COVER -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- HOW TO USE THIS BOOK -- INTRODUCTION -- 01 UNDERSTANDING DIABETES MELLITUS-The Basics -- 02 COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES -- 03 TREATING DIABETES -- 04 WHAT IS GOOD CONTROL? -- 05 MONITORING DIABETES CONTROL -- 06 HYPOGLYCAEMIA -- 07 MANAGING DIABETES DURING AN ACUTE ILLNESS -- 08 DIABETIC EYE DISEASE -- 09 FOOT PROBLEMS AND FOOT CARE -- 10 FASTING AND DIABETES -- 11 SEXUAL HEALTH -- 12 PREGNANCY AND CHILD-BEARING -- 13 TRAVELLING WITH DIABETES -- 14 COPING WITH DIABETES AND YOUR EMOTIONS -- 15 HANDLING THE CHILD WITH DIABETES -- 16 INTERACTING WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS -- 17 ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES AND SUPPLEMENTS -- 18 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS -- 19 THE FUTURE -- 20 CONCLUSION -- LIST OF CASES -- GLOSSARY OF MEDICAL JARGON -- RESOURCES -- REFERENCES -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INDEX.