From the Publisher
"Diabetes: Your Complete Exercise Guide provides a sensible, systematic treatment plan which could improve the health and fitness of millions of people with diabetes. A very thorough presentation of scientific and medical information makes this text especially useful for health care professionals in developing appropriate exercise programs for their diabetic patients. The "Health Point System" offers a precise, practical method of quantifying exercise training and it is soundly based on years of scientific investigations conducted at the Cooper Clinic and Research Institute. I highly recommend this book for all diabetes health care professionals and for any patient with an advanced understanding of this disease."
W. Guyton Hornsby, Jr., PhD, CDE Exercise Physiologist/Diabetes Educator West Virginia University
"This book is the first comprehensive guide for the individual with Type I or Type II diabetes specifically for the design and implementation of their personalized exercise program. Very informative and accurate on diabetes management during exercise.
A must for recommending to patients who desire or need to exercise. A handy reference written in very practical terms for easy implementation.
This book is unique . . . an exercise guide specifically and clearly designed for those with diabetes. Very easy to read and implement. . . . This is a wonderful and much needed book. I look forward to being able to recommend it and use it with the patients I see and know."
Barbara N. Campaigne, PhD Research Scientist Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Cardiology
"This is a well written guide for the medially sophisticated patient with diabetes mellitus interested in taking part in a serious exercise program The writing is clear and communicates sometimes complex data well. The book is filled with useful tables and practical tips. It is much less superficial than many similar attempts and would be useful for diabetes educators, exercise physiologists and even physicians, as well as patients. . . .I believe this to one of the most complete guides for exercise in diabetes available."
Stephen H. Schneider, M.D. Assoc. Professor of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Univ. Hospital Chairman, Exercise Council, American Diabetes Association
"I wish I had had this book twenty-three years ago when I was diagnosed with diabetes. My life may have taken a different path. This book not only show the benefits of exercise, but how to incorporate it into one's life. A must for every diabetic."
Pat Gallagher Producer/Host of "Living With Diabetes" President - EDI Radio Network
"All people with diabetes mellitus who are interested in or advised to participate in exercise programs will find this book useful. It has good, practical advice and can be a supplement to individual counseling regarding exercise programs. Complex concepts are explained clearly and in enough detail. I find the content to be up-to-date and accurate."
Edward S. Horton, M.D. Medical Director Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School
About the Author
Dr. Neil F. Gordon is widely regarded as a leading medical authority on exercise and health. Before receiving his master's degree in public health from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1989, Dr. Gordon received doctoral degrees in exercise physiology and medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He also served as medical director of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise physiology for 6 years at I Military Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa.
Since 1987, Dr. Gordon has been the director of exercise physiology at the internationally renowned Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research in Dallas, Texas. He has written over 50 papers related to exercise and medicine. Dr. Gordon is also coauthor of the book Don't Count Yourself Out: Staying Fit after Thirty-Five with Jimmy Connors.
Dr. Gordon is a member of the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association. He is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). He also has served on the boards of directors for AACVPR, the Texas Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, and the American Heart Association (Dallas affiliate).
