The Complete Idiot's Guide to Type 2 Diabetes

by Mayer B. Davidson, Debra L. Gordon

The most complete book on the epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes.

Over the next decade, the number of diagnosed diabetes cases worldwide is expected to exceed 220 million, 90-95% of which will be Type 2 Diabetes. Here is a guide that answers all the questions patients have: What is it? How will it affect my life? What do I need to do? It teaches readers how to manage the disease and live a healthy, normal life.
-More than 18 million Americans have diabetes
-The number of U.S. adults with diagnosed diabetes has increased 61% since 1991, and will more than double by 2050
-1 in 5 people over the age of 65 has diabetes, indicating that the disease indirectly affects many people in care-giving roles
-Diabetes is one of our health care system’s mo
st expensive diseases, costing the nation nearly $132 billion each year
z -Lead author is a Harvard-educated endocrinologist, current editor-in- chief of Diabetes Care, and a former president of the American Diabetes Association

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Casey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got this book in December right after being diagnosed. It was somewhat informative, but a broader overview than I would have liked. When I read it, I wantd more depth, more meat, more something. In reflection, this was a good place to start. It gave me definitions that I could understand and use with my doctors. It gave me a place to start when I felt confused and lost.