I. Preparing For Better Control
Chapter 1. Benefits Of Blood Sugar Control
Chapter 2. Normal Insulin Delivery - Your Best Guide
Chapter 3. What You Need To Start
Chapter 4. What Type Of Diabetes Do You Have?
Chapter 5. Insulin Use
Chapter 6. Better Records With Charts
Chapter 7. Better Records With Logbooks
Chapter 8. Carb Counting Made Easy
Glycemic Index
II. Setting And Testing Insulin Doses
Chapter 9. Which Insulin To Use And How To Start
Chapter 10. Your Total Daily Dose (TDD) - Roadmap To Control
Chapter 11. Basal Insulin
Chapter 12. The 500 Rule For Carb Boluses
Chapter 13. The 1800 Rule For Correction Boluses
Chapter 14. The Unused Bolus Rule
Chapter 15. When Your TDD Needs To Change
III. Patterns And Solutions
Chapter 16. Use Records To Adjust Insulin
Chapter 17. Patterns - Correct Low Blood Sugars First
Chapter 18. Patterns - Correct High Blood Sugars Next
Chapter 19. Why Blood Sugars Vary
IV. Special Situations And Challenges
Chapter 20. Hypoglycemia
Chapter 21. Hypoglycemia Unawareness
Chapter 22. Severe Highs And Ketoacidosis
Chapter 23. Exercise
Chapter 24. Adjustments For Exercise
Chapter 25. Kids And Teens
Chapter 26. Pregnancy
V. Insulin With Medications
Chapter 27. Insulin Plus Type 2 Diabetes Medications
Chapter 28. Wrap Up
VI. Extras
Count Carbs With A Gram Scale And Carb Percentages
Sample Smart Chart And Enhanced Logbook
Glossary
References
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