Kategoria BISAC: Health & Fitness >> Diseases & Conditions - Diabetes

Accessible information on the causes, health risks, and treatment of prediabetes

If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with prediabetes - a heightened level of glucose, and/or impaired glucose tolerance - the time to act is now. Prediabetes For Dummies examines the signs and symptoms of this potential precursor to diabetes and offers up-to-date information about treatment. It provides clear, practical advice on steps you can take to minimize the risk of serious health consequences.

This plain-English guide shows you how to stop prediabetes in its tracks and...

A Type 2 diabetes diagnosis can be daunting, but it is also manageable. With this all-in-one guide, you will get expert advice on establishing a healthier lifestyle and getting control of your diabetes. The Everything Guide to Managing Type 2 Diabetes provides easy-to-follow advice on all aspects of living with diabetes, and helps you:

• Recognize the symptoms of prediabetes and diabetes
• Monitor your blood glucose levels
• Learn about the types of insulin and insulin-delivery...

This new edition of Medical Management of Type 2 Diabetes provides care providers with the answers to their questions about implementing care. All of the contributors are...

Based on breakthrough studies, Cohen's program reveals how people with diabetes can
reduce their need for prescription medication and minimize the disease's effect on the body.

Most doctors consider diabetes a one-way street--once you have it, your only option is to manage the symptoms with a restricted diet, close monitoring of blood sugar, and expensive medications. Pharmacist Suzy Cohen shows that diabetes can be treated instead through safe, natural means, like food and vitamins, rather than strictly relying on prescription drugs. She shifts the focus away from glucose...

Samantha is a typical third-grade student with one major difference: she has Type 1 diabetes and manages the disease on a daily basis. She uses her knowledge of the disease to help her teacher, Mrs. Hunter, recognize she may need medical attention. The Gift draws attention to diabetes awareness for both children and adults of any age.