The First Year Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed - Softcover

Becker, Gretchen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1569245460 ISBN 13: 9781569245460

Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2001

Synopsis

Today, Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest-growing chronic conditions, in part because of the epidemic increase in obesity, and it is now being diagnosed in children and young adults as well as in older adults. Although diabetes is incurable, it can be controlled, through a combination of diet, exercise, and medication. Now, The First Year -- Type 2 Diabetes, like other titles in The First series, guides those newly diagnosed through their first year, covering the full range of the practical, medical, and lifestyle issues. Author Gretchen Becker, who herself has Type 2 diabetes and has become an expert on the condition, discusses treatment options, diet, emotional issues related to diabetes, insurance, traveling, exercise, and much more.

The First Year -- Type 2 Diabetes will be an indispensable book for everyone grappling with the major and minor life changes that a diabetes diagnosis demands.

About this title

From the Publisher:

In clear, concise, accessible language, Becker covers a wide range of practical, medical, and lifestyle issues, beginning with coming to terms with your diagnosis and then moving on to subjects including:

* choosing the diet that is best for you;
* the role of exercise;
* daily blood-glucose testing routines and understanding lab tests;
* medications and supplements;
* networking with others;
* insurance issues;
* traveling and socializing.

By giving you the reliable, useful information you need to know when you most need to know it, The First Year--Type 2 Diabetes will be an indispensible book for everyone adjusting to life with diabetes.

About the Author:

Gretchen Becker, a magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Radcliffe College, has also had four years of graduate study in biology at Harvard. A writer and editor specializing in medical books, she lives in Vermont.

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1569245460
• ISBN 13: 9781569245460
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 312