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Diabetes For Dummies
by Alan L. Rubin Sarah JarvisDon't just survive - thrive! That's the message of this state-of-the-art guide to diabetes management. From causes, symptoms and side effects to treatments and diet, this book will help British diabetics understand all types of diabetes and delivers sound advice on staying fit and feeling great. The best-selling second edition has been updated to cover key information on managing pre-diabetes, plus new content on screening tests, medications and lifestyle advice. With additional information on the latest advances in therapy for diabetes and its complications, this new edition will make sure you're covered from every aspect.
Diabetes For Dummies
by Alan L. RubinThe straight facts on treating diabetes successfullyWith diabetes now considered pandemic throughout the world, there have been an enormous advances in the field since the last edition of Diabetes For Dummies. Now significantly revised and updated, it includes the latest information on medications and monitoring equipment, updated diet and exercise plans, new findings about treating diabetes in the young and elderly, new ways to diagnose and treat long- and short-term complications, and more.Want to know how to manage diabetes? Trusted diabetes expert Dr. Alan Rubin gives you reassuring, authoritative guidance on putting together a state-of-the-art treatment program to treat diabetes successfully and live a full life. You'll learn about all the advances in monitoring glucose, the latest medications, and how to develop a diet and exercise plan to stay healthy.New information on the psychology of diabetes and its treatmentNew ways to diagnose and treat both short- and long-term complications of diabetesThe latest information about diabetes medications and testing devicesUpdated diet and exercise plansExpanded coverage about type 2 diabetes in children and new findings about how diabetes affects the elderlyDiabetes For Dummies is for the millions of Diabetics (and their loved ones) throughout the United States who are in search of a resource to help them manage this disease.
Diabetes For Dummies
by Alan L. Rubin Sarah JarvisDon't just survive - thrive! That's the message of this state-of-the-art guide to diabetes management. From causes, symptoms and side effects to treatments and diet, this book will help British diabetics understand all types of diabetes and delivers sound advice on staying fit and feeling great. The best-selling second edition has been updated to cover key information on managing pre-diabetes, plus new content on screening tests, medications and lifestyle advice. With additional information on the latest advances in therapy for diabetes and its complications, this new edition will make sure you're covered from every aspect.
Diabetes For Dummies
by Alan L. Rubin Lesley CampbellYour essential guide to managing diabetes successfully and living a full life Don't just survive — thrive! Diabetes For Dummies, 3rd Australian edition, brings you right up to date with the latest research, treatment and management approaches for all types of diabetes. This book is essential reading whether you have diabetes yourself or are supporting a friend or relative with the condition. Reduce your diabetes risk — understand and avoid the causes of prediabetes and diabetes Recognise the importance of diet and exercise — adopt a healthy eating plan and exercise regime that works for you Keep on top of self-monitoring and medication — learn what's new in research and treatment in Australia, and what advances are on the horizon Deal with the emotional challenges of having diabetes — understand how your mental health affects your physical health and develop coping styles that work over the long term Prevent short-term and long-term complications — know how to deal with low or very high blood glucose and find out how diabetes can affect your kidneys, nervous system, heart and eyes Manage diabetes in children and older people — care for your child from infancy to self-management and help support the older person with diabetes Get the support you need — know which organisations to turn to for help and access reputable online support Open the book and find: How to identify the differences between type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes Explanations for the drugs used in diabetes management Tips for caring for your feet Advice on coping with diabetes before and during pregnancy Practical exercises for improving your mental health How to deal with on-the-job and insurance obstacles Ways to identify dodgy treatments and 'cures' Learn to: Manage your diabetes and live life to the full Eat a balanced diet and exercise for a healthier life Deal with the psychological effects of your condition Access the best online support
Diabetes For Dummies
by Amy Riolo Dr. Simon PooleThe book that’s been helping people with diabetes live their best lives for 20 years Diabetes For Dummies is a trusted resource that guides those diagnosed with diabetes and pre-diabetes and their caregivers towards optimal health. This book helps you, or those you love, achieve the life you want while managing diabetes with lifestyle changes, alternative therapies and the latest medications. This fully updated edition helps you tackle your symptoms with the confidence that you’re doing the latest stuff and following the newest advances in diabetes treatment. Powerful lifestyle strategies, new medications, monitoring equipment, nutritional guidelines, delicious recipes, and insulin delivery methods—it’s all in this friendly Dummies guide. Understand the types of diabetes and learn about your diagnosis Learn the latest treatment options, medications, and evidence-based therapies Manage your symptoms and live a full life with expert diet and lifestyle tips Answer your questions with this trusted, compassionate guide, now in its 6th edition Take control and understand how to improve or even prevent and reverse prediabetes and diabetesThis book is an indispensable resource for those newly diagnosed with diabetes, and prediabetes, their loved ones, and care givers, as well as health care professionals who need an up-to-date reference on the latest in diabetes research.
