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AUTHOR |
Swift, Carrie S. |
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TITLE |
Idiot's guides : overcoming type 2 diabetes [electronic resource] / by Carrie S. Swift, MS, RDN, CDE, with Nathaniel G. Clark, MD, MS, RD. |
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IMPRINT |
New York : Alpha, 2015. |
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DESCRIPTION |
1 online resource (xv, 334 p.) : ill. (some col.). |
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SERIES |
Gale eBook. |
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SERIES |
Idiot's guides. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
1. Defining diabetes -- 1. What is type 2 diabetes? -- 2. Other types of diabetes -- 3. Just the facts: dispelling diabetes misinformation -- 2. Putting yourself on the right path -- 4. How to make changes for diabetes management -- 5. Finding care and support -- 6. Avoiding short- and long-term diabetes -- 3. Diabetes management strategies -- 7. Get moving -- 8. Alcohol, smoke, and supplement intake -- 9. The importance of sleeping and coping with stress -- 10. Diabetes medications -- 11. Monitoring - putting it all together -- 4. Food as medicine -- 12. Using food to help control diabetes -- 13. What food labels are really telling you -- 14. Fats and sodium -- 15. Low- and no-calorie sweetners -- 16. Other healthy eating tips -- 5. Diabetes meal planning -- 17. Choosing the right meal-planning option -- 18. Watching your weight -- 19. Making your efforts pay of. |
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SUMMARY |
This guide is written primarily for people with type 2 diabetes, but also includes coverage of type 1. Topics include: symptoms, monitoring, medications, treatment, support, and exercise. It emphasizes the importance of taking on a positive approach to a type 2 diabetes, and includes advice on meal planning, various diets, and goals for diabetes control and weight management. |
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SUBJECT |
Diabetes -- Popular works. |
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SUBJECT |
Non-insulin-dependent diabetes -- Popular works. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Home Economics. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Internet Resources. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Clark, Nathaniel G. |
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OTHER TITLE |
Overcoming type 2 diabetes [electronic resource]. |
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LINK |
Available via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access (Password can be acquired from eClass public announcement) |
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ISBN |
9781615647941 (ebk.). |
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