Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- About the Authors -- Survival Skills -- The Circle of Good Diabetes Control -- CHAPTER 1: Diabetes Mellitus -- Heredity -- Viruses and the Immune System -- Nutrition and Obesity -- Types of Diabetes -- Glucose and Insulin -- CHAPTER 2: Hyperglycemia -- CHAPTER 3: Hypoglycemia -- Glucagon Injection -- Please Read This Story -- CHAPTER 4: IDEAS-Understanding Your Blood Sugar -- Acceptable or Target Blood Sugar Range -- CHAPTER 5: Diet -- Type 1 Diabetes -- Type 2 Diabetes and Overweight -- Timing -- Amounts of Foods/Calories -- What Is a Healthy Weight? -- Meal Planning -- Exchange Lists for Meal Planning -- Sample Meal Plans -- Alternative Sweeteners -- Understanding Food Labels -- Alcohol -- Shopping Tips -- Dining Out in Restaurants -- Saturated Fat and Cholesterol -- Fiber in Your Diet -- Meal Planning Resources -- CHAPTER 6: Home Blood Sugar Testing -- CHAPTER 7: Ketones and Keto-Acidosis -- CHAPTER 8: Medicines to Treat Diabetes -- Oral Medicines -- Insulin -- The Insulin Syringe -- Injection Technique -- CHAPTER 9: Laboratory Tests -- Fasting Blood Sugar -- Post-Prandial Blood Sugar -- Estimated Average Glucose (eAG) -- CHAPTER 10: Exercise -- The Benefits -- The Types -- Parts of an Exercise Program -- How Hard to Exercise -- How Often to Exercise -- When to Exercise -- When Not to Exercise -- Warning Signs to Stop Exercise -- Guidelines for Exercising -- Sources of Information on Exercise -- CHAPTER 11: Sick Days -- CHAPTER 12: Personal Hygiene -- Skin Care -- Foot Care -- CHAPTER 13: Medical Identification -- CHAPTER 14: Stress -- CHAPTER 15: Emotions-They Are a Part of Us -- CHAPTER 16: Traveling with Diabetes -- Sources of Additional Helpful Information -- CHAPTER 17: Complications of Diabetes -- Heart and Blood Vessel Disease -- Nerves -- Eyes -- Kidneys -- Teeth and Gums.

Smoking -- CHAPTER 18: Research on Diabetes -- CHAPTER 19: Organizations and Resources -- Web Page Addresses -- Resources for Books -- TV -- Books -- APPENDIX A: Answers to Quiz on Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia -- APPENDIX B: Meal Planning Forms -- APPENDIX C:Bibliography -- Index.