Diabetes Head to Toe: Everything You Need to Know about Diagnosis, Treatment, and Living with Diabetes (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
by Thomas W. Donner Rita R. Kalyani Mark D. Corriere Michael W. QuartuccioA comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide to understanding and managing your diabetes.Silver Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Awards (Health & Fitness) by the Independent Book Publishers Association; Winner of the Best Book Award (Health: Medical Reference) by the American Book Fest; Silver Winner of Book Award (Education) by the National Health Information AwardsDiabetes Head to Toe is an invaluable resource for anyone living with diabetes. It includes everything you should know about the disease—straight from the experts. The authors, all doctors who specialize in diabetes care, offer simple explanations and essential advice on all things diabetes. Accessible and concise, Diabetes Head to Toe presents information at a glance, with conversational prose and easy-to-digest bullet points. Each chapter begins with a short introduction and includes helpful sections on "What You Need to Know" and "What Does It All Mean?" Other notable features include "Tips," "Myths and Facts," and frequently asked questions. In addition to defining medical concepts in everyday language while tackling core topics, such as patient dietary needs and lifestyle changes, this book contains unique coverage of• how to prevent and diagnose diabetes • the many complications—head to toe—that people with diabetes can develop • diabetes in diverse populations, including children and adults• new treatments for diabetes and how they work• common interactions between diabetes medications and other drugs • medical conditions that occur more frequently in people with diabetes, including eye disease, heart disease, kidney problems, depression, nerve damage, and sexual problems • cutting-edge diabetes technologies and the costs, benefits, and limitations of various devices• legal considerations that everyone with diabetes should keep in mind More than 50 illustrations illuminate key points, while a two-color format allows readers to quickly identify the information they are seeking. Aimed at people with diabetes, family members, teachers, physicians, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, specialists, and anyone else who cares about the health of diabetes patients, this up-to-date book will help readers recognize the early warning signs before diabetes-related difficulties arise, ensuring a long, healthy life. Silver Winner of the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Awards (Health & Fitness) of the Independent Book Publishers Association.
Diabetes Management in Clinical Practice
by Tahseen A. ChowdhuryAt a time when clinicians are bombarded with masses of clinical information from numerous sources, and the wide variety of changes/advances in diabetes management, there is a need for a concise, easy-to-read book that provides an up-to-date review of the major advances in management of diabetes, with an evidence-based approach. This book is a collection of short chapters, each focused on a subject related to the management of diabetes and its complications. The chapters are written by acknowledged experts in the field, who are also clinicians dealing with diabetes on a day-to-day basis. The text is highly evidence based and well referenced with reviews of relevant trials. It includes the latest developments in diabetes management, prospects for future therapies and avenues of research, as well as therapies currently undergoing clinical trial. In order to facilitate ease of reading, it has a user-friendly appearance, with multiple headings, illustrations and summary boxes. The primary audience is clinical, including all healthcare professionals involved in the management of diabetes and its complications. This encompasses diabetologists and endocrinologists, family practitioners with an interest in diabetes, specialist nurses, dietitians and podiatrists.
