Type 2 Diabetes For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781118303627 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012

Alan L. Rubin

Opis

Learn to live a full and active life with type 2 diabetes Type 2 diabetes is Australia's fast-growing chronic disease, yet it can be prevented with the right diet and regular exercise.

Spis treści

Introduction 1

Part I: Dealing with the Onset of Type 2 Diabetes 5

Chapter 1: Dealing with Type 2 Diabetes 7

Chapter 2: It s the Glucose 15

Chapter 3: Understanding the Transition to Type 2 Diabetes 23

Part II: How Type 2 Diabetes Affects Your Body 37

Chapter 4: Managing Short–Term Ailments 39

Chapter 5: Preventing Long–Term Complications 53

Part III: Living with Type 2 Diabetes: Your Physical Health 75

Chapter 6: Glucose Monitoring and Other Tests 77

Chapter 7: Medications: What You Should Know 87

Chapter 8: Healthy Eating in Diabetes 105

Chapter 9: Keeping It Moving: Exercise Plan 129

Part IV: The Part of Tens 139

Chapter 10: Ten Ways to Prevent or Reverse Diabetes 141

Chapter 11: Ten Myths about Diabetes That You Can Forget 147

Glossary 155

Index 159

O autorze

Professor Lesley Campbell is the Director of the Diabetes Centre of St Vincent′s Hospital, a leading organisation involved in both the research and management of the disease. Alan L Rubin, MD has run a private practice specialising in diabetes for 25 years.

Blurb

Live a full and active life with type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is Australia′s fastest–growing chronic disease, but you can prevent it with the right diet andexercise routine. With a focus on the specific concerns of type 2 diabetes, this essential guide will help you manage your condition in the short– and long–term, and take control of your health.

• Avoid progressing from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes change your lifestyle and lower your risks

• Understand how type 2 diabetes affects your body make sense of the medical jargon

• Find out how to handle the diagnosis recognise how your mental state influences your physical health

• Manage the everyday impacts of type 2 diabetes discover ways to handle short–term health issues

• Prevent long–term complications understand how to make changes today to sidestep problems in the future

• Get to grips with specific type 2 medications grasp the details about oral medication, insulin and other common diabetes medicines

• Apply yourself to a healthy diet and exercise routine set up and follow a wellbeing plan

Open the book and find:

• The lifestyle factors that put you at the greatest risk of type 2 diabetes

• Information on how your feet and heart are affected by diabetes

• Details on monitoring glucose levels

• How to create a solid exercise plan

• Ways to reverse and prevent the effects of diabetes

• Common myths about type 2 diabetes

Learn to:

• Manage type 2 diabetes and live life to the full

• Eat a balanced diet and exercise for a healthier life

• Keep an eye on your glucose levels and manage your medications

• Access the best online support