“I Have Diabetes!! Now What?” is intended to provide concise, practical, and useful information to people diagnosed with diabetes and their families. This book is a resource that is not overloaded with interesting information. Instead, it is loaded with information that is useful in managing diabetes on a day-to-day basis. The main topics include:
- General description of Type I and Type II Diabetes Mellitus
- Guide to assist patients as they assemble their diabetes treatment team
- Discussion of treatment guidelines and standards of care for people with diabetes
- Recommendations as to monitoring glucoses at home
- Foot care guidelines
- Managing sick days
- Treatment of low and high blood glucoses
- Discussion of insulin pumps and other miscellaneous diabetes information
Dr. Rhinehart hopes when you read “I Have Diabetes!! Now What?” you will feel empowered with information to run your race against diabetes and WIN!!!
Dr. Rhinehart is an advocate of education and believes that every person with diabetes should receive formal education and should have a team of professionals caring for them. He discusses the various healthcare providers needed to furnish excellent diabetes care. There are well-established standards of care regarding glucose control, blood pressure goals, and cholesterol management that Dr. Rhinehart feels everyone with diabetes should be receiving and he outlines these numerous treatment goals. He also describes the potential complications of diabetes and summarizes the standards of screening for and preventing these complications such as eye damage, kidney disease, nerve damage, and heart disease.
“I Have Diabetes!! Now What?” provides patients with the practical information needed to manage diabetes at home by discussing the how and when’s of home glucose monitoring, managing diabetes on a day you are ill, identifying and treating low and high glucoses, and exercise guidelines. He also outlines important questions you should explore with your diabetes care team and how to make the best of your healthcare visits.
You deserve excellent quality healthcare that meets the present standards of care. To be assured that you are receiving this care you need to be educated as to these standards and assemble a healthcare team that can assist you in meeting the individualized treatment goals established by your diabetes care team. Dr. Rhinehart gives you all the useful information necessary to do just that.
