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Paperback Diabetes: The Facts That Let You Regain Control of Your Life Book

ISBN: 0471858013

ISBN13: 9780471858010

Diabetes: The Facts That Let You Regain Control of Your Life

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"Unlike most books about diabetes, this book is readable as astory--jampacked with exciting recent information about a diseasethat afflicts 100 million people." --Leo P. Krall, MD, JoslinClinic and Harvard Medical School, President of the DiabetesResearch and Education Foundation Understanding diabetes is thefirst step a diabetic patient takes toward living a long, activelife. If you or someone close to you has been diagnosed withdiabetes, here, in lay terms, is a comprehensive explanation thatwill help you understand diabetes--and learn to cope with it.Specifically not a how-to guide, Diabetes presents clear, scientific coverage of how the body functions and how diabetesaffects its various systems. It candidly addresses manycontroversies in treatment and discusses important new informationon vascular damage caused by diabetes. Drs. Kilo and Williamsonclearly and carefully explain:
* Psychological aspects
* Diabetes and men
* Diabetes and women
* Choosing a doctor
* Diet and exercise
* Obesity
* Medication
* Stress
* Complications of diabetes
You will also find exciting information on new developments indiabetes research, such as a new class of drugs--aldose reductaseinhibitors--which could revolutionize diabetes treatment.

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