Living with diabetes : Dr. Draznin's plan for better health / Boris Draznin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Draznin, Boris.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Type 2 diabetes--Popular works.

Type 2 diabetes.

Weight loss--Popular works.

Weight loss.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Being overweight dramatically increases the risk of diabetes. Research shows that only a permanent lifestyle change can take weight off and keep it off--and thus prevent diabetes in those who might otherwise suffer from this debilitating and dreaded disease. Living with Diabetes: Dr. Draznin's Plan for Better Health offers a practical and scientifically proven approach to lifestyle change that will stay with you long term: a simple way to lose weight and keep it off, and to prevent or manage diabetes. Filled with anecdotes and down-to-earth advice, Living with Diabetes offers a dramatically di

Contents:

Contents; One: At the Beginning; Two: Our Weight in Numbers; Three: The Law of Conservation of Energy; Four: The Draznin Mile: A New Concept of Exercise; Five: Insulin, Production and Storage of Energy, and Regulation of Weight; Six: A Person Does Not Lose Weight; Seven: A Tale of Two Brothers; Eight: Treatment of Obesity; Nine: What Shall I Do When I Stop Losing Weight Despite My Best Efforts to Keep My Diet and Exercise?; Ten: The Draznin Calorie: A Better Way to Diet; Eleven: Practical Advice; Twelve: My Own Personal Struggle to Prevent Diabetes

Thirteen: Case Studies and a Treatment Plan for Mr. K.Appendix A: Recommendations Based on Ten Draznin Rules of Life; Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions; Resources; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Revised ed. of: The thinking person's guide to diabetes. 2003.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-045096-7

1-283-13009-2

9786613130099

0-19-971203-4

OCLC:

730500506