Prediabetes: What You Need to Know to Keep Diabetes Away

by Gretchen Becker

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569244642
• ISBN13: 9781569244647
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

If you're at risk, please read this!

I've been worried about developing diabetes for the past year. Last fall my fastin glucose level was a little high. It went back down when I started using my treadmill. Then I started a long daily commute, which ended the treadmill. The glucose level was back up even more. This book has been immensely helpful. I love the guiding words "Eat less, move more" as a simple way to begin changing my lifestyle. I always tried things to extreme to lose weight and failed over time. I'm also taking her advice and getting a glucose testing device to test after eating various things to see how they affect me. My doctor thought it was a great idea. Anyway, I can't say enough good about this book.

Let Gretchen Becker and her book minister to your health

This book is very informative and thorough. It covers all the major topics you need to be aware of in case you are at risk of contracting diabetes type 2. If diabetes runs in your family and, you are overweight and sedentary, you seem to be at risk. The book is divided into short, easy to read chapters. Ms. Becker, besides being knowledgeable, is a gifted writer that uses humour and a no non-sense approach to present her material. I am glad that this book fell in my hands. Everybody concerned with and/or at risk of diabetes should read this book.

Outstanding resource for prediabetics!

I can't say enough good things about this book! This is a very intelligent yet clear overview of prediabetes, the factors that affect it, and what you can do about it. The information is the best I've found so far (including information from the American Diabetes Association), and the writing is excellent. The thing I like the most is that Ms. Becker's attitude is frank and realistic towards the reader--this _is_ serious stuff we're dealing with--but she never once judges or blames the patient/reader. This book is very encouraging and practical. Worth every penny, and I'd have paid much more. (I've read it twice within two weeks.)

The only book you'll need on this subject

I was diagnosed with prediabetes and immediately did a search for more information on this potentially dangerous condition. This book is wonderful. I found myself a student again, studying and highlighting all the pertinent phrases and best of all, the author has written this all in plain English! I didn't have to have a medical degree to read it. I finished it by the next day and have since started tracking my sugars, especially the carbs, after having a look at what my future could hold if I continued eating all the processed foods and being the couch potato that I am. This book could change your future -order it today.

Take prediabetes seriously

This book gives you 50 different ways to approach prediabetes. The introduction by itself is worth the price of the book (Diabetes 101). Highly recommended.