Diabetes Management in Long-Term Settings
by Sandra Drozdz Burke Linda B. HaasDiabetes Management in Long-Term Settings is a clinical guide for the treatment of elderly patients with diabetes. With the number of older adults growing exponentially and with a growing percentage of this group facing diabetic and prediabetic conditions, Diabetes Management in Long-Term Settings will help physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and administrators develop effective programs to care for this growing population. It is a practical clinical guide outlining the protocols of geriatric diabetes care and will be a sought-after reference for all clinicians.
Diabetes Meal Planner: Deliciously simple recipes and weekly weight-loss menus – Supported by Diabetes UK
by Phil Vickery'Phil Vickery is not only a talented chef, but something rarer still, a sensible and sensitive one.' The IndependentPhil Vickery's Diabetes Meal Planner gives anyone living with diabetes the tools to make the right choices and achieve a healthy, balanced lifestyle. The tempting dishes can be enjoyed by the whole family and range from Braised Aubergines with Spiced Butterbeans and Crispy Garlic to Five Vegetable Curry, Spring Braised Chicken with Little Gem, Peas and Beans, Banana, Oat and Peanut Cookie Balls and Plum Compote. All of them are accompanied by nutritional analysis and traffic light labelling that reveals at a glance what you are eating, as well as useful tips about food groups and ingredients.
Diabetes Meal Planning & Nutrition For Dummies
by Amy Riolo Simon PooleLearn how to eat well, improve your health, and enjoy life with diabetes The new edition of Diabetes Meal Planning & Nutrition For Dummies offers you a holistic approach to living your best life with diabetes. Optimize your diet and plan delicious meals that will empower you to take control, improve your health, prevent, and even reverse diabetes. Written by an award-winning chef and renowned doctor who are both experts in the field of nutrition, this book helps you understand what defines healthful eating for diabetes, its crucial role to long term health, and how meal planning is a key to successful diabetes management. Learn how to receive all the nutrients necessary for glucose control while managing Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and maintaining ideal weight. Discover how to supercharge your diet and protect yourself from the complications associated with diabetes with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant-rich foods. To get you started, this indispensable guide includes 22 mouthwatering, easy to recreate, and affordable recipes that maximize the benefits of nutritious ingredients to regulate blood glucose levels. The kitchen and shopping hacks will enable you to master culinary therapy and take delight in preparing meals and cooking. This updated edition includes: Practical examples of meal plans perfectly suited for prediabetes, Type 1, and Type 2 diabetes A whole person approach to diabetes that focuses on diet, lifestyle, exercise, and medical treatment Coverage of new therapies and the latest evidence on how gut health can help with diabetes management Nutrition facts and health benefits for your favorite ingredients, so you can eat what you loveDiabetes Meal Planning & Nutrition For Dummies is an excellent resource for those interested in the latest diabetes-friendly nutrition guidelines, as well as anyone who has been diagnosed with diabetes or has a loved one who has been diagnosed, or would like to prevent it.
Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy
by Hope S. WarshawPlanning a meal around diabetes doesn't have to be difficultMeal planning is one of the hardest parts of managing diabetes. The new edition of Hope Warshaw's best-selling book gives you all the tools you need to plan and eat healthier meals. Updated to include the latest nutrition recommendations for the American Diabetes Association and the federal government's Dietary Guidelines for Americans, Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy is a resource no person with diabetes should be without.The Fourth Edition of Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy provides the answers to all questions you have.What are my health and nutrition goals?What is the best kind of oil to use?How do I make my favorite recipes healthier?Do I need dietary supplements?What strategies can I use to make food shopping and preparation easier?
Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies
by Alan L. Rubin Toby SmithsonFood awareness, nutrition, and meal planning advice for people with diabetesDiabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies takes the mystery and the frustration out of healthy eating and managing diabetes. Both the newly diagnosed and the experienced alike will learn what defines healthy eating for diabetes and it's crucial role to long term health, why healthy eating can be so difficult, and how meal planning is a key to successful diabetes managementDiabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies takes the guesswork out of eating and preparing diabetes friendly foods. You'll learn whether popular diets fit (or don't fit) into a healthy eating plan, what to shop for, how to eat healthy away from home, which supplements you should consider, and how to build perfect meals yourself. To get you started, this book includes a week's worth of diabetes-friendly meals, and fabulous recipes that demonstrate how delicious food and effective diabetes management can go hand in hand.Includes helpful information for people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes as well as exchange lists for diabetesExplains how your surroundings and your biology conspire to encourage unhealthy eating, and how you can gain control by planning in advanceHelps you to understand that fabulous, nutritionally-balanced food and diabetes management can go hand in handIf you or a loved one has been diagnosed with diabetes, Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies is packed with expert advice, surprising insights, and practical examples of meal plans coupled with sound nutritional advice.
Diabetes Meals on $7 a Dayor Less!
by R.D. Tami A. Ross Patti B. GeilCompletely updated, recipes are now lower in fat, saturated fat and cholesterolThis second edition of an American Diabetes Association classic is better than ever with updated recipes, all-new information, and the same low price that you want. Almost a decade after the first edition was published, you can still enjoy Diabetes Meals on $7 a Day-or Less!
Diabetes Nutrition Q&A for Health Professionals
by Joyce Green Pastors Anne Daly Marilynn S. Arnold Hope S. Warshaw Marion J. FranzProvides answers to questions concerning food and diabetes. Advice for patients on what to eat, when to eat, and how to eat the foods they love.
Diabetes Para Dummies
by Alan L. RubinContiene nueva información sobre la diabetes tipo 2 en los niños"Un libro magníficamente escrito y el amigo de todas las personas con diabetes y sus familias."--Dr. Michael D. GoldfieldNo se conforme sólo con sobrevivir, ¡triunfe! Desde las causas, los síntomas y los efectos secundarios de los medicamentos, la dieta y los ejercicios, esta guía ofrece excelentes consejos sobre cómo controlar la diabetes, mante-nerse en buena forma física y sentirse fabulosamente bien. Usted recibirá una cobertura actualizada de los más recientes tratamientos para la diabetes, los medidores de glucosa más modernos, así como de intercambios de alimentos y deliciosas recetas creadas por chefs de primera.Palabras de elogio para Diabetes Para Dummies"Lleno de ingenio y sabiduría, con este libro aprenderá los Diez Mandamientos del Cuidado de la Diabetes, que pueden ayudarle a añadir años a su vida . . . y vida a sus años."--Dr. Joel Goodman, Director, The HUMOR Project, Inc."No es de sorprender que Alan Rubin tenga un vasto conocimiento sobre la diabetes. Lo sorprendente . . . es lo bien que sabe transmitirlo."--Rick Mendosa, periodista especializado en diabetes"Esta animada y lúcida guía le proporcionará toda la información que usted necesita para saltar de las profundidades de su desconocimiento sobre la diabetes a la cima de la comprensión."--June Biermann y Barbara Toohey, Fundadoras y Editoras Jefas de www.diabetes.comConvertir la dieta y los ejercicios en parte de su tratamientoAsegurarse de que le indiquen todos los exámenes que necesitaEvitar las complicaciones a largo plazoEstar al corriente de los adelantos en el diagnóstico y el tratamiento de la diabetesHacerse de un equipo de apoyo
Diabetes Quick-Fix with Magic Foods: Balance Your Blood Sugar to Lose Weight and Supercharge Your Energy!
