A Touch of Diabetes: A Straightforward Guide for People Who Have Type 2 Diabetes, 3rd Edition - Softcover

Jovanovic-Peterson, Lois; Stone, Morton B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047134754X ISBN 13: 9780471347545

Publisher: Wiley, 1998

Synopsis

A Touch of Diabetes The most up-to-date, easy-to-read guide for managing Type 2 diabetes. New research breakthroughs have made diabetes management more personalized and proactive than ever before. Now you can control your diabetes, prevent complications, and still enjoy a wide variety of foods and a flexible exercise program. If you need the help of oral medication, a number of effective new choices are available. This completely revised and updated guide, written by three leading diabetes experts, shows you how to take advantage of these advancements in diabetes care and easily make the lifestyle changes necessary to ensure your health. In plain language, this book provides the latest information, including: How to find the best eating plan for you How to develop a simple exercise program that works Which of the new oral medications may be right for you Monitoring your health Tips to lower your blood glucose levels How to detect and treat complications. This comprehensive, easy-to-read book also offers advice on coping with stress, keeping a diabetes diary, and where to turn when you need more information.

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Review:

"Why me??? Of all the people in the world, how could this happen to me?" asks Morton Stone, one of the authors, writing in his journal after learning of his diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes. Excerpts from Stone's diary give this third edition of A Touch of Diabetes a personal touch. The book has also been revised and updated with the latest information about how to manage Type 2 diabetes. The title A Touch of Diabetes refers to getting a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes early in the disease--early enough to get significant health benefits and prevent complications by making small lifestyle changes.

These changes, as you might expect, include "watch what and how much you eat, get more exercise, and lose any extra weight you've been carrying around the last few years." That's easier said than done, however, and many people ignore this advice until they develop serious complications. The authors emphasize that the impact of the disease can be minimized by taking action early, and they offer both long-term strategies and quick tips for incorporating changes into your life. They also discuss emotional stress, medications, health monitoring, sexuality, and complications in practical, simple terms. "I do think that knowledge is my best weapon against diabetes and, most importantly, against doing things that I know are not good for me," writes Stone in his journal. This book can help you acquire this kind of knowledge. --Joan Price

About the Author:

Lois Jovanovic-Peterson, MD, is director and chief scientific officer of the Sansum Medical Research Institute. She is the author or co-author 24 books on diabetes. Charles M. Peterson, MD, is program director, Blood Diseases Program in the Division of Blood Diseases and Blood Resources of the National Heart Lung Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. He is the author or co-author of more than 20 books on diabetes. Morton B. Stone was the founder and editorial director of Diabetes in the News and has written many educational booklets for people with diabetes. He was recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 047134754X
• ISBN 13: 9780471347545
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 176