Friday, 30. July 2010
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As the global epidemic of diabetes continues to expand, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is predicted to double in the next 20 years. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Evidence-Based Approach to Practical Management addresses this problem by expertly synthesizing the currently available evidence regarding specific issues in diabetes care. Written by an interdisciplinary team of scientists and medical professionals and comprising a wealth of information in a single resource, the book integrates the best evidence for the full range of clinical issues surrounding the evaluation and treatment of type 2 diabetes, including comorbid conditions such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and vascular disease. To quantify the strength of evidence supporting current practices, each chapter highlights related conditions, including fatty liver disease, pregnancy, and polycystic ovarian syndrome, and also addresses barriers to treatment, including stress, depression, and patient motivation.
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Evidence-Based Approach to Practical Management
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Thursday, 29. July 2010
- ISBN13: 9781601631152
- Condition: New
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“In The African American Guide to Diabetes, Constance Brown-Riggs very effectively demonstrates an important Health Power principle, namely the importance of Different Strokes for Different Folks . She shares a wealth of information about diabetes that has been specifically tailored for African Americans, in a down to earth fashion, and emphasizes the important interrelationships of spiritual health, mental health, and physical health, in Living Well with Diabetes. This book is a valuable resource for African Americans with diabetes, and for their family members and friends, whose increased understanding of diabetes will help to increase their support of those affected.“
Norma J. Goodwin, M.D., Founder, President and CEO, Health Power for Minorities (Health Power)
“Connie Brown-RiggsÂ’s…culturally appropriate messages are an extraordinary benefit to African-Americans, particularly women, who are often not fully aware of the lifestyle changes they can and should make to prevent diabetes and improve their health and that of their families.”
Wendy C. Brawley, publisher and CEO, IMARA Woman magazine
“This book provides cutting-edge information on diet, exercise, and medication, synthesized with other aspects of diabetes care, including spirituality-providing a total lifestyle wellness plan. I support this book with high enthusiasm.”
Wahida Karmally, DrPH, RD, CDE, associate research scientist, Director of Nutrition, Irving Institute of Clinical and Translational Research, Columbia University
More than 4 million African-Americans have diabetes; thousands more have pre-diabetes or are at risk for the condition. But in 21 years as a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator, Constance Brown-Riggs found few books that even vaguely addressed the unique health concerns of this population.
This comprehensive guide includes:
The latest medical treatments for diabetes-medications, insulin therapies, blood glucose monitors, plus the pros and cons of supplements, herbs, and alternative diets.
What you canÂ’t eat– and what you can.
Dozens of mouthwatering Caribbean and soul food recipes, with a two-week menu plan.
The African American Guide to Living Well with Diabetes
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Wednesday, 28. July 2010
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An upbeat, balanced program that can help you prevent diabetes—and lead a healthier and happier life.
Do you have a family history of diabetes? Are you overweight? Dont exercise much? You could be at risk of getting Type 2 Diabetes, a disease that affects 16 million Americans. There is no cure yet for diabetes. But you can prevent it. You dont need radical diets, drugs, or impossible-to-follow regimens—just healthy eating, exercise, and the right lifestyle changes as outlined in this inspiring and supportive guide.
Youve been hearing a lot about ways to prevent such conditions as heart disease and cancer. But diabetes? Most of us assume it just happens. But actually, it too is preventable. Drawing on their extensive experience counseling people on nutrition and diabetes, authors Annette Maggi and Jackie Boucher outline the three key steps to preventing diabetes—managing your weight, getting active, and building healthier eating habits. And they show you how to successfully add positive new habits to every part of your daily routine and find balance in every aspect of your life.
You will learn:
- Which eating habits help prevent diabetes
- Why physical activity may improve your bodys ability to use insulin
- How to tune into your body and stop listening to emotional triggers
- How to reprogram your unconscious to make healthier habits a permanent part of your life
What You Can Do to Prevent Diabetes provides an inspiring message for all of us who would like to stop disease before it starts. By following the upbeat advice and simple lessons in this lifesaving book, you will make smart lifestyle changes that not only can prevent diabetes, but lead to a healthier, happier life.Amazon.com Review
We all know that lifestyle changes can prevent heart disease, but how many of us know that incorporating small changes into our daily life can substantially lessen our risk for getting type 2 diabetes? Twenty million Americans are at risk for this type of diabetes (also known as adult onset diabetes). This book aims to be “the guide for all of us interested in living without this disease.” First, What You Can Do to Prevent Diabetes takes you through the steps for getting ready to make a change, planning your goals and the action steps for reaching them, dealing with lapses, and celebrating successes. Then the authors focus on the specific keys to avoiding type 2 diabetes: managing your weight, getting active, and building healthier eating habits. Simple, practical tips include the “80/20 Rule” (“If 80 percent of the time you make healthful food choices, the other 20 percent of the time can fall through the cracks without adversely affecting your health”) and the “Strive for Five” goal (aim for five servings of fruits and vegetables each day). A nice touch is the “Simple Changes Journal” at the end of every section, where you write down some changes you can make today, this week, and this month to get closer to your goals. This is a slim book and not very comprehensive–the authors explore just the essentials that you need to take your first steps towards making a change. –Joan Price
What You Can Do to Prevent Diabetes: Simple Changes to Improve Your Life
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Tuesday, 27. July 2010
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Putting the food pyramid to work sounds simple enough, but frequent changes in nutrition recommendations make it important to stay well informed and up-to-date. This revised second edition of Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy reveals: the latest information on the six food groups and how to incorporate them into a healthy diet how to make smart choices about sweets, fats, and dairy products how to shop smart at the grocery store and more.
Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy : How to Put the Food Pyramid to Work for Your Busy Lifestyle
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Monday, 26. July 2010
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This completely revised second edition offers the inside track on the latest tips, techniques, and strategies for keeping blood sugar at normal levels. The convenient question-and-answer format makes 101 Tips and easy-to-understand, quick reference for both the diabetes novice and those who’ve had diabetes for several years.
101 Tips For Improving Your Blood Sugar
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Sunday, 25. July 2010
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Peripheral neuropathy has reached epidemic proportions in recent years. This condition has numerous causes, but can be associated with diseases such as HIV, alcoholism, diabetes, and lupus and may result from medical treatments such as chemotherapy. Symptoms include pain, numbness, loss of balance, and tingling or burning in the extremities. Although widespread, neuropathy is not well understood, and finding reliable information about it can be difficult. Written by a leading doctor in the field and a patient-expert, You Can Cope with Peripheral Neuropathy: 365 Tips for Living a Full Life covers such diverse topics as what to ask at doctor appointments, how to make the house easier to navigate, where to find a support group, how to use vitamins and herbs for treatment, ways to travel safe, and more. The information in this practical book is aimed at both the millions of people afflicted with neuropathy and the families, caregivers, and health-care providers who share the trauma of this debilitating disease.
You Can Cope with Peripheral Neuropathy: 365 Tips for Living a Full Life
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Saturday, 24. July 2010
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A PRACTICAL, SAFE, TIME-TESTED, AND EFFECTIVE A-TO-Z GUIDE TO NATURAL HEALING REMEDIES
For years, sisters Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen have been collecting and incredible home remedies. These range from old treatments that have been passed down for centuries (but forgotten by modern medicine) to methods recently uncovered by doctors and medical researchers. Healing Remedies combines the best entries from the Wilens’ Chicken Soup & Other Folk Remedies books, plus a significant amount of new material, including sections on diabetes, osteoporosis, ADD, anxiety, and children’s common ailments–from colic and diaper rash to tantrums and teething. Also, check out these other remarkable remedies:
• Eating two pectin-packed apples a day may help lower blood pressure.
• For an energy boost, slap the inside of your elbows and the back of your knees.
• Eating one-half avocado a day may lower cholesterol by up to 42 percent.
• Vaporize a headache by bringing a cup of apple cider vinegar to a slow boil, then put a towel over your head, bend over the pot at a safe distance, and inhale/exhale through your nose for about 10 minutes.
• To tone up your circulatory system and strengthen your heart, pretend to vigorously conduct an orchestra for 10 minutes a day.
• To improve your memory, pop six raw almonds a day.
• Add pizzazz to your sex life by consuming any fruit beginning with p: peaches, plums, pears, pineapple, papaya, and persimmon.
• Practice “girth control” by killing your cravings with pure grape juice.
Though not meant as a substitute for doctor’s visits, this amazing guide also features special sections on men’s health challenges, especially prostate concerns, and women’s symptom relief, from cramps and morning sickness to vaginitis and hot flashes. Remedies galore–and more–are at your fingertips!
Healing Remedies: More Than 1,000 Natural Ways to Relieve Common Ailments, from Arthritis and Allergies to Diabetes, Osteoporosis, and Many Others!
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Thursday, 22. July 2010
- ISBN13: 9781580402729
- Condition: New
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Completely updated, recipes are now lower in fat, saturated fat and cholesterol
This second edition of an American Diabetes Association classic is better than ever with updated recipes, all-new information, and the same low price that you want. Almost a decade after the first edition was published, you can still enjoy Diabetes Meals on $7 a Day—or Less!
Diabetes Meals On $7 A Day–Or Less!: How to Plan Healthy Menus without Breaking the Bank
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Wednesday, 21. July 2010
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Diabetes happens in a life that already has a story. This book, composed of nearly forty personal narratives, based on taped interviews, about the lives of actual patients with diabetes, draws upon the collective experience of an endocrinologist and two nurse practitioners who worked together for twenty-five years.
The people who describe their experiences with diabetes range from teenagers to physicians, immigrants, athletes, pregnant women, accountants, a prisoner, and a dairy farmer. They speak of the variety of ways they handle monitoring, diet, insurance coverage, sports, and fashion. Some talk of how they manage to drive trucks for a living or, for recreation, fly airplanes or go spelunking. Many speak frankly of their anxieties and frustrations.
The authors acknowledge that both the patient and clinician have a story about their relationship, and describe the richness and tension in their interaction. Families, too, are sources of both support and conflict. These relationships are acknowledged in the organization of the book, which is divided into sections defined by the main elements of diabetes control: patient self-determination, the role of the family, the social situation, and the patient-clinician encounter.
The book provides a wealth of information about diabetes, including material on prevention, complications, and new technology, as well as a superb glossary, but it is not intended as a textbook on diabetes or as a self-care manual for patients. Rather the book provides a textured account of the health professional’s view of diabetes control and the perspective of the patient whose life is complicated by diabetes.
A Life of Control: Stories of Living with Diabetes
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