10 Steps to Better Living with Diabetes or Arthritis

10 Steps to Better Living with Diabetes

Author: Ginger Kanzer Lewis

A real-life daily guide to help you with diabetes

How do you manage your diabetes today? Manybooks discuss the ins and outs of diabetes medications,the need for weight control, and the ideal meal plan,but there is nothing for the you if you need informationon the day-to-day basics of diabetes. 10 Steps toBetter Living with Diabetes gives you the survival skillsyou need to master your disease in the real world,with chapters on building support networks, managinga social life, and tackling financial issues.

10 Steps to Better Living with Diabetes even devotes achapter to “When Things Go Wrong”—or what to dowhen everything doesn’t work out quite the way onethought. Whether you suddenly catch the flu or justhaven’t done everything you know you should, thischapter tells you what you need todo to get yourself back on track. No other book ondiabetes promises real solutions to real problems like10 Steps to Better Living with Diabetes.

Ginger Kanzer-Lewis, R.N.-B.C., Ed.M.,C.D.E.has nearly 25 years’ experience with patienteducation and is a past president of the American Associationof Diabetes Educators. She is the author of PatientEducation: You Can Do It (also published by the AmericanDiabetes Association).

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Arthritis: How to Stay Active and Relieve Your Pain

Author: Barbara Stokes

Addressing the growing number of individuals who suffer from this often debilitating ailment, this indispensable reference explains how to manage chronic or acute arthritis in straightforward language. Descriptions of the most common forms of arthritis and how they affect the body and its joints guide arthritis sufferers through the symptoms and show them how to manage their own treatment with the help of a health-care team. Self-management is emphasized and chapters cover topics such as pain management, working with health-care professionals, medication, exercise, surgery options, intimacy issues, emotional health, social interaction, and alternative treatments.

Table of Contents:

Preface     vii
Acknowledgments     x
Foreword     xi
Finding Out About Arthritis     1
What Is Arthritis and What Can I Expect from This Book?     3
What Are Joints and How Do They Work?     15
Is Arthritis One Disease or Several?     33
Where Can I Go For Help?     75
How Can Scientific Research Help Me Make Choices?     101
How Can Arthritis Medications Help Me?     119
How Can I Manage My Arthritis Pain?     155
How Can I Stay Well and Prevent Disability?     181
Why Should I Exercise?     195
Getting Healthy and Staying Well     209
Keeping Joints Mobile and Flexible     211
Building and Maintaining Your Muscle Strength     237
Improving Fitness and Endurance     259
Protecting Joints and Conserving Energy     279
Adjusting to the Emotional Impact of Arthritis     311
Enjoying Happy and Healthy Intimate Relationships     327
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices     347
Exploring Options for Joint Surgery     367
Exercising Caution About Cures and Testimonials     381
Epilogue     405
Resources     407
Index     415