Type 2 Diabetes For Dummies

Live a full and active life with type 2 diabetes Type 2 diabetes is Australia′s fastest–growing chronic disease, but you can prevent it with the right diet andexercise routine. With a focus on the specific concerns of type 2 diabetes, this essential guide will help you manage your condition in the short– and long–term, and take control of your health. Avoid progressing from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes — change your lifestyle and lower your risks Understand how type 2 diabetes affects your body — make sense of the medical jargon Find out how to handle the diagnosis — recognise how your mental state influences your physical health Manage the everyday impacts of type 2 diabetes — discover ways to handle short–term health issues Prevent long–term complications — understand how to make changes today to sidestep problems in the future Get to grips with specific type 2 medications — grasp the details about oral medication, insulin and other common diabetes medicines Apply yourself to a healthy diet and exercise routine — set up and follow a wellbeing plan Open the book and find: The lifestyle factors that put you at the greatest risk of type 2 diabetes Information on how your feet and heart are affected by diabetes Details on monitoring glucose levels How to create a solid exercise plan Ways to reverse and prevent the effects of diabetes Common myths about type 2 diabetes Learn to: Manage type 2 diabetes and live life to the full Eat a balanced diet and exercise for a healthier life Keep an eye on your glucose levels and manage your medications Access the best online support

Introduction 1 Part I: Dealing with the Onset of Type 2 Diabetes 5 Chapter 1: Dealing with Type 2 Diabetes 7 Chapter 2: It’s the Glucose 15 Chapter 3: Understanding the Transition to Type 2 Diabetes 23 Part II: How Type 2 Diabetes Affects Your Body 37 Chapter 4: Managing Short–Term Ailments 39 Chapter 5: Preventing Long–Term Complications 53 Part III: Living with Type 2 Diabetes: Your Physical Health 75 Chapter 6: Glucose Monitoring and Other Tests 77 Chapter 7: Medications: What You Should Know 87 Chapter 8: Healthy Eating in Diabetes 105 Chapter 9: Keeping It Moving: Exercise Plan 129 Part IV: The Part of Tens 139 Chapter 10: Ten Ways to Prevent or Reverse Diabetes 141 Chapter 11: Ten Myths about Diabetes That You Can Forget 147 Glossary 155 Index 159

Professor Lesley Campbell is the Director of the Diabetes Centre of St Vincent′s Hospital, a leading organisation involved in both the research and management of the disease. Alan L Rubin, MD has run a private practice specialising in diabetes for 25 years.