Description
Features new info on type 2 diabetes in children "A wonderfully written book and the companion for all people with diabetes and their families." —Michael D. Goldfield, MD Don’t just survive – thrive! From causes, symptoms, and side effects to medications, diet, and exercise, this friendly guide delivers sound advice on managing diabetes, staying fit, and feeling great. You get up-to-date coverage of the latest treatments and glucose meters, as well as diabetic exchanges and delicious recipes from top chefs. Praise for Diabetes For Dummies "Filled with wit and wisdom, this book will teach you the Ten Commandments of Diabetes Care, which can help add life to your years . . . and years to your life." – Dr. Joel Goodman, Director, the HUMOR Project, Inc. "Alan Rubin could be expected to know a lot about diabetes. The surprising thing . . . is how well he says it." – Rick Mendosa, diabetes journalist "This lively and lucid tell-it-all guide will provide you with the information you need to leap from the depths of diabetes ignorance to the peaks of understanding." — June Biermann and Barbara Toohey, Founders and Editors-in-Chief of www.Diabetes.com Discover how to: Make diet and exercise part of your treatment plan Make diet and exercise part of your treatment plan Ensure you get the tests you need Ensure you get the tests you need Prevent long-term complications Prevent long-term complications Stay current on advances in diagnosis and treatment Stay current on advances in diagnosis and treatment Build a support team Build a support team Alan L. Rubin, MD, is one of the nation’s foremost experts on diabetes. He is a professional member of the American Diabetes Association and the Endocrine Society.
Features & Highlights
- Diabetes affects millions of Americans each year, but thanks to medical breakthroughs, many diabetics live long and happy lives. In a sense, a diagnosis of diabetes is both good and bad news, with the bad news being that you’ve been diagnosed, but the good news being that you’ll make some changes in your lifestyle that will not only prevent complications but help you lead a healthier life.
- Now in its second edition,
- Diabetes For Dummies
- provides the most up-to-date information about the disease, covering everything from new medications to recent studies on ethnic groups and children. This trusted guide shows you what you need to know to:
- Understand the causes and effects
- Understand the causes and effects
- Battle short-term complications
- Battle short-term complications
- Prevent long-term complications
- Prevent long-term complications
- Monitor your glucose
- Monitor your glucose
- Select a diet plan that’s right for you
- Select a diet plan that’s right for you
- Develop an effective exercise routine
- Develop an effective exercise routine
- Choose and use medicine safely
- Choose and use medicine safely
- Deal with you child’s diabetes
- Deal with you child’s diabetes
- Care for the elderly with diabetes
- Care for the elderly with diabetes
- Cook great diabetes-friendly meals Packed with ways to prevent or reverse the effects of diabetes and Web sites to find out more, as well as exposing myths about the disease, this is the ultimate guide to understanding and managing diabetes. You’ll even find delicious recipes from top chefs that satisfy every palette. Don’t let this disease stop you from enjoying life—survive and thrive with Diabetes For Dummies, Second Edition!
- Cook great diabetes-friendly meals
- Packed with ways to prevent or reverse the effects of diabetes and Web sites to find out more, as well as exposing myths about the disease, this is the ultimate guide to understanding and managing diabetes. You’ll even find delicious recipes from top chefs that satisfy every palette. Don’t let this disease stop you from enjoying life—survive and thrive with
- Diabetes For Dummies, Second Edition
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