Prediabetes For DummiesAccessible information on the causes, health risks, and treatment of prediabetes If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with prediabetes – a heightened level of glucose, and/or impaired glucose tolerance - the time to act is now. Prediabetes For Dummies examines the signs and symptoms of this potential precursor to diabetes and offers up-to-date information about treatment. It provides clear, practical advice on steps you can take to minimize the risk of serious health consequences. This plain-English guide shows you how to stop prediabetes in its tracks and prevent it from progressing to diabetes. You'll learn how to recognize the symptoms of this often-undiagnosed condition, and what to do if you think you may be prediabetic. You'll also discover how simple lifestyle changes, such as changes in your diet and moderate exercise, can put the brakes on prediabetes and even reverse the condition.
While there is no cure for diabetes, it can be prevented if prediabetes is diagnosed and treated early. Packed with valuable information for patients of all ages, Prediabetes For Dummies is an important resource for taking control of this dangerous condition. |
Contents
The Origins and Dangers of Prediabetes | |
Understanding the risks | |
Suspecting Prediabetes in Yourselfora Loved | |
Tracking the Transition from Prediabetes to Diabetes | |
Food and Other Factors Battling an Unhealthy Lifestyle | |
Picking on ProblemIngredients | |
Facing Your Weight | |
Suffering LongTerm Consequences | |
Risking Your Sexual Health Sexual Function and Pregnancy | |
Shopping forFoodin a New | |
Cooking and Eatingfor Health and Enjoyment | |
Maximizing Movement | |
Taking Medications or Supplements | |
Researching Supplement Claims Chromium | |
Considering Bariatric Surgery | |
Understanding the Essential Role ofExercise Stopping prediabetesfrom becoming diabetes | |
Stressing | |
Getting a Diagnosis | |
The Testing Spectrum Having Essential Tests and Interpreting Results | |
Diagnosing andManaging Prediabetes in Children | |
Paying Close Attention tothe Elderly Checking for memoryand thinking disorders | |
The Part of Tens | |
More Than Ten Staples to Keep in Your Kitchen | |
Diabetes Need Not Be Devastating | |
Additional Resources | |