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Full Title

Diabetes

Author(s)

Lisa Morrone

Edition
ISBN

9780736939645, 9780736928205

Publisher

Harvest House Publishers

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

One in three Americans over 21 has diabetes or pre-diabetes. Even more dangerous, many of them don’t know they do.But there’s hope. According to successful writer and health professional Lisa Morrone, making changes to halt the progress of a diabetic condition–even reverse some of the deterioration–is far simpler than dealing with the physical, relational, and financial consequences of untreated disease, such as nerve, liver, and cardiovascular damage. Lisa leads readers through a straightforward process of education and motivation:a summary of diabetes dangers, which includes a self-quiz to assess their conditiona survey of the body’s sugar-processing mechanism, emphasizing the mechanism of diabetesstep-by-step lifestyle changes that can preserve or restore their healthGood health comes when good information is incorporated into life. This action-oriented resource gives readers help to change and hope for a healthy, productive life that will benefit themselves and others.

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Full Title

Diabetes

Author(s)

David Matthews, Niki Meston, Pam Dyson, Jenny Shaw, Laurie King, Aparna Pal

Edition
ISBN

9780191579684, 9780191552618, 9780199232666

Publisher

OUP Oxford

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

There are over 2 million people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK and worldwide 194 million. An epidemic of diabetes is reported and by 2025 it is predicted that there will be 330 million people with diabetes in the world. Diabetes is likely to present one of this century’s greatest medical challenges. However, the impact of diabetes on the individual and their carers is equally important. This book provides an easy to understand guide to diabetes and is aimed at all those living with diabetes. This book gives an overall introduction to diabetes including a short history of diabetes, causes, symptoms, possible complications, management (both of diabetes and the associated risk factors), psychological factors and what care to expect. It emphasises self management and gives invaluable advice on how to achieve this.