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Diabetes Rising Paperback – February 1, 2011

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  • Paperback: 344 pages
  • Publisher: Kaplan Publishing; 1 edition (February 1, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1607148307
  • ISBN-13: 978-1607148302
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsSend it to your Senators and Representative
By RC on January 18, 2010
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Medical journalist Dan Hurley has written an engaging and important book. He divides his book into a prologue, three major sections, and a conclusion. In the prologue, he introduces us to the prosperous town of Weston MA which illustrates two things about diabetes in the United States today: it is increasingly common and we are not doing enough to track it. He then broadens the perspective so that the reader can understand that we are really dealing with a global pandemic. Then, Part One of the book gives an accounting of the history of diabetes, from ancient times when it was rare, to the current day when the rates of both Types 1 and 2 have exploded. He concludes this section with a detailed discussion of the state of Type 2 today and a visit to Logan County WV, the county with the highest incidence of diabetes in the United States, where 14.8% of everyone over the age of 20 has been diagnosed with the disease. In Part Two of the book, the author outlines the five theories as to the likely causes of diabetes that he finds most compelling. In Part Three, he examines four different approaches that may ultimately lead to significantly better management, to a cure, or to significant rates of prevention. He wraps up with a brief conclusion. Please note that while you will learn things about what might be smart to do (take 2,000 IU of Vitamin D3 each day, for instance), this is not a guide on how to manage diabetes on a daily basis. If you are looking for a book on how to calculate basal rates and boluses or cook low-carb dishes, this is not it.

Much of the information in this book will be at least somewhat familiar to those who follow the disease. Very few people, however, will be familiar with all of it.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent book with new information
By Michael T Kennedy VINE VOICE on January 7, 2010
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I am a physician with a diabetic son and I ordered this to see if it would be useful for him, especially, to read. I have enjoyed it and it has many bits of new information. The first 87 pages is a pretty good history of the disease and of attempts to treat it. I have one quibble as I had always believed that Frederick Allen got the idea for the "starvation treatment" of diabetes from evidence that diabetics did better than nondiabetics with the malnutrition in cities cut off during the First World War. His treatment program began in 1919 to 1921. His method, described by Hurley, was to eliminate carbohydrates from the diet. This worked to stop acidosis and glycosuria but the children became skeletal and were obsessed with hunger. The only way they could be treated was by residential centers where they could be kept from eating sugar. The method did keep some children alive until insulin came along in 1922. One of those children was the daughter of Charles Evans Hughes whose father was the Republican presidential nominee in 1916, losing to Woodrow Wilson. She lived to the age of 88 and few in her family even knew of her diabetes.

Hurley follows the lead of Michael Bliss in denigrating Fredrick Banting who, while not the learned professor that MacLeod was, had the vision to try a new tack in the search for a cure. There are other versions of the story that give Banting far more credit. Still, the history is all good. The most intersting part for me is where he gets into the mechanism for the disease, the "accelerator hypothesis" and the "cow's milk hypothesis" and the others. They are very interesting and may hold clues to treatment and prevention. There have been other studies, one for example, with prediabetic pregnant women in which frank diabetes may have been prevented.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsTotally Recomended!
By sybellajane on March 26, 2010
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I was very interested in this book as my 10 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. While I haven't
done exhaustive research regarding this disease I have read and been given a lot of information lately, some of it contradictory.
This book was very informative and easy to understand and an enjoyable read! I really appreciated the history of the disease and some of it's early treatments
and an overview of the kind of research currently being done. I felt empowered at the end with a greater understanding of the disease and hopeful for my daughter's future. Valuable read.
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5.0 out of 5 starsInformative, easy to understand, and hopeful
By Matthew Nigrelli on July 31, 2010
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My wife was diagnosed with type one diabetes shortly after we were married, when she was 30 years old. It's been five years now and I feel like I still don't have as good a grasp on the disease as I should if I'm going to be a big help to her. So after hearing an interview with the author on the radio, I decided to read this book in order to learn more about the disease and what the prospects are for real life changing treatments and cures for my wife. I also wanted to lean more about the origin of the disease and how best to prevent its manifestation in high risk individuals, seeing as how we have recently had a son who so far has not shown any signs of having it.

I thought the book was fantastic and I promptly made my wife read it (in order to give her some guidance and hope) as well as my parents and in-laws so that all involved in her support system would have a better idea of what we were up against. The book laid out in an easy to understand fashion, the biology and history of the disease, as well as the possible controversial causes, cutting edge treatments and outlook for future cures. All told, the book was very hopeful that a cure or "cure like treatment" could be possible within the next 20 years. That may be in time to save my wife's life and the lives of millions of others. The book also laid out a plan of action to avoid contracting the disease for those who may be genetically susceptible to it. That is extremely valuable to me as I try to protect my son who may be at risk due to my wife's genetics.

I highly recommend this book not only to those who already have diabetes or have a loved one who does, but to everyone else because this disease is spreading at an alarming and unprecedented pace and can strike the perfectly healthy at any time. People should be aware that it's out there and know what to do to avoid it because once you have it, your life will be changed for ever.
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Published 6 months ago by Ralph Butera
5.0 out of 5 starsI ALMOST DIDN'T READ THIS BOOK SO GLAD I DID

After more than two decades of living with Type I Diabetes, I finally got a chance to read something about it. It was hard, the book kept making me cry. Read more

Published 23 months ago by nobodyinparticular
3.0 out of 5 starsWrong Assumptions lead to False Conclusions

Dan Hurley, diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 18, makes several substantive errors in his book that lessen the credibility of his "investigative journalism," in my opinion. Read more

Published on July 8, 2014 by Rocks 4 Jocks
4.0 out of 5 starsGives insightful info on the diabetes epidemic

Dan provides new and interesting information on the causes of diabetes rising in the country. For not being a healthcare professional he explains the topic fairly well. Read more

Published on January 12, 2014 by Luna
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Published on January 2, 2014 by GinaMia
5.0 out of 5 starsA must read

Everything you knew and a lot of things that you didn't that will leave you astounded. I had to read the book twice once wasn't enough.

Published on March 2, 2013 by Mr. Gregory P. Solomon
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Book

This book is very informative. I gave it to my daughter and she reads it often and says it is great.

Published on December 4, 2012 by Happy Cats in Reno
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat stuff.

Very, very informative. Almost sure to contain material you didn't know, both promising threads and dead ends, even if you are a long-time diabetic (my interest is primarily in... Read more

Published on November 9, 2012 by Bassett
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This is an excellent book for someone who wants to understand diabetes and to learn how to protect himself from this epidemic. Read more

Published on May 20, 2011 by Sambo Gonzales
5.0 out of 5 starsMust read!

I've meant to write about this book for months and wish I had more time to explain. Trust me, as a wife (and now mother) of type 1 diabetic, this is the best book I've read in the... Read more

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