The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook (Sourcebooks) [Paperback]

David Drum (Author), Terry Zierenberg (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sourcebooks | Publication Date: December 19, 2005

The latest guidelines for lasting health from the American Diabetes Association

Completely revised and updated, this essential resource for people with diabetes includes new information on the rise of type 2 diabetes in children, metabolic syndrome, and the most recent recommendations for diet and exercise. It also provides up-to-the-minute findings on the new diabetes drugs on the market and updated lab test and clinical practice guidelines from the American Diabetes Association.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This hefty volume is an A-to-Z guide filled with diet and exercise advice, news of new testing and clinical practices, as well as new medications, and tons more information." -- Alan Caruba, Bookviews, July 2007

"Excellent... this book should be read by all type 2 diabetics in the country and more importantly, read by the millions of undetected diabetics who wish to save their limbs, their eyes, and their lives." -- Armchair Interviews July 2007

"It contains an amazing amount of information about all aspects of diabetes, well organized and clearly presented." -- Diabetes Health Magazine, August-September 2007

From the Back Cover

Don't let Type 2 diabetes stop you from enjoying a healthy, active life!

With good self-management you can keep your Type 2 diabetes under control. The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook, Third Edition, gives you information you need to better manage your condition and your life. This thoroughly updated edition covers everything from nutrition therapy and exercise to the unique emotional and financial issues the disease can raise for you and your loved ones.

The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook, Third Edition, features:

• Expert recommendations for diet and exercise
• Information on new testing and clinical practices based on the latest guidelines from the American Diabetes Association
• The latest on new medications and Medicare and prescription drug benefits
• Strategies for coping with the psychological and social challenges of diabetes
• Guidance for parents of children with Type 2 diabetes
• An up-to-date listing of helpful organizations and other resources

Whether you have just been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes or have been living with the disease for years, this empowering book will help you live a better life.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 3 edition (December 19, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071462317
• ISBN-13: 978-0071462310
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #541,979 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

As a health and business writer, I've been interested in good health for many years, so it probably follows that I'd write books in that area. Since I love to read novels, and I love a good heartfelt laugh, it's probably not a surprise that I would write a comic novel like Introducing the Richest Family in America.

I have written several nonfiction books on health, and I try to take my own advice and live a healthy, well-balanced life. I eat nutritiously most of the time, do some moderate exercise every day, and try to relieve stress by doing things that I enjoy such as gardening, cycling, taking care of my pet, and so forth. I try to combine some mental work such as writing with some physical work every day. I live in an old house in Los Angeles, so I have plenty of physical work to do. I also teach a night class where I have plenty of contact with other people, which gives me another type of lifeline to the world.

I have interviewed many people coping with chronic illness, and I always emerge from these interviews impressed by the courage that men and women can exhibit when facing adversity. There is such a thing as human dignity, and it is a beautiful thing to see. Health is also an interesting metaphor for life.

One fascinating area of health for me is the whole area of mind-body medicine, where old truths are being rediscovered and refined. In my writing, I also believe that what is often dismissed as patient education is another aspect of mind-body healing. If people understand the mechanics of their medical condition and learn ways to help themselves, as Norman Cousins did, I think knowledge can help people get well.

At this point in my career, I am the author or co-author of seven health books, one novel, one book of poems, and more than 1,000 magazine articles, speeches, brochures, corporate videos, tapes, and other writing projects.

I have have an A.A. from Brevard College, a B.A. from the University of California, and an M.F.A. from the Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. I was president of the Independent Writers of Southern California for a couple of years, and I have won a couple of writing awards.

I have been a newspaper reporter, an advertising copywriter, and a contributing editor and correspondent for major newspapers, national trade magazines and wire services. At various times I've worked several colorful jobs. Hopefully, this diverse life experience adds some depth to my writing.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More important info on diabetes, July 17, 2007

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Armchair Interviews (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook (Sourcebooks) (Paperback)

The authors have done an excellent job in improving on their own excellence! What does that mean? It means they have outdone themselves. For example, they have successfully added an informative chapter to this issue on the topic of children and Type 2 Diabetes. For years, we were told that type 2 was largely a middle age on-set disease. Now with the eating habits and the "Couch Potato-Computer games" mindset of the younger generation, that is no longer true. Even the required Physical Education (gym class) has been eliminated in many schools. Hence, diabetes among young people is on the rise.

The new edition contains seventeen comprehensive, very well written chapters with an excellent list of sources from diabetes organizations, support groups and magazines written for diabetics--and all within 410 pages.

Chapters contain information on related problems associated with diabetes including sexual problems (in men and women), high blood pressure, foot pain, blindness, vascular problems, nerves, kidney and urinary problems.

The chapter on food is especially fine and informative reading as it relates to health. Invariably, most diabetics are overweight which, looking at the rules of cause and effect, being overweight has led to diabetes. The authors cover the facts on diet-loss fads that usually fail because people cannot control themselves with self discipline. They point out that the U.S. Government, for the first time, through their U.S. Dept of Agriculture food pyramid, encourages physical exercise as part of a healthy eating strategy. We are making progress, folks.

There isn't time or space available to point out all of the great aspects of this book. To foresee a need for this book--one only needs to observe people as they enter the fast food or all-you-can-eat restaurants or compare little chubby children with their parents--to come to the conclusion that obesity is a nasty problem in the U.S. and, of course, diabetes is a more serious problem.

This book should be read by all type 2 diabetics in the country and more importantly, read by the millions of undetected diabetics who wish to save their limbs, their eyes and their lives.

Armchair Interviews agrees.

4.0 out of 5 stars Handy reference!, November 5, 2010

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This review is from: The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook (Sourcebooks) (Paperback)

I bought this as a handy one-stop reference for diabetes information. It's an excellent starting point for learning about any aspect of diabetes. The glossary, resources pages and good index add to its value. Not a substitute for your doctor, diabetes educator, nurseline, or more current information from journals or the web, but a supplement. Especially valuable if you don't have good access to the other sources. (I am a diabetic since 1998.)