Prediabetes For Dummies

by Alan L. Rubin

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 minimize 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 recognize 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 treatmentIncludes the latest advances in the use of diabetes medications to treat prediabetesProvides diet suggestions, meal plans, and exercise tipsContains 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.

Genres: Nonfiction, Health, Reference, Food

384 pages, Paperback

First published October 27, 2009

Reviews

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent starting point for prediabetes and what to do with it. good solid recommendations and no nonsense talk. Yes to a more knowledgeable person some things are obvious but anyone confused about eating and e exercise should start here. It offers healthy plans for anyone, not jist diabetic or pre diabetics.

[Lara happy_spinster_reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good information, but it kinda pissed me off saying that if you are obese it is unlikely that you will ever be thin. kick rocks, dude.

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won't say this book was of no use to me because I did learn some new things, but I felt it was too slanted towards the author's own views. For instance, he was very keen on the drug Metformin, and he was all for gastric surgery. My own doctor would not be. This is clearly an American authored book though.

[Ged · Rating 4 out of 5]

An informative read in an accessible format. Exercise and diet are the two major factors in preventing/reversing prediabetes. It was interesting to read of prediabetes links with stress and depression. The book was published in 2009 so may be due an updated edition. It was specifically aimed at the US reader so much of the book was irrelevant to me in the UK. The author did seem to have something of an obsession with bariatric surgery as a form of treatment.

[Lisa Wells · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’ve got to educate myself and make some adjustments for a prediabetes diagnosis, and I started with this. It seemed fitting! While there were some basic tidbits, overall, I found the author condescending and, in many ways, fat-phobic and pitching outdated information, mainly if you are menopausal or post-menopausal. He also leaned heavily on medication and gastric bypass, which seems to reveal his own bias rather than solid medical advice that reflects current best practices.

[Leah Coffin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Pro tip: if your advice for weight management includes the suggestion that you should marry a thin person, the reader is not the dummy.

[Oya Güvercinci · Rating 3 out of 5]

Prediabet konusunda bilgi edinmek isteyenler için bir başlangıç kitabı.

[Alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thorough discussion of diabetes and pre-diabetes, with info on what you should do, and what might happen if you don't.

[SA · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you're starting from 0 with pre/I/II diabetes, this is an excellent place to start. Rubin's information is clear, concise, and light, which is a relief when you first face a lifestyle altering condition.

There's a lot of information to absorb, but like may of the so-called "Dummies" books (such a misnomer for what they provide) Prediabetes walks you through the concepts and makes more advanced books intelligible. Worth the dollars if you're starting out.

[Rebecca Wilkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Answers many questions. The key, of course, is exercise and moderate eating. Do-able.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, but more detailed than I had in mind.