by Barbara Quinn Reader'S Digest Robert A Barnett Christine L Pelkman Denise Webb<p>RELEASING JUST IN TIME FOR DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH. Discover the 57 magic foods that can balance blood sugar to heal diabetes and pre-diabetes—including 125 delicious recipes.Out-of-control blood sugar is wrecking havoc on Americans’ health and caused more than 100 million adults to suffer from pre-diabetes and type-2 diabetes. And, doctors and researchers have discovered a shocking truth: If your blood sugar levels regularly soar and crash your body may sustain damage to your health. The good news is that by eating the right foods, you can help control blood sugar, keep hunger at bay, and help you feel satisfied longer. Diabetes Quick-Fix with Magic Foods is based on nutrition science, but designed for regular folks who just want to know what to eat. Inside you won’t find strict eating regimens or crazy rules about carbohydrates. What you will find are 57 magic foods that can help you bump your diet into sugar-friendly territory. <p>Add just one of the magic foods to your plate, and you can see results right away, such as: Barley instead of white rice—thanks to barley’s significant stash of soluble fiber it will slash the effect of your blood sugar by almost 70%—try Mushroom-Barley Pilaf Add avocados to your diet—avocado contains fats that actually improve insulin sensitivity—try Turkey and Bean Chili with Avocado Salsa Berries, from ruby red strawberries to mid-night blue blueberries, are magic for your blood sugar—they are full of fiber, which keeps blood sugar low, and antioxidants, which benefit every cell in your body—try Cherry-Raspberry Crumble Pasta, although high in carbs, if cooked al dente and served with a topping containing vegetables, beans, chicken, garlic, and onions, you could get many magic foods on one plate and still keep your blood sugar in a medium range—try Macaroni and Cheese with Spinach Cinnamon and vinegar are “secret ingredients” that can significantly lower your blood sugar response to any meal—try cinnamon in Moroccan Spiced Carrots or vinegar in Flank Steak with Balsamic Sauce <p>The more than 125 recipes, meal makeovers, meal plans, and cooking tips make it incredibly simple to get more of the 57 magic foods onto your plate. Your meals will taste delicious and, in addition, they will rein in insulin resistance, offload dangerous belly fat, reverse pre-diabetes, and help heal diabetes while feeling more fully charged and ready to embrace life every day.</p>
Diabetes Ready Reference for Nurse Practitioners
by ADA American Diabetes AssociationThe Diabetes Ready Reference for Nurse Practitioners is a handy reference for nurse practitioners and all health care professionals who are responsible for the diagnosis, treatment, and general care of patients with diabetes and the numerous chronic conditions associated with the disease. Based on the popular American Diabetes Association (ADA) reference book, The Diabetes Ready Reference for Health Professionals, ADA worked in partnership with the American Academy of Nurse Pratictioners to create a powerful and easy-to-use reference that provides on-the-spot answers and information for health care professionals who have many patients with diabetes and prediabetes and less time to devote to them.In an easy-to-use bullet list format the guidebook covers: Pathophysiology Diagnosis Admission Guidelines Monitoring Oral Medications Insulin Medication Effects Hypo-/Hyperglycemia Chronic Complications Illness Hospitalization and Surgery Self-Mangement Education Medical Nutriton Therapy Physical Activity Foot CareIn addition, the guidebook has a glossary of important terms, and a bibliography.This critical, pertinent information&mdashcompiled by hospital-based diabetes care experts&mdashis essential for physicians, nurses, or other health professionals who care for patients with diabetes.All proceeds are used to further the American Diabetes Association's mission to prevent and cure diabetes and improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
Diabetes Slow Cooker Cookbook: Recipes for Balanced Meals and Healthy Living
by Shelby Kinnaird Simone HarounianDiabetes-friendly recipes that practically cook themselvesEating right to manage diabetes takes some planning—but with the power of a slow cooker, it's easier than ever. The Diabetes Slow Cooker Cookbook is packed with recipes and guidance that show you how to create balanced, tasty meals that can cook all day with minimal supervision from you. Now you can get the wholesome and nourishing nutrients you need without spending hours in the kitchen.A slow-cooking introduction—Learn how these delicious slow cooker recipes are tailored to meet the nutritional needs of diabetics, so you can feel good about eating them.Full of flavor—Say goodbye to bland and boring—this book helps you cook up healthier versions of the comfort foods you love and discover fresh new flavors.Stay on track—Find easy instructions, clear portion sizes, and full nutritional calculations to help you meet your health goals.Create simple, hands-off meals that fit perfectly into your diet with the Diabetes Slow Cooker Cookbook.
