Stop Diabetes: 50 Simple Steps You Can Take at Any Age to Reduce Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

by Gretchen Becker and gretchen-becker

Nearly one million Americans will be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the next year, but everyone at risk can take simple steps to help reduce their chances of developing the condition. Stop Diabetes is addressed to this huge constituencyone that includes those already diagnosed with impaired glucose tolerance, those whose parents and siblings have type 2 diabetes, or who have grandparents or an aunt with diabetes, those with a severe weight problem,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569245630
• ISBN13: 9781569245637
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Gretchen Becker does it again: a wonderful, helpful book

This book contains everything you need to know about current research and medical advice on preventing type II diabetes (if possible) or at least putting it off for as long as possible if you are genetically 'destined' for diabetes. With tremendous warmth, humor and intelligence, Ms. Becker gives the reader common sense suggestions that really work. It's like having a really wise friend sit down over a cup of tea and explain it all to you in words you can understand, with suggestions you will actually enjoy following. I wish someone could have handed me this book a long time ago. If I could have know what she teaches now 15 years ago, perhaps I wouldn't be battling the early stages of type II! Anyone with a family history of diabetes, a personal history of gestational diabetes or obesity, a genetic heritage 'prone' to type II, etc. really should read this book. Doctors and clinics in the U.S. are finally beginning to become proactive with those prone to type II diabetes. After all, the country and most of the industrialized world is in the middle of a type II diabetes pandemic! I hope they start handing Gretchen Becker's book out to everyone who fits the pre-diabetes profile.She covers everything from learning about the glycemic index, to making movement playful and fun (instead of a `have to do it' grind), to turning yourself into a health-conscious, taste-aware, trend-setting gourmet. There are very few of us who would not benefit from eating less while enjoying it more! She explains how to get started without beating yourself up or becoming a martyr to deprivation.Bravo!