Think Like a Pancreas: A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes with Insulin--Completely Revised and Updated (Marlowe Diabetes Library)

Few diabetes books focus specifically on the day-to-day issues facing people who use insulin. In this fully updated and revised edition, 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, this new edition covers the many strides taken in diabetes education and management since the first edition seven years ago. Think Like a Pancreas includes critical information, 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, and new insulin formulations and combinations. Number of Words in Auth: 2 Formats : EPUB Number of Formats : 1 Has Cover : Yes All Identifiers : isbn:9780738215143 Single Author : Gary Scheiner Original Source : MIRC Files_New_01_17 Sorted Author by LN, FN: Scheiner, Gary Title Length : 021 Title Parm D : Think Like a Pancreas Title Parm F : Think Like a Pancreas Num of Aut : 1 Title Parm B : ( Record ID : 4048 Uncomma Author : Gary Scheiner Title Parm A : Think Like a Pancreas

Few diabetes books focus specifically on the day-to-day issues facing people who use insulin. In this fully updated and revised edition, 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, this new edition covers the many strides taken in diabetes education and management since the first edition seven years ago.

Think Like a Pancreas includes critical information, 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, and new insulin formulations and combinations.

This book is the essential guide for anyone taking insulin to manage diabetes. Gary Scheiner, a certified diabetes educator and himself an insulin user since 1985, understands professionally and personally the challenges, frustrations, and day-to-day struggles of living with diabetes. Now, Think Like a Pancreas gives you the tools to successfully master the art and science of matching insulin to your body's ever-changing needs. Comprehensive yet organized, and written in terms that everyone can relate to, this completely revised and updated edition is packed with up-to-date information on the most critical topics in basal/bolus insulin therapy. - Back cover. Gary Scheiner, a certified diabetes educator and himself an insulin user since 1985, understands professionally and personally the challenges, frustrations, and day-to-day struggles of living with diabetes. Now, Think Like a Pancreas gives you the tools to successfully master the art and science of matching insulin to your body's ever-changing needs. Comprehensive yet organized, and written in terms that everyone can relate to, this completely revised and updated edition is packed with up-to-date information on the most critical topics in basal/bolus insulin therapy, including The essential guide that “provides an organized and systematic approach to demystify(ing) the complexities of insulin and glucose regulation”—Diabetes Source A virtual world of community resources ... and much more! Book jacket The impact of emotions, stress, illness, and hormonal changes Adjusting insulin according to carbs and exercise