Diabetes Snacks, Treats, & Easy Eats for Kids: 150 Recipes for the Foods Kids Really Like to Eat
by Barbara Grunes Linda R. YoakamChild-friendly recipes that fit into your busy lifestyle and offer healthy—and tasty—alternatives to today&’s fast food meals and sugary snacks. This redesigned and expanded third edition of Diabetes Snacks, Treats, and Easy Eats for Kids offers even more simple, delicious recipes for healthy, well-balanced diets. Since the book was first published in 2006, the prevalence of diabetes in children has continued to increase. Children under age nineteen have seen a twenty-one percent increase in Type 1 cases, and children ages ten to nineteen have seen a thirty percent increase in cases of Type 2—a disease that used to be considered an adult condition. But kids will be kids, and when they come home from school, they want a snack that&’s simple, satisfying, and occasionally sweet. When it comes to dinner, they usually don&’t have the time or the taste for fancy meals. With this in mind, author Barbara Grunes has developed more than 150 recipes for snacks and meals that kids really like and that stay within diabetic guidelines. Grunes&’s goal is to help all kids enjoy food that is good for them—even if they have diabetes. Each recipe includes the nutritional information readers need, whether they count carbs or use the exchange method. With recipes like Pizza Puffs, Spud Pancakes, Chicken Fajitas, Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes, and Fruit Turnovers, this book proves that everyone can enjoy familiar and delicious food together. After all, it&’s not about &“good,&” &“bad,&” or &“forbidden&” foods—it&’s about readers feeding their families sensibly.
Diabetes Snacks, Treats, and Easy Eats for Kids
by Barbara Grunes R.D. Linda R. YoakamWhen children come home from school or sports, they want a snack. Not some gourmet meal, just something simple and tasty and quick to fix. For those with diabetes, these snacks can be especially hard to come by. And with incidence rates rising sharply - one in three American children born in the last five years is expected to become diabetic - it's a problem more and more families are facing. This book offers a happy solution, with 130 recipes for the types of things youngsters really like to eat that are also healthy and help them stay within diabetic guidelines. It contains a wide array of choices for every meal of the day and to satisfy every hunger pang in between, with healthy renditions of favorites like Pizza Puffs, Chicken Nuggets, Taco Salad, Turkey Quesadillas, Puffy German Pancakes, Strawberry Sundae, Mini Chocolate Cupcakes, and many more.
Diabetes Snacks, Treats, and Easy Eats: 130 Recipes You'll Make Again and Again
by Barbara Grunes Linda R. YoakamThe author of Healthy Grilling &“focuses on encouraging the consumption of good, wholesome foods, not on making junk food less junky&” (Debra Edidin, MD, pediatric endocrinologist, Northwestern University Medical School). Like everyone else, people with type II diabetes don&’t have much time to cook, don&’t want to deal with &“gourmet&” recipes, and just want to eat their favorite dishes. They want to pop something in the oven, under the broiler, or on the gas grill, and eat what they like without worrying that it will be harmful to them. If they are kids (and the increase of diabetes among teens is alarming), they want to find some ready-to-munch snacks waiting for them. In this must-have cookbook, you&’ll find . . . · 150 recipes for snacks, dips, munchies, appetizers, main courses, side dishes, vegetarian treats, beverages, cakes, pies, cookies and brownies, and desserts—even ice cream—that are low in fat, carbohydrates, and sodium, created especially for people with diabetes · Dishes that are really easy to make—most take less than 20 minutes to prepare, use less than four ingredients plus condiments, and don&’t require much in the way of cooking skills · Pantry basics that make quick cooking a breeze. · Special section of meals and snacks kids like. · Nutrition analysis and exchanges for each recipe. · Introduction by a Certified Diabetes Educator covering basics of cooking for people with diabetes.
