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Diabetes For Dummies

Authors:

Alan L. Rubin ,

Dr. Simon Poole ,

Simon Poole

Overview

The book that’s been helping people with diabetes live their best lives for 20 years

Diabetes For Dummies is a trusted resource that guides those diagnosed with diabetes and pre-diabetes and their caregivers towards optimal health. This book helps you, or those you love, achieve the life you want while managing diabetes with lifestyle changes, alternative therapies and the latest medications. This fully updated edition helps you tackle your symptoms with the confidence that you’re doing the latest stuff and following the newest advances in diabetes treatment. Powerful lifestyle strategies, new medications, monitoring equipment, nutritional guidelines, delicious recipes, and insulin delivery methods—it’s all in this friendly Dummies guide.

Understand the types of diabetes and learn about your diagnosis
Learn the latest treatment options, medications, and evidence-based therapies
Manage your symptoms and live a full life with expert diet and lifestyle tips
Answer your questions with this trusted, compassionate guide, now in its 6^th edition
Take control and understand how to improve or even prevent and reverse prediabetes and diabetes

This book is an indispensable resource for those newly diagnosed with diabetes, and prediabetes, their loved ones, and care givers, as well as health care professionals who need an up-to-date reference on the latest in diabetes research.

The book that’s been helping people with diabetes live their best lives for 20 years

Diabetes For Dummies is a trusted resource that guides those diagnosed with diabetes and pre-diabetes and their caregivers towards optimal health. This book helps you, or those you love, achieve the life you want while managing diabetes with lifestyle changes, alternative therapies and the latest medications. This fully updated edition helps you tackle your symptoms with the confidence that you’re doing the latest stuff and following the newest advances in diabetes treatment. Powerful lifestyle strategies, new medications, monitoring equipment, nutritional guidelines, delicious recipes, and insulin delivery methods—it’s all in

this friendly Dummies guide.

Understand the types of diabetes and learn about your diagnosis
Learn the latest treatment options, medications, and evidence-based therapies
Manage your symptoms and live a full life with expert diet and lifestyle tips
Answer your questions with this trusted, compassionate guide, now in its 6^th edition
Take control and understand how to improve or even prevent and reverse prediabetes and diabetes

This book is an indispensable resource for those newly diagnosed with diabetes, and prediabetes, their loved ones, and care givers, as well as health care professionals who need an up-to-date reference on the latest in diabetes research.

Diabetes For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Diabetes, which is excessive glucose in your blood, leads to serious health problems if left untreated. You should follow the American Diabetes Association screening guidelines to get tested for diabetes at the earliest possible time. If you have diabetes, this Cheat Sheet is a handy reference to screening guidelines, rules for living with diabetes, and continuing your diabetes care to better control the disease.

About The Authors

Alan Rubin, MD, is the author of Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies, Type I Diabetes For Dummies, Prediabetes For Dummies, High Blood Pressure For Dummies, Thyroid For Dummies, and Vitamin D For Dummies. He is a professional member of the Endocrine Society and American Diabetes Association.