Review of Diabetes Survival Guide: Understanding the Facts About Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention (Mass Market Paperback)

Five Stars are not enough!! I would like to give it Six Stars!!! An AWESOME Diabetes guide written by Stanley Mirsky, a medical doctor who is a well-known expert in the field, and co-author Joan Rattner Heilman, an experienced medical writer who makes the information so accessible. This is the best all-in-one source of information about this disease that I have read. This book belongs in many homes as a reference guide, for use as a "Diabetes Survival Guide" in homes where the disease is already present, and/or as a hedge against future possibilities.

No doubt about it, Diabetes (my caps for emphasis) is a scourge that is rapidly spreading across the USA and the world, killing and maiming in it's worst stages, and now reaching EPIDEMIC levels of more than 1 Million new cases each year. This disease, according to the author can be silent and insidious in it's early stages, catching many unaware of it's early presence. It has been tied to heart disease and stroke, along with the more well-known worst-case effects such as blindness and amputation. Striking children, teenagers, as well as older people, it has been tied to the rising tide of OBESITY and the SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE that is so prevalent in this age of excessive TV watching and hours of web surfing. If you fit in those categories, take note. Even if you think you don't, educate yourself just to be certain; If not through this book, search the web or other sources.

Finally in plain, very understandable words in 327 pages, the authors give us the most current information on this disease: what it is, how to detect it, the "Types" of diabetes, how to treat it, and very importantly, diet. Finally, 'hard', definitive numbers on the meaning of the results of the home blood glucose test meter results! The information of diet alone is invaluable and the surprising information in the "Diet for Dummies" area may surprise you as much as it did me. There is a list of what CAN and CANNOT ever be eaten. Gensing, marajuana, alcohol following exercise are not recommended for diabetics. This book cites definite life-style and habitual changes for some that will require discipline, more for some than others. Other important topics include the very important topic of exercise, insulin usage, and the other medications to keep it within controllable circumstances. ONE SIMPLE FASTING TEST can alert one to the possibility of diabetes or Pre-diabetes. The book cites the importance of detecting at the EARLY stage of "Pre-diabetes", where the disease can be aggressively attacked and managed or eradicated, and it cannot be over-emphasized!

This is a must-have reference guide that deserves the title "Survival Guide" and should be read by everyone. BUT this is just a guide. If you suspect Diabetes, the importance of seeing a MEDICAL DOCTOR and getting "hands on" treatment and remaining under their individualized care cannot be stressed enough. This book is an educational tool that can alert you to the early warning signs of Diabetes, assist in asking the right questions of a medical specialist if you have it, and guide you along the arc of treatment as a reference. My HIGHEST recommendation. Thank you Dr Mirsky and Ms Heilman! Five HEALTHIER Stars.
(Paperback, 327 pages with many tables)

Product Description
"This is a must-read book or all diabetics."
-Derek LeRoith, M.D., chief of endocrinology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

The number of diabetics in the United States has increased 61 percent in the last decade. Now this classic, accessible guide has been completely revised with new information on pre-diabetes and prevention, as well as

- the Metabolic Syndrome: risk factors that, along with genetic predisposition, sow the seeds of diabetes
- diet: sensible, easy-to-follow suggestions about what, when, and how much to eat (and the choices are delicious!)
- new drugs: inhaled insulin powder, combination pills, insulin that lasts twenty-four hours, fast-acting "designer" insulin, and other milestones
- cutting-edge equipment: state-of-the-art insulin pumps, glucose monitors, and pen injectors
- complications: innovations for preventing heart disease, kidney failure, neuropathy of the feet and legs, and loss of vision
- stem cell research: the imminent possibility of using stem cells as a source of insulin-producing beta cells
- surgical options: transplantation techniques

If you're a diabetic or care about someone who is, this comprehensive guide and daily companion belongs front and center on your bookshelf and in your life.

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