Winning Your Blood Sugar Battle: How to Prevent and Control Type 2 Diabetes
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- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Revell; 1 edition (July 2, 2019)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0800728068
- ISBN-13: 978-0800728069
The time to make lifestyle changes is now!
More than thirty million Americans have diabetes. Another eighty-four million--more than thirty percent of the adult population--have elevated blood sugar levels that put them at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. For most of us, it takes a medical emergency to get us to make vital changes to our eating, exercise habits, and weight control. At that point it is often too little, too late. The terrible reality is that eighty percent of diabetics will die of a heart attack.
But that doesn't have to be you.
In Winning Your Blood Sugar Battle, Dr. Richard Furman shows you the three essential steps to keep your blood sugar under control, whether you have already been diagnosed with diabetes or are at risk. He carefully explains the latest medical literature, offers proven guidelines on what to eat (and what not to eat), and outlines an effective exercise program for keeping your heart healthy.
More than thirty million Americans have diabetes. Another eighty-four million--more than thirty percent of the adult population--have elevated blood sugar levels that put them at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. For most of us, it takes a medical emergency to get us to make vital changes to our eating, exercise habits, and weight control. At that point it is often too little, too late. The terrible reality is that eighty percent of diabetics will die of a heart attack.
But that doesn't have to be you.
In Winning Your Blood Sugar Battle, Dr. Richard Furman shows you the three essential steps to keep your blood sugar under control, whether you have already been diagnosed with diabetes or are at risk. He carefully explains the latest medical literature, offers proven guidelines on what to eat (and what not to eat), and outlines an effective exercise program for keeping your heart healthy.
Anyone who is diabetic, prediabetic, or overweight, as well as the loved one or caregiver who wants specific directions for supporting the diabetic in their life as they make vital lifestyle changes, will find this book a lifeline.
My thoughts: WINNING YOUR BLOOD SUGAR BATTLE is a comprehensive guide to diabetes. What is it? How do doctors determine if you have it? What will happen if you do? Do you have to take medication? How can you control it without medication? What can you eat and what should you avoid? And more.
My husband was diagnosed with diabetes about two years ago and he decided to try to manage it by diet and exercise. Our doctor was not so encouraging, he wanted Steve on medication. Steve refused to even fill the prescriptions and studied up on it and for a while, he did great. Then he stopped being careful and his fasting blood sugar was over 500. Oops! We're back on the diabete bandwagon now, eating lots of vegetables and avoiding sugar.
I love that this book lists the foods you can eat and the foods you should limit and avoid. I love the sample menus. This is good. The doctor did tell Steve he needed to eat fish -- but he didn't say why or what kind. WINNING YOUR BLOOD SUGAR BATTLE does tell you why and also what kind.
If you are diabetic or prediabetic (or worry about getting it) or take care of someone who is, then WINNING YOUR BLOOD SUGAR BATTLE is a book you need to read. A great resource for those of us determined to avoid medication as much as possible. And it tells us what it is and so much more. This book is going in my personal library and will be read and reread.
I was given a copy free and all opinions are my own.
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