Prediabetes: What You Need to Know to Keep Diabetes Away

by Gretchen Becker, Allison Goldfine MD (Foreword)

An estimated 41 million Americans have the condition identified since 2002 as prediabetes, which, if left unchecked, inevitably will lead to full-blown diabetes. From one of the world's leading diabetes "patient-experts," this first-ever practical guide offers fifty essential, informative ideas and simple steps to help this vast and rapidly growing constituency manage their condition and thereby reduce their chances of developing full-blown diabetes. Prediabetes clearly explains what readers can do today, no matter what their age, and whether or not they have a family history of diabetes, a severe weight problem, or are members of an ethnic group at high risk -- including Hispanics, Native Americans, African Americans, and Pacific Islanders. Helpful drawings and graphs are featured throughout in this new, revised edition.

Genres: Reference

240 pages, Paperback

First published December 27, 2004

Reviews

[Sheri · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book to be extremely helpful. There are many hints & tips to help you understand diabetes, how most can prevent themselves from becoming diabetic and that for some it is in the genetics. I gained so much more knowledge from reading this book. It is very well written & easy to understand.

[Ju · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some information is dated but it still has a lot of good tips and advice.

[Patty · Rating 5 out of 5]

For anyone that has been told by their Dr. that they have prediabetes, this is a great book to read. I learned so much about the foods that we eat and those that cause insulin levels to rise. It's a great book to help prevent going into type 2 diabetes. Once you are there it is not reversible, another thing that I learned from the book. The author had the prediabetes diagnosis but didn't do anything about it so she has type 2 diabetes and wrote this book for those that need to learn how to avoid getting that dreaded diagnosis.

[Dan Gabree · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good into to Prediabetes for anyone starting to approach or deal with the disease, It is very high level and the details are starting to get old, but it is a nice place to start and provides decent information from which to narrow down your search and exploration.

[Karen Cowgill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good, informative and extremely readable! This lady knows her stuff, and she shares her knowledge with a bit of humor! Must read!