Optimal Life: The Essentials of Insulin

Using insulin correctly helps you feel your best and keeps complications at bay, so if you use insulin, you owe it to yourself to learn all you can about this life-saving part of your medication regime. It’s not enough to “set it and forget it.” Created for those with type 1 and insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes, this book gives you simple, no-nonsense facts and tips you need to know about using insulin. Topics include types of insulin and how they work, what to expect when starting insulin therapy, the concepts behind basal and bolus dosing, how to count carbohydrates and use your correction factor, normal, dual wave and square wave bolus dosing, using an insulin pump, and a chapter dedicated to insulin dosing when traveling. This 115 page illustrated book will help put you in control of your diabetes, so you can really live your life to the fullest.

Using insulin correctly helps you feel your best and keeps complications at bay, so if you use insulin, you owe it to yourself to learn all you can about this life-saving part of your medication regime. It’s not enough to “set it and forget it.” Created for those with type 1 and insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes, this book gives you simple, no-nonsense facts and tips you need to know about using insulin. Topics include types of insulin and how they work, what to expect when starting insulin therapy, the concepts behind basal and bolus dosing, how to count carbohydrates and use your correction factor, normal, dual wave and square wave bolus dosing, using an insulin pump, and a chapter dedicated to insulin dosing when traveling. This 115 page illustrated book will help put you in control of your diabetes, so you can really live your life to the fullest.

Christine Lee received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy in Stockton, California, and was granted a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science from the University of Nevada, Reno. She is licensed by both the California and Nevada State Boards of Pharmacy. She is also a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, and a licensed clinical laboratory scientist. Dr. Lee founded Optimal Life as the natural outgrowth of her association with American Health Care, which she co-founded in 1986. American Health Care specializes in delivering patient-centric pharmacy benefit, population health, and therapy management programs that emphasize clinical excellence. She also developed proprietary soft-ware for virtual medical records that is used by hospitals across the country. She is the preceptor for the company’s pharmacy residency program and co-founded the United American Pharmacy Network. Dr. Lee is affiliated with the American College of Managed Care Pharmacy, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, the American Society of Health System Pharmacists and the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy. When not at work, Christine enjoys the company of her family, maintains her black belt in Taekwondo and loves to run. She is an avid supporter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and has served on the boards of several consulting companies, as well as human rights advo-cacy groups for the mentally disabled. You may contact the author at info@optimalife.net.