Comments on Type 1 Diabetes from reviewers Preface to the ninth edition Foreword by Dr Fiona Campbell Foreword by Dr Stuart Brink Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Getting to grips with diabetes Chapter 3: Caring for your own diabetes Chapter 4: Diabetes: Some background Chapter 5: How your body works Chapter 6: High blood glucose levels Chapter 7: Regulation of blood glucose Chapter 8: Hypoglycaemia Chapter 9: Treating hypoglycaemia Chapter 10: Insulin treatment Chapter 11: Monitoring Chapter 12: The HbA1c test Chapter 13: Injectiontechnique Chapter 14: Injectionequipment Chapter 15: Adjusting insulin doses Chapter 16: Insulin pumps Chapter 17: Side effects of insulin treatment Chapter 18: Insulin requirements Chapter 19: Nutrition Chapter 20 : Sweeteners Chapter 21: Sweets, treats and ice cream Chapter 22: Weight control Chapter 23: Eating disorders Chapter 24: Physical exercise Chapter 25: Stress Chapter 26: Fever and sick days Chapter 27: Smoking Chapter 28: Alcohol Chapter 29: Illegal drugs Chapter 30: Pregnancy and sexual issues Chapter 31: Social issues Chapter 32: Travel tips Chapter 33: Associated conditions Chapter 34: Complications in blood vessels Chapter 35: Does a lower blood glucose really pay off? Chapter 36: Research and new developments Chapter 37: Psychology Chapter 38: Needle phobia Chapter 39: Well-known people with diabetes Chapter 40: Epilogue Glossary References Index.