The Handy Diabetes Answer Book (gnv64)

The Handy Diabetes Answer Book
by Patricia Barnes-Svarney, Thomas E. Svarney
Visible Ink Press | August 2017 | ISBN-10: 1578595975 | ePUB | 22.1 mb
https://www.amazon.com/Handy-Diabetes-Answer-Book-Books/dp/1578595975

Whether young, old, type 1, type 2, gestational, newly-diagnosed, long-time sufferer, caretaker or loved one, millions of people are afflicted and affected by diabetes. The CDC estimates 9.3% of the population in the U.S. and Canada have diabetes, with millions more with prediabetes. From scientific explanations of the affects of diabetes on the human body to monitoring, maintaining, exercising and eating right, The Handy Diabetes Answer Book provides detailed information on the research and science on the disease as well as coping with the burden.
This useful resource shows how and why the disease affects the body, and provides glimpses of historical and contemporary figures with diabetes. It explains who is most at risk, and points to the differences throughout life stages. It looks at the science behind its affects on the sense, brain and the various systems of the human body. It demonstrates how to cope with?and live well?through food, exercise and life style choices.
The Handy Diabetes Answer Book is the go-to guide for diabetics, prediabetics, their loved-ones and care-takers. It answers questions in plain English on all aspects of the condition. It also introduces the scientists behind breakthrough advances in care. Easy to use and informative reference, brings the complexity of the illness into focus and provides practical assistance for managing the malady through the well-researched answers to nearly 950 common questions...

CONTENTS
PHOTO SOURCES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION TO DIABETES
WHO GETS DIABETES?
TYPE 1 DIABETES
PREDIABETES AND TYPE 2 DIABETES
OTHER TYPES OF DIABETES
DIABETES AND BODY CONNECTIONS
DIABETES AND INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY
HOW DIABETES AFFECTS BONES, JOINTS, MUSCLES, TEETH, AND SKIN
HOW DIABETES AFFECTS THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
HOW DIABETES AFFECTS THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
HOW DIABETES AFFECTS THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
HOW DIABETES AFFECTS THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
HOW DIABETES AFFECTS THE URINARY SYSTEM
HOW DIABETES AFFECTS THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
DIABETES AND OBESITY
COPING WITH DIABETES
TAKING CHARGE OF DIABETES
DIABETES AND EXERCISE
DIABETES AND NUTRITION
DIABETES AND FOOD
SHOPPING FOR FOOD AND EATING OUT
THE FUTURE OF DIABETES
RESOURCES, WEBSITES, AND APPSAPPENDIX A: LIST OF EXCHANGES IN FOODS
APPENDIX B: EXAMPLES OF GLYCEMIC INDEXES AND LOADS OF SOME COMMON FOODS
GLOSSARY
INDEX