Prediabetes: What You Need to Know to Keep Diabetes Away (Marlowe Diabetes Library) [Paperback]

Gretchen Becker (Author), M.D. Allison B. Goldfine M.D. (Foreword)

Book Description

Series: Marlowe Diabetes Library | Publication Date: December 28, 2004

An estimated 41 million Americans have the condition identified since 2002 as prediabetes, which, if left unchecked, inevitably will lead to full-blown diabetes. From one of the world's leading diabetes "patient-experts," this first-ever practical guide offers fifty essential, informative ideas and simple steps to help this vast and rapidly growing constituency manage their condition and thereby reduce their chances of developing full-blown diabetes. Prediabetes clearly explains what readers can do today, no matter what their age, and whether or not they have a family history of diabetes, a severe weight problem, or are members of an ethnic group at high risk—including Hispanics, Native Americans, African Americans, and Pacific Islanders. Helpful drawings and graphs are featured throughout in this new, revised edition.

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From the Publisher

This is a revised and updated edition of Stop Diabetes.

About the Author

GRETCHEN BECKER, a magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Radcliffe College, is a writer and editor specializing in medical books. Her first book, The First Year—Type 2 Diabetes, is one of the bestselling, most widely recommended books on the subject available today. She is also coauthor of The Four Corners Diet and lives in Halifax, Vermont.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press; 2nd edition (December 28, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569244642
• ISBN-13: 978-1569244647
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #530,030 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only book you'll need on this subject, July 30, 2006

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Susan Held "Reader Extraordinaire" (Monterey,VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prediabetes: What You Need to Know to Keep Diabetes Away (Marlowe Diabetes Library) (Paperback)

I was diagnosed with prediabetes and immediately did a search for more information on this potentially dangerous condition. This book is wonderful. I found myself a student again, studying and highlighting all the pertinent phrases and best of all, the author has written this all in plain English! I didn't have to have a medical degree to read it.
I finished it by the next day and have since started tracking my sugars, especially the carbs, after having a look at what my future could hold if I continued eating all the processed foods and being the couch potato that I am.
This book could change your future -order it today.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding resource for prediabetics!, March 22, 2007

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Melinda Brewer (Kalispell, MT United States) - See all my reviews
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I can't say enough good things about this book! This is a very intelligent yet clear overview of prediabetes, the factors that affect it, and what you can do about it. The information is the best I've found so far (including information from the American Diabetes Association), and the writing is excellent. The thing I like the most is that Ms. Becker's attitude is frank and realistic towards the reader--this _is_ serious stuff we're dealing with--but she never once judges or blames the patient/reader. This book is very encouraging and practical. Worth every penny, and I'd have paid much more. (I've read it twice within two weeks.)

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wise investment, May 6, 2007

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This review is from: Prediabetes: What You Need to Know to Keep Diabetes Away (Marlowe Diabetes Library) (Paperback)

This book is like getting everyday tips about a person's experience so you don't get the disease. It saves the reader tons of time. The medical community does not spend enough time educating their patients. This books is the first step in solving this problem. I also highly recommend Fuhrman's Eat to Live.