, food intake, or any medication you’re taking—things we’ll discuss in depth in other publications. The more you understand about your blood glucose levels, the easier it will be for you to control your diabetes.
In short, this book gives you the background to know what’s happening in your body, so you can follow your doctor’s instructions. Your doctor will guide you, and we’ll help by giving you the information you need to help avoid the complications of high blood glucose levels.
Contents
Topics • Getting Started • The Pancreas • Sources of Energy • How the Body Uses Food for Energy • When Things Go Awry • The Two Types of Diabetes Mellitus • Blood Glucose Tests • Procedures for Testing • Uses of Blood Glucose Tests • Lab Values for Blood Glucose • Blood Glucose Monitoring
Appendix • Glossary • Useful Websites • About the Authors • A Word From the Authors • To Our Readers
The Authors
Barbara Goodheart, BA, ELS, and Clyde Goodheart, MD, MS, MBA, have been medical writers for more than thirty years. Clyde is the author of a medical textbook and coauthor of another. He has published more than 60 papers in peer-reviewed journals. Clyde brings to this series his experience with patients and his background in research. Barbara has won several awards for her medical writing. She has a background in magazine writing, has written three other books and contributed to an additional six, and is a certified editor in the life sciences (ELS).
Barbara and Clyde had a daughter who had type 2 diabetes. They share the concerns of the many patients and families afflicted with this life-changing disease, and will do their best to help by providing the latest and most complete information on diabetes.
Reviews of Barbara’s Earlier Book
Barbara’s previous book, Diabetes, a hardcover reference book for schools, earned favorable reviews and recommendations from Booklist, the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, and other publications. It also received Honorable Mention in the Beth Fonda Award for excellence in medical communication for a lay audience from the Greater Chicago Area Chapter (GCAC) of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA).
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