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The Diabetic
Athlete's Handbook
Your Guide to Peak Performance
Human
Kinetics, November 2008
A completely revised, updated, and expanded version of The Diabetic Athlete will be released as The Diabetic Athlete's Handbook and be available in November 2008!
The Diabetic Athlete's Handbook contains all new athlete examples, at least an additional 15 sports and activities, examples from type 1, 1.5, and 2 diabetic athletes, new chapters on thinking like an athlete and sports injury treatement and prevention, 10 athlete profiles (including a pro sufer, a pro snowboarder, a dog musher, an ultra-distance runner, a soccer-playing kid, a 95-year old Senior Olympian, a mountaineer, a cyclist, and more), along with the latest research on diabetes and exercise. The foreword for the 2nd edition is by Matthew Corcoran, M.D., C.D.E., founder and director of Diabetes Training Camps.
About The Diabetic Athlete's Handbook: Have you ever had to sacrifice training or competing because of your diabetes? If you have, or
if you just never want to be put in that situation, The Diabetic Athlete is just what you've been looking for. Inside this fully expanded and revised guide, you'll find detailed advice on blood sugar regulation, medications, nutrition and supplements, injury prevention and treatment, and and mental strategies for maximizing performance and optimizing health, along with detailed regimen advice for more than 100 sports and activities.
Written by Dr. Sheri
Colberg, a diabetic athlete
with a PhD in exercise physiology,
this book draws on the experiences of hundreds of diabetic athletes
to provide the best advice for
type 1 and type 2 diabetics.
Specific insulin advice is included for pump users and anyone on a basal/bolus insulin regimen (including Lantus, Levemir, Humalog, NovoLog/NovoRapid, and Apidra). It also has examples from hundreds of athletes with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, along with 10 profiles of
elite and amateur athletes, from
professional surfers to Iditarod dog mushers.
Table of Contents
Part I: The Diabetic Athlete's Toolbox
Chapter 1: Training for Fitness and Sports
Chapter 2: Balancing Exercise Blood Sugars
Chapter 3: Ups and Downs of Insulin and Other Medications
Chapter 4: Diet and Supplements for Active Individuals
Chapter 5: Exercise and Blood Glucose Monitoring Guidelines
Chapter 6: Thinking and Acting Like an Athlete
Chapter 7: Preventing and Treating Athletic Injuries
Part II: Guidelines for Specific Activities
Chapter 8: Fitness Activities
Chapter 9: Endurance Sports
Chapter 10: Endurance-Power Sports
Chapter 11: Power Sports
Chapter 12: Outdoor Adventures
Appendix A: Diabetes and Athletic Organizations
Appendix B: Diabetes, Sport, and Nutrition Web Sites
Reviews of The Diabetic Athlete's Handbook:
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