Smart Pumping or Overcoming Back and Neck Pain

Smart Pumping: A Practical Approach to the Insulin Pump

Author: Howard Wolpert

The insulin pump has opened a whole new world for people with diabetes­­more flexibility in what and when they eat and better blood sugar control, too.

Smart Pumping integrates this new successful technology with the physical and psychological aspects of diabetes care, and helps patients adopt the insulin pump into their self-care regime.

This book combines a comprehensive medical approach toward intensive diabetes management and pump therapy with a patient-centered appreciation of the real-life challenges and frustrations.

Howard Wolpert, M.D., is an instructor in medicine at the Harvard Medical School Joslin Diabetes Center and is also in charge of the pump clinic there. He has written extensively on the use of insulin pumps.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
I	Why Bother with the Pump?
1	You Don't Need a Sermon: But the Basics Don't Hurt	2
2	The Pump Advantage	8
II	Mastering Pump Basics
3	Laying the Foundation	18
4	Getting Your Basal Rates on Track	31
5	Figuring Out Your Bolus Doses	40
6	Carbohydrate Counting and the Pump	57
7	Wearing the Pump	68
8	Getting a Hold on Physical Activity	81
9	Keeping Track and Tracking Trouble	93
III	Beyond the Basics: Intensive Management and Pump Use In the Real World
10	Understanding Insulin: How It Acts and How You Respond	110
11	Nutrition 101: Food and the Pump	125
12	Intensive Therapy, Weight Gain, and Getting More Out of Your Exercise	144
13	Managing Your Pump in the Hospital and On the Road	155
14	Coming Off the Pump	161
	App. A	167
	App. B	170
	Resource Section	175
	Index	177

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Overcoming Back and Neck Pain: A Proven Program for Recovery and Prevention

Author: Lisa Morron

One-third of Americans report having had low-back pain in the last 30 days. Ten percent are enduring chronic neck pain right now! Drug prescriptions, endless treatments, and limited lifestyles are just some of the consequences.

Expert physical therapist Lisa Morrone says no to the treadmill of suffering. From nearly 20 years of teaching and practicing physical therapy, she offers a clinically proven approach to overcoming nagging back or neck pain.

Lisa puts in one straightforward, accessible package the most effective exercises, guidelines, and lifestyle adjustments, involving...

• proper posture and core stability
• strengthening and stretching
• healthy movement patterns and ergonomics
• recovery from pain from compressed or ruptured discs
• nutrition, rest, and emotional/spiritual issues

With Lisa's recommendations, readers will find they can attain substantial or complete freedom from pain—which brings freedom to enjoy work, friends, and family again, and live a fulfilling life serving God and others.