X-Plain Diabetes Bundle

by S. F. Haddad

Overview

This is the eighth edition of X-Plain's® Diabetes Bundle. This concise, illustrated eBook is written and updated by the Medical Advisory Board of the Patient Education Institute.

Diabetes is a disease that affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Your health care provider may have informed you that you have diabetes. Although there is no known cure for diabetes, several treatments options can help you control the disease. The success of any diabetes treatment plan depends largely on you, the patient.

This X-Plain Bundle covers important information about diabetes and includes the following X-Plain patient education eBooks:
• Diabetes - Introduction
• Type 1 Diabetes
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Low Blood Sugar
• High Blood Sugar
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis - DKA
• Diabetic Nerve Problems
• Eye Problems from Diabetes
• Diabetes - Foot Care
• Diabetic Kidney Problems
• Diabetes and Meal Planning
• Diabetes - Carbohydrate Counting
• Taking Injectable Insulin
• Basal/Bolus Insulin
• Diabetes During Pregnancy

This bundle covers the basics of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes. The bundle helps you learn how to plan meals, count carbs and manage insulin if you have diabetes. The warning signs of high and low blood sugar and ketoacidosis are explained, as well as prevention tips. This eBook also explains potential problems with the eyes, feet, kidneys and nerves that can be caused by diabetes.

Purchase this title to gain instant access to the X-Plain illustrated bundle on diabetes today.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940156811328
Publisher:	Patient Education Institute
Publication date:	09/22/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Dr. S.F. Haddad is co-founder and Medical Director at the Patient Education Institute.

Dr. Haddad directs the Medical Advisory Board and the Medical Editorial Department at the Patient Education Institute. He works with a team of medical writers, instructional designers, illustrators and narrators to create X-Plain®, a suite of health education publications spanning more than 30 medical specialties. X-Plain includes more than 15,000 multimedia programs and illustrated booklets in several languages.

Dr. Haddad received his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine degrees from the American University of Beirut in 1983 and 1986, respectively. He received his neurosurgical training at the University of Iowa from 1986 to 1992. Dr. Haddad is a member of the American Board of Neurosurgery. He also serves as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society, American Medical Association, American Association of Neurological Surgery, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and Indiana State Medical Association. Dr. Haddad has served as a practicing neurosurgeon at the Neurosurgical Clinic of Bloomington, Indiana, since 1992.