Conquering Diabetes: A Complete Program for Prevention and Treatment [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

M.D., Anne Peters (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 28, 2006

A cutting-edge, comprehensive guide to diabetes and prediabetes treatment by a world- renowned physician

The numbers are epidemic?more than 60 million Americans have prediabetes or diabetes?and the complications (heart disease, blindness, kidney failure) can be devastating. But they are not inevitable, says Anne Peters, M.D., who, in Conquering Diabetes, explains how prediabetes can be reversed and diabetes can be conquered.

Millions of afflicted Americans are confused, frightened, and often receiving sub-par treatment from inexperienced primary care physicians. As a university-based researcher and clinician, Dr. Peters is at the forefront of the latest developments in the prevention and treatment of the disease. Conquering Diabetes offers readers a complete program, including what foods to eat/avoid, which medications help/hurt, and how to get the best treatment from your doctor.

?[When] I was diagnosed with diabetes, I immediately sought out the best, Dr.Anne Peters.?
?Gary Hall, five-time Olympic gold medalist

?An excellent first-step resource for diabetics and prediabetics alike.?
?Publishers Weekly

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“[When] I was diagnosed with diabetes, I immediately sought out the best, Dr.Anne Peters.”
—Gary Hall, five-time Olympic gold medalist

“An excellent first-step resource for diabetics and prediabetics alike.”
—Publishers Weekly

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

DR. ANNE PETERS is an internationally respected diabetologist and one of the top twenty physicians treating diabetes in the country. She is professor of medicine and director of the USC Clinical Diabetes Programs; her research has been published in JAMA, the American Journal of Medicine, and Diabetes Care. She has appeared on Larry King Live.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Plume (March 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0452285593
• ASIN: B0015VT2RA
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #241,594 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Only One Complaint, August 29, 2006

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Jeffrey A. Perlman (Irvine, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Conquering Diabetes: A Complete Program for Prevention and Treatment (Paperback)

As a 57-year-old man who has been struggling with Type 2 Diabetes for 21 years, I found this book helpful despite already being well read in this subject. Although I've had years of diabetes education, there were some good nuggets here about food, and useful, anecdotal patient success stories about the specific foods they eat and when they eat them.

My only complaint is that Dr. Peters needs to include one more chapter to deal with insulin injections, for those, like me, who have never used insulin before but who may need to do so in the future. And within that missing chapter, she needs to talk about the risk of gaining weight on insulin even with reduced calorie intake, which has happened to many acquaintences. Perhaps these people are doing something wrong, but Dr. Peters doesn't address this frequent and serious concern.

Still, for anyone who needs a lot of information about dealing with diabetes up front, this is as close as it gets to a one-stop shop.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Valuable Medical Reference, March 28, 2008

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Herbert L Calhoun "paulocal" (Falls Church, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Conquering Diabetes: A Complete Program for Prevention and Treatment (Paperback)

A no nonsense, sophisticated, cutting-edge explanation of the disease, its causes, its evolution, its effects on the body, the latest medical research, the best therapies, diet, the best approaches to exercise and weight management, and the best medications available to remediate and manage the two types of the disease.

Two aspects of the book stand out. First, it does not give a "sugarcoated" version of how serious this disease is: It is brutally honest in making clear that it can and eventually does affect every aspect of the body: the eyes, the extremities, the organs, especially the heart, and the kidneys, also can exacerbate existing high blood pressure and high cholesterol problems.

Second, it gives a detailed analysis of the various medications and discusses their history and evolution, their medical effects and the various situations in which it is most appropriate to use them.

Altogether it is a valuable medical reference and handy resource.

Four Stars

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars review4u, September 24, 2010

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This review is from: Conquering Diabetes: A Complete Program for Prevention and Treatment (Paperback)

Excellent Book! Very informative, straightforward and easy to understand. Great book for anyone dealing with diabetes AND who want to make improvements in leading a healthy lifestyle.