Completely revised and updated, this is the essential guide to managing day-to-day issues for diabetics who use insulin. Dozens of books offer advice on managing diabetes, but few focus specifically on the day-to-day issues facing those who use insulin. In this fully updated and revised second edition, Gary Scheiner, a certified diabetes educator and himself an insulin user himself since 1985, gives you the tools to 'think like a pancreas' - that is, to successfully master the art and science of matching insulin to the body's ever-changing needs. Free of medical mumbo jumbo, comprehensive, and packed with useful information not readily available in other books, "Think Like a Pancreas" discusses: day-to-day blood glucose control and monitoring; designing an insulin program to best match your lifestyle; measuring insulin to carbohydrate intake and physical activity; the pluses and minuses of different insulin-delivery methods; optimal management of diabetes using an insulin pump; hypoglycemia-the best ways to avoid it and treat it; the impact of emotions, stress, illness, and aging; making the best use of your health care team and community resources; plus, dozens of other issues that everyone taking insulin needs to understand and master. Great strides have been taken since the book's first publication; this new edition will include the following updates: new foreword; addendum to the 'evolution of diabetes care' to include current technologies; elimination of insulins and medications that are no longer in use or available commercially; inclusion of medications that can be used in conjunction with insulin for managing glycemia; updates to product photos throughout; inclusion of the incretin mimetics-injectables used to supplement insulin's actions; shortening/condensing of chapters 1-4; inclusion of new insulin formulations and combinations; inclusion of a thorough section on continuous glucose monitoring; and, updating the resource listings with emphasis on online resources.

About the Author

Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE, is a certified diabetes educator, insulin pump user/trainer, and exercise physiologist who has written dozens of articles on diabetes, fitness, and motivation. He serves on the board of directors of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, coordinates a chapter of the Diabetes Exercise & Sports Association, and volunteers for the American Diabetes Association. Drawing upon both his professional skills and personal experience, he teaches the art and science of blood glucose balancing to people with diabetes throughout the world from his private practice, Integrated Diabetes Services, in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.

Reviews

DiabetesMine.com, 2/21/12
""Think Like a Pancreas "covers essentially anything and everything you'd need to know about living with diabetes."About.com, 3/1/12
"This highly practical, humorous, and detailed guide covers it all."

Eat Healthy, Live Well (blog), 3/8/12"In his down-to-earth approach he offers a plethora of innovative out-of-the-box tips for taking care of the everyday, literal and figurative, ups and downs of diabetes using insulin...a terrific addition to your diabetes bookshelf." "Library Journal", 3/29/12"Striking a balance between a casual and professional tone, Scheiner presents this material in an approachable manner...Recommended for public and consumer health libraries, especially those with the first edition."