Diabetes For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness))

Diabetes For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness))
by Alan L., MD Rubin

Diabetes For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness))
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Author: Alan L., MD Rubin
Edition: Paperback
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2004-08-06
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 408
Publisher: For Dummies

Book Reviews of Diabetes For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness))

Book Review: 2nd best book for type 2 diabetes
Summary: 4 Stars

This was quite informative but not the clearest book on diabetes. If you're only going to buy one book I recommend "The 30-Day Diabetes Miracle." Best of luck to you in your quest for health.

Summary of Diabetes For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness))

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
  • Battle short-term complications
  • Prevent long-term complications
  • Monitor your glucose
  • Select a diet plan that?s right for you
  • Develop an effective exercise routine
  • Choose and use medicine safely
  • Deal with you child?s 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!


"The Greeks and Romans knew about diabetes. Fortunately, the way they tested for the condition--by tasting the urine--has gone by the wayside." Diabetes for Dummies has the friendly, quirky style you expect from all the For Dummies books, but this is no skim-the-surface Diabetes 101. Rubin has packed this book with useful information, peppered with warm advice for enjoying your life while living with diabetes. One of his points is that although you'd rather not have this disease, you're lucky to have it now instead of a few decades ago, because today you can manage diabetes and live a productive, quality-filled life.

The book is divided into sections on "Dealing with the Onset of Diabetes," "How Diabetes Affects Your Body," "Managing Diabetes: The 'Thriving with Diabetes' Lifestyle Plan," and "Special Considerations for Living with Diabetes." Each chapter is packed with facts and strategies on topics such as monitoring, battling complications, medications, diet, and exercise. If you skim, it's an introduction to diabetes; if you read it carefully, it's a textbook. Web surfers will appreciate the "Dr. W.W. Web" appendix, where Rubin lists many useful diabetes Web sites. (If you'd rather click than type, you can visit Rubin's Web site, where he offers links to all the diabetes sites.) Also included is a mini-cookbook of multiethnic recipes from noted restaurants, mostly in San Francisco (with the restaurant address, in case you want to order instead of cook). --Joan Price

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