American Medical Association Guide to Living with Diabetes Preventing and Treating Type 2 Diabetes Essential Information You and Your Family Need to Know 1st Edition by Boyd Metzger 9780471750239 0471750239

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ISBN 10: 0471750239

ISBN 13: 9780471750239

Author: Boyd E. Metzger

More Than 3 Million American Medical Association Books Sold

From America’s Most Trusted Health Authority, the Ultimate Guide to Understanding, Preventing, and Managing Type 2 Diabetes

Millions of Americans have type 2 diabetes, and millions more are at risk of developing the disease. The good news is that it is both preventable and treatable. In the American Medical Association Guide to Living with Diabetes you’ll learn everything you need to know to prevent type 2 diabetes, take control of it if you already have it, and reduce your risk of life-threatening complications.

This book provides clear, easy-to-understand explanations of what type 2 diabetes is, what causes it, and how to determine if you are at risk. You’ll find a detailed, easy-to-follow program for preventing diabetes by eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, and reaching and maintaining a healthy weight. If you are living with diabetes, this invaluable guide offers in-depth explanations of the recommended lifestyle changes that can help you manage the disease, stressing the importance of rigorous testing and control of your blood sugar to avoid complications. You will learn about the available medications for treating diabetes and about alternative and complementary therapies. The book also includes sections on gestational diabetes and the increasing threat that type 2 diabetes poses to at-risk children. By following the recommendations and guidelines in the American Medical Association Guide to Living with Diabetes, you can reduce or eliminate the symptoms, avoid or minimize the risk of serious complications, and become more physically fit, energetic, and alert. In fact, there’s no reason you can’t be healthier than you’ve ever been.

Table of contents:

PART ONE: Type 2 Diabetes: A Modern Epidemic

Chapter 1: What Is Diabetes?

Chapter 2: Are You at Risk?

PART TWO: Preventing Type 2 Diabetes

Chapter 3: Maintaining a Healthy Weight

Chapter 4: Nutrition Basics for Staying Healthy

Chapter 5: Exercise Your Way to Better Health

PART THREE: Diagnosing and Treating Type 2 Diabetes

Chapter 6: How Do You Know If You Have Diabetes?

Chapter 7: Reaching a Healthy Weight

Chapter 8: Eating a Healthy Diet

Chapter 9: Your Exercise Regimen

Chapter 10: Medication and Blood Sugar Testing

Chapter 11: Experimental Treatments and Special Situations

PART FOUR: Complications of Diabetes

Chapter 12: Acute Complications

Chapter 13: Chronic Complications

PART FIVE: Diabetes in Children

Chapter 14: Type 2 Diabetes in Children

PART SIX: Diabetes during Pregnancy

Chapter 15: Gestational Diabetes

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