Diabetes Tragedy to Triumph
by Tracy HerbertTracy Herbert is an expert in diabetes, and author of "Diabetes Tragedy to Triumph". She has lived with Type 1 diabetes for almost 40 years successfully and without any complications. Involved in health and wellness for over 20 years, she brings unique fun and energetic strategies to help others learn how to live healthy lives. She uses her passion and gift of encouragement to offer simple strategies to those struggling to get control of their lives--the healthy way. Tracy has a B.S. in psychology, is a trained wellness coach and certified personal trainer, and helps people from all walks of life. The focus of her coaching practice is working with clients newly diagnosed with prediabetes or struggling to take control of their Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes Weight Loss: Week by Week
by Jill WeisenbergerDiabetes Weight Loss-Week by Week guides the overweight person with diabetes through the steps to lasting weight loss, better health, and perhaps even improved blood glucose control. The reader will learn to set reasonable goals; make better choices in restaurants, the grocery store, and the kitchen; self-monitor food intake, activity, and progress; read food labels; distinguish appetite from hunger; navigate a restaurant menu or buffet; examine motivation; and more.More than 23 million adult Americans have some form of diabetes, and more than two-thirds of the adults with type 2 diabetes are significantly overweight or obese. Many of these individuals feel that controlling blood glucose and weight are conflicting goals and that they must choose one over the other. This books dispels that myth by educating the reader about the benefits of good nutrition and weight loss. Losing weight may improve blood glucose; blood pressure; cholesterol and triglyceride levels; increase mobility, comfort, and confidence; reduce the risk for heart disease; and improve overall quality of life.Many overweight people have tried unsuccessfully to lose weight one or more times. Frequently, dieters lose weight, only to regain it within months. With this book's week-by-week approach and emphasis on incremental changes, the reader will increasingly gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence required for permanent change. Throughout the book, readers will learn from the triumphs of others by reading their brief stories. A handful of recipes will guide the reader to making changes in the kitchen.Among many other lessons and skills, readers will:Record and review their food intakePractice setting achievable goalsIdentify the benefits and sacrifices of changing eating and physical activity routinesLearn to deal with friends and family members who sabotage lifestyle change effortsLearn to recover from dietary setbacks and indiscretionsDiscover mindful eatingIdentify filling foodsDecrease portionsIdentify and avoid trigger foods and situationsPrepare healthful foodsCreate positive, supportive situationsGradually increase physical activityAvoid hypoglycemia while losing weight
Diabetes and Heart Healthy Cookbook
by American Heart Association American Diabetes AssociationOne-of-a-kind heart-healthy cookbook created especially for people with diabetesDiabetes puts people at a very high risk of having a heart attack or stroke. To address this problem, the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association have written a heart-healthy cookbook for people with diabetes. It's truly a one-of-a-kind cookbook packed with delicious recipes people will truly enjoy! Every recipe is low fat and lower in carbohydrates--and tastes great.Recipes include everything from appetizers and breakfasts to dinners and desserts. With cardiovascular disease ranking number one on the list of diabetes-related complications, this is the must-have cookbook for anyone who wants to pump up his or her heart health! And it's great for people who don't have diabetes, too.Delicious yet nutritious recipes include:Loaded Baked Potato SoupDeep South Shrimp GumboSwedish MeatballsDevil's Food CupcakesAngel Food TrifleAnd many more
Diabetes and Keeping Fit For Dummies
by Sheri R. Colberg American Diabetes AssociationThe fitness guide no person with diabetes should be without Nearly one in 11 people in the United States are affected by diabetes, a staggering number with both personal and social costs. If you’re one of these millions of people with diabetes or prediabetes, the American Diabetes Association recommends two types of physical activity as primary components of your self-care: aerobic exercise and strength training. Featuring everything from a starter walking plan to strength and resistance training plans, Diabetes & Keeping Fit For Dummies offers all the guidance and step-by-step instruction you need to make exercise a priority in your diabetes management. Exercise improves fitness, increases insulin sensitivity, maintains bone health, helps in weight management, and improves sleep patterns. Who can’t benefit from those things? This informative, down-to-earth guide shows you how to incorporate exercise into your routine, even if you haven’t been in a gym since high school. • Ease your way into more physical activity • Set realistic goals and chart and evaluate your progress • Modify your diet to manage diabetes more efficiently If you’re affected by diabetes, there’s no time like the present to get moving!