Diabetes Dateline
CHID Online: What's New?
CHID Online, the Combined Health Information Database, contains thousands of summaries of professional resources and patient education materials about diabetes and other diseases. To view descriptions of the many books, pamphlets, journal articles, videos, and manuals in the diabetes subfile, go to http://chid.nih.gov on the Internet.
Spotlighted Additions
The "I Hate to Exercise" Book for People With Diabetes. Book (English). Charlotte Hayes, M.M.Sc., M.S., R.D., C.D.E. 2000. American Diabetes Association, Alexandria, Virginia. 123 pages.
"Good for you. Opening the book counts. It burned a few calories. In fact, doing just about any activity burns calories." This upbeat tone continues throughout the book, emphasizing that exercise need not be difficult, expensive, or unpleasant. Charlotte Hayes, a nutrition and fitness consultant, explains how people with diabetes can incorporate exercise into daily activities and reach a goal of 30 minutes of activity per day in small increments. She also addresses safety issues for people with diabetes, including dealing with hypoglycemia and finding safe exercises for those with complications. Fill-in-the-blank forms provide opportunities for setting exercise goals, specifying action plans, choosing rewards, and monitoring activity. One chapter, illustrated with simple line drawings, presents a stretching and strengthening routine that can be done while sitting.
Handbook of Exercise in Diabetes. Book (English). Neil Ruderman, M.D., D. Phil., editor-in-chief; John T. Devlin, M.D., and Stephen H. Schneider, M.D., editors; and Andrea Kriska, Ph.D., contributing editor. 2002. American Diabetes Association, Alexandria, Virginia. 699 pages.
This comprehensive guide to diabetes and exercise gives health care providers invaluable background information as well as practical information to help patients implement exercise regimens. Sections include
- an introduction to diabetes and exercise, including a history of exercise physiology
- basic considerations such as fuel metabolism
- the role of exercise in preventing diabetes
- considerations for the treatment plan, such as nutritional recommendations
- exercise for those with complications
- exercise in special patient groups, such as those with gestational diabetes
- practical advice on sports
- reimbursement and managed care
Each chapter concludes with references, and the book closes with a list of resources.
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