Outsmarting Diabetes: A Dynamic Approach for Reducing the Effects of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes, from the Coauthor of the Bestselling Joslin Diabetes Manuel [Paperback]

Richard Beaser (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 29, 1997

From the world-renowned Joslin Diabetes Center and the coauthor of the million-copy seller, The Joslin Diabetes Manual, this book is based on the results of the ten-year Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) from the National Institutes of Health--which proved that intensive control, opposed to standard methods, greatly reduces the effects of diabetes and the risk of long-term complications.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Chronimed Publishing (December 29, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565610512
• ISBN-13: 978-1565610514
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,247,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars FIVE STARS FOR GEEKS!, May 14, 2000

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Bill Butler "Bill Butler" (Tarzana, Ca. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Outsmarting Diabetes: A Dynamic Approach for Reducing the Effects of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes (Paperback)

I don't have diabetes. But my mother has had it for 61 years. If you are a real "nut" like me (GEEKHOOD), you will want this book. There will be better diabetes management than with the original management appraoch. I WANT TO FOLLOW THIS PROGRAM EVEN THOUGH I DON'T HAVE DIABETES! Based on the DCCT (Diabetes Control and Complication Trial) which conducted a study on 1,441 diabetics. The results were incredible. Chances of eye damage decreased by as much as 76 percent. Kidney damage, up to 56 percent. Nerve damage, up to 60 percent. As compared to "convential therapy". It is the best. This is called "Intensive Therapy". The prior diabetes management is called "Conventional Therapy". Then there is "Denial Therapy". The last is what most people do. And I have great compassion for them. They just deny their diabetes! The purpose of this program is to keep the LEVEL of your blood sugar as constant as possible. Thus remaining in maximum health. The good part is that you probably will be more heathy than the average individual because you are paying more attention, much more attention, to your health! This program is for both Type 1 and 2 diabeties. If you have a friend who is not a geek, then send him/her "The Diabetic's Book" via gift from Amazon.com (and then don't say another word unless they ask for help). The results with "Conventional Therapy" are not as good as "Intensive Therapy", but some people simply don't have this "NUMERICAL" lifestyle. Don't bug any diabetic because you are attached to them, please. It just doesn't work. I got my mother to use her diabetes machine by using myself as a human guinea pig. And she would pay attention to my measurements and how you do it. A little. Took about a month and I had to read "How to Win Friends and Influence People" all over again! But it worked. So don't "strong-arm" anybody about this program. I don't want to be gruesome. But if you scream at your loved-one to take care of themselves in this case, they may end up blind and with cut-off limbs. Alright? Patience. One diabetic doctor told me that mathematicians and engineers who love to keep charts may want to use "intensive therapy", but that's about it! I'm not updated on diabetes. Look for the "buzz words" DCCT and "Intensive Therapy" in the newer books. Two more things. Most diabetic doctors or even plain physicians are simply way too slack on diabetic care (I think I fired 3!). But these books are a little bit too detailed. Exercise physiologist? A good idea. A good "idea". Dietician? Another good idea. Another "idea". So strike your own path. My mother is taking care of her diabetes better than she has in 61 years! But my brother and I would never force this program, "intensive therapy", on her. Angry criticism helps no one ~ Winston Churchill.