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Prediabetes For Dummies

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Prediabetes For Dummies by Alan L. Rubin provides a comprehensive guide to understanding prediabetes, offering insights into early symptoms, potential health impacts, and lifestyle strategies to manage and possibly reverse the condition. This book covers the basics of blood sugar levels, dietary advice, and the importance of regular exercise, aiming to empower readers with the knowledge to take control of their health. It is a valuable resource for anyone looking to prevent the progression to type 2 diabetes.
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You might enjoy this book if you're seeking an easy-to-understand guide on managing prediabetes and making lifestyle changes to improve your health. It's ideal for those looking to implement practical strategies to manage blood sugar levels through diet, exercise, and other health tips. Written by a medical professional, it offers reliable advice on becoming proactive about one's well-being.

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Prediabetes For Dummies

This plain-English guide shows you how to stop prediabetes in its tracks and prevent it from progressing to diabetes. You'll learn how to recognize the symptoms and what to do if you think you may be prediabetic. You'll also discover how simple lifestyle changes can put the brakes on prediabetes and even reverse the condition.

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Accessible information on the causes, health risks, and treatment of prediabetes.

If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with prediabetes – a heightened level of glucose and/or impaired glucose tolerance – the time to act is now. Prediabetes For Dummies examines the signs and symptoms of this potential precursor to diabetes and offers up-to-date information about treatment. It provides clear, practical advice on steps you can take to minimise the risk of serious health consequences.

This plain-English guide shows you how to stop prediabetes in its tracks and prevent it from progressing to diabetes. You'll learn how to recognise the symptoms of this often-undiagnosed condition, and what to do if you think you may be prediabetic. You'll also discover how simple lifestyle changes, such as changes in your diet and moderate exercise, can put the brakes on prediabetes and even reverse the condition.

  • Offers clear explanations of prediabetes causes, health risks, and treatment.
  • Includes the latest advances in the use of diabetes medications to treat prediabetes.
  • Provides diet suggestions, meal plans, and exercise tips.
  • Contains helpful suggestions for friends and family members who want to support a loved one with prediabetes.

While there is no cure for diabetes, it can be prevented if prediabetes is diagnosed and treated early. Packed with valuable information for patients of all ages, Prediabetes For Dummies is an important resource for taking control of this dangerous condition.

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Prediabetes For Dummies by Alan L. Rubin is praised for its accessible and informative approach to managing prediabetes. Reviewers appreciate the comprehensive coverage of diet, lifestyle changes, and medical advice. The straightforward writing style makes complex medical concepts easy to understand, supporting readers in taking proactive steps toward better health.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780470523018

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 November 2009

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 185.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 522g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Alan L. Rubin, MD, is one of the nation's foremost authorities on prediabetes and diabetes. He is the author of Diabetes For Dummies, Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies, Type 1 Diabetes For Dummies, and Thyroid For Dummies.

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