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Tables of Contents for Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword by Frank Vinicor, M.D., M.P.H.
vii
 
Preface to the Revised and Updated Edition
ix
 
My Life with Diabetes: Well Beyond a Half Century and Counting
xii
 
Acknowledgments
xxi
 
Before and After: Fourteen Patients Share Their Experiences
3
30
PART ONE Before You Start
1 Diabetes: The Basics
33
18
2. Tests: A Baseline Measure of Your Disease and Risk Profile
51
13
3. Your Diabetic Tool Kit: Supplies You Will Need and Where to Get Them
64
9
4. How and When to Measure Blood Sugar
73
8
5. Recording Blood Sugar Data: Using the GLUCOGRAF II Data Sheet
81
8
6. Strange Biology: Phenomena Peculiar to Diabetes That Can Affect Blood Sugar
89
10
7. The Laws of Small Numbers
99
7
8. Establishing a Treatment Plan: The Basic Treatment Plans and How We Structure Them
106
13
PART TWO Treatment
9. The Basic Food Groups, or Much of What You've Been Taught About Diet Is Probably Wrong
119
15
10. Diet Guidelines Essential to the Treatment of All Diabetics
134
29
11. Creating a Customized Meal Plan
163
17
12. Weight Loss - If You're Overweight
180
11
13. Using Self-Hypnosis to Curb Carbohydrate Craving or Overeating, and Introducing a Relatively Benign "Miracle" Medication That Does the Same Thing
191
9
14. Using Exercise to Enhance Insulin Sensitivity
200
24
15. Oral Insulin-Sensitizing Agents, Insulin-Mimetic Agents, and Amylin Analog
224
14
16. Insulin: The Basics of Self-Injection
238
15
17. Important Information About Various Insulins
253
12
18. Simple Insulin Regimens
265
8
19. Intensive Insulin Regimens
273
31
20. How to Prevent and Correct Low Blood Sugars
304
27
21. How to Cope with Dehydration, Dehydrating Illness, and Infection
331
12
22. Delayed Stomach-Emptying: Gastroparesis
343
23
23. Routine Follow-up Visits to Your Physician
366
4
24. What You Can Expect from Virtually Normal Blood Sugars
370
7
PART THREE Your Diabetic Cookbook
25. Recipes for Low-Carbohydrate Meals
377
52
Appendices
Appendix A: What About the Widely Advocated Dietary Restrictions on Fat, Protein, and Salt, and the Current High-Fiber Fad?
429
18
Appendix B: Don't Permit Hospitalization or Lengthy Outpatient Procedures to Impair Your Blood Sugar Control
447
3
Appendix C: Drugs That May Affect Blood Glucose Levels
450
4
Appendix D: Foot Care for Diabetics
454
4
Appendix E: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
458
5
Glossary
463
10
Recipe Index
473
2
General Index
475