Diabetes For Dummies Author: Alan L. Rubin | Language: English | ISBN:
B008KPMAOG | Format: PDF
Diabetes For Dummies Description
The straight facts on treating diabetes successfullyWith diabetes now considered pandemic throughout the world, there have been an enormous advances in the field since the last edition of Diabetes For Dummies. Now significantly revised and updated, it includes the latest information on medications and monitoring equipment, updated diet and exercise plans, new findings about treating diabetes in the young and elderly, new ways to diagnose and treat long- and short-term complications, and more.
Want to know how to manage diabetes? Trusted diabetes expert Dr. Alan Rubin gives you reassuring, authoritative guidance on putting together a state-of-the-art treatment program to treat diabetes successfully and live a full life. You'll learn about all the advances in monitoring glucose, the latest medications, and how to develop a diet and exercise plan to stay healthy.
- New information on the psychology of diabetes and its treatment
- New ways to diagnose and treat both short- and long-term complications of diabetes
- The latest information about diabetes medications and testing devices
- Updated diet and exercise plans
- Expanded coverage about type 2 diabetes in children and new findings about how diabetes affects the elderly
Diabetes For Dummies is for the millions of Diabetics (and their loved ones) throughout the United States who are in search of a resource to help them manage this disease.
- File Size: 1529 KB
- Print Length: 409 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1118294475
- Publisher: For Dummies; 4 edition (August 9, 2012)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B008KPMAOG
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,273 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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This book was given to me free for review. This is the fourth edition of the book Diabetes for Dummies, and it is an information packed book. It is not necessarily a book that one reads cover to cover in one sitting; the book contains too much information to retain all at once. Additionally, this book has the greater emphasis on Type 2 diabetes, though Type 1 is mentioned. Apparently the author has a separate book for Type 1 Type 1 Diabetes For Dummies. This book assumes that the reader knows absolutely nothing about Diabetes, so some information may be redundant for some people. The author covers just about any and every body part that can be damaged by diabetes, and that seems to be almost everything. He also provides a glossary of terms, websites that might be useful, and a lot of extra resource material. What did not work for me, is the A1C chart without the corresponding blood glucose level in an easy to read format. I guess I needed more ease of reading without having to extrapolate information from the paragraphs. I also thought the recipes were an unnecessary add-on, and I would have preferred a week or two of sample menus, with recipes where needed. Fitting diabetic eating into the whole of my day is the key issue, not how to make a salad. The book Blood Sugar 101: What They Don't Tell You About Diabetes has the best explanation of understanding one's blood sugar levels, and this book,
If you're new to the diabetes game, there's a good chance you're suffering from information overload. Anything from worrying whether or not you should exercise (heart risk), to learning what foods you can and cannot eat -- it all adds up to a lot of confusion. This new installation in the Dummies series (actually an update to an earlier Diabetes for Dummies edition) will prove eminently helpful. It's mainly oriented to the recently-diagnosed. But anyone who's looking to get a good grip on what Diabetes is about will find the book useful.
The main sections of the book are as follows, as well as some of the topics covered in each section:
Part 1 -- Dealing with the Onset of Diabetes -- Defines the different types of diabetes, and explains blood sugar and insulin.
Part 2 -- How Diabetes Affects Your Body -- Short- and long-term complications, including sexual and pregnancy issues.
Part 3 -- Managing Diabetes: The "Thriving with Diabetes" Lifestyle Plan -- Glucose monitoring, diet, exercise, medications.
Part 4 -- Special Considerations for Living with Diabetes -- Diabetic children and elderly, occupation and insurance issues, recent medical developments, what doesn't work.
Part 5 -- The Part of Tens -- Preventing diabetes, myths, getting help.
Final Verdict: This book will serve anyone well who needs to get their feet wet on the subject of diabetes. The information is comprehensive and user-friendly. Recommended.
If you're looking for a low-impact exercise plan, you may want to check out Get Fit in Bed: Tone Your Body & Calm Your Mind from the Comfort of Your Bed.
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