Type 1 Diabetes Caregiver Confidence is a must-read handbook for all diabetes caregivers, including grandparents, daycare providers, school nurses, babysitters, camp counselors, teachers, friends, and neighbors. Upon reading Type 1 Diabetes Caregiver Confidence, parents will feel more confident in allowing their child to be in the care of others, while caregivers will feel more confident in their ability to care for a child with type 1 diabetes. With Quick Reference pages placed at the beginning of the book for easy access to information, bulleted lists at the beginning of every chapter for quick summary, and just the right amount of data to inform but not overwhelm, this book is a handy guide for caregivers of all levels of skill and knowledge. For parents just re-entering the world after a type 1 diabetes diagnosis for one of their children, reading Type 1 Diabetes Caregiver Confidence will provide an overview of the needs their child will experience when outside the home or watchful eye of a parent. Author Samantha Markovitz is a Mayo Clinic Certified Wellness Coach and the founder of GraceMark Wellness & Lifestyle Coaching. As a person living with type 1 diabetes, she is uniquely qualified to provide support in dealing with the day-to-day challenges of life with T1D. Samantha is also an in-demand speaker and consultant on issues relating to T1D.

The all-in-one, comprehensive resource for the millions of people with diabetes who use insulin, revised and updated Few diabetes books focus specifically on the day-to-day issues facing people who use insulin. 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, 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 new insulin formulations and combinations and more With detailed information on new medications and technologies -- both apps and devices -- surrounding insulin, as well as new injection devices, and dietary recommendations, Think Like a Pancreas is the insulin users go-to guide.

Epidemiology of Diabetes addresses the patterns, risk factors and prevention tactics for the epidemic of diabetes in the US population. Diabetes is a costly and common disease that needs serious attention and awareness. Diabetes causes devastating consequences, such as neuropathy, retinopathy, nephropathy and vasculopathy. This succinct reference focuses on current data and research on diabetes, and is essential reading for diabetes care providers, as well as health care decision-makers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that more than 100 million US adults are living with diabetes or prediabetes, hence this is a timely resource on the topic. - Serves as a starting point for medical professionals who are addressing the patterns, risk factors, prevention and treatment of the epidemic of diabetes in the US population - Discusses the epidemic and prevalence of diabetes in the United States, covering the disability, burden and mortality of diabetes - Covers the epidemiology of nutrition and diet, addressing carbohydrates and fiber, fats, protein, alcohol and nutritional intervention

The Type 1 Diabetes Self-Care Manual: A Complete Guide to Type 1 Diabetes Across the Lifespan for People with Diabetes, Parents, and Caregivers offers practical, evidence-based and common sense help for people with type 1 diabetes and their caregivers. For the close to 1.5 million people with type 1 diabetes in the United States alone and their family and friends, this book will help them understand the effects of type 1 diabetes, not just when diagnosed, but throughout their lifespan. Dr. Jamie Wood and Dr. Anne Peters, two of the most respected and sought-after endocrinologists, provide an easy-to-follow narrative on all aspects of the disease. The Type 1 Diabetes Self-Care Manual will be the go-to reference for everyone touched by type 1 diabetes.

The American Diabetes Association/JDRF Type 1 Diabetes Sourcebook serves as both an evidence-based reference work and consensus report outlining the most critical components of care for individuals with type 1 diabetes throughout their lifespan. The volume serves not only as a comprehensive guide for clinicians, but also reviews the evidence supporting these components of care and provides a perspective on the critical areas of research that are needed to improve our understanding of type 1 diabetes diagnosis and treatment. The volume focuses specifically on the needs of patients with type 1 diabetes and provides clear and detailed guidance on the current standards for the optimal treatment of type 1 diabetes from early childhood to later life. To accomplish the book’s editorial goals, Editors-in-Chief, Drs. Anne Peters and Lori Laffel, assembled an editorial steering committee of prominent research physicians, clinicians, and educators to develop the topical coverage. In addition, a Managing Editor was brought on to help the authors write and focus their chapters.

"Type 1 diabetes is a complex disease that affects every aspect of a patient's life, often beginning from a very young age. Health-care professionals are tasked with creating individualized, flexible treatment plans to optimize blood glucose control while accounting for diabetes complications, psychosocial factors, and the developmental stage of each patient. This updated edition of Medical Management of Type 1 Diabetes presents the latest guidelines for the comprehensive management of this disease and practical strategies to improve patient outcomes. The eighth edition features: The latest developments in insulin administration, pump therapy, and CGM; details about adjunctive therapies in type 1 diabetes; updated information on the management and prevention of complications; information on diabetes self-management education and support and psychosocial care"--

Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life. At least 17.7 million individuals in the United States are caregivers of an older adult with a health or functional limitation. The nation's family caregivers provide the lion's share of long-term care for our older adult population. They are also central to older adults' access to and receipt of health care and community-based social services. Yet the need to recognize and support caregivers is among the least appreciated challenges facing the aging U.S. population. Families Caring for an Aging America examines the prevalence and nature of family caregiving of older adults and the available evidence on the effectiveness of programs, supports, and other interventions designed to support family caregivers. This report also assesses and recommends policies to address the needs of family caregivers and to minimize the barriers that they encounter in trying to meet the needs of older adults.

Psychosocial Care for People with Diabetes describes the major psychosocial issues which impact living with and self-management of diabetes and its related diseases, and provides treatment recommendations based on proven interventions and expert opinion. The book is comprehensive and provides the practitioner with guidelines to access and prescribe treatment for psychosocial problems commonly associated with living with diabetes.

This book contains a series of up-to-date chapters that review our current knowledge of type 1 diabetes as an autoimmune disease, the problems that still remain with existing treatments, and possible solutions for the near future.