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This book is based on the author's personal experience with Type
II Diabetes and its effects on her body. About the Author:
The cause of diabetes mellitus is metabolic in origin. However, its major clinical manifestations, which result in most of the morbidity and mortality, are a result of its vascular pathology. In fact, the American Heart Association has recently stated that, "from the point of view of cardiovascular medicine, it may be appropriate to say, diabetes is a cardiovascular disease" (1). But diabetic vascular disease is not limited to just the macrovasculature. Diabetes mellitus also affects the microcirculation with devastating results, including nephropathy, neuropathy, and retinopathy. Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in the United States, while diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of new-onset blindness in working-age Americans. The importance of this text on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease is evident by the magnitude of the population affected by diabetes mellitus. Over 10 million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, while another 5 million remain undiagnosed. The impact from a public health perspective is huge and increasing. As the population of the United States grows older, more sedentary, and obese, the risk of developing diabetes and its complications will increase. Epidemiological studies have identified diabetes mellitus as a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Over 65% of patients with diabetes mellitus die from a cardiovascular cause. The prognosis of patients with diabetes mellitus who develop overt clinical cardiovascular disease is much worse than those cardiovascular patients free of diabetes mellitus.
At a time of dramatic increases in the prevalence of obesity, it is
appropriate that Type 2 diabetes has received a great deal of
attention by the endocrinology community. Clearly, the management
of insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk is a critical issue.
However, it is important to also acknowledge and address Type 1
diabetes, whose prevalence is also increasing, and whose management
remains complex. Currently it is estimated that 10-15% of those
with diabetes carry the diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes, and
frequently the diagnosis is not straightforward, as many clinicians
recognize that more adults previously thought to have Type 2
diabetes actually have late-onset Type 1 diabetes (also termed
latent autoimmune diabetes of the adult or LADA). Over the last
decade tools for the management of Type 1 diabetes have also
evolved; therefore, clinicians now have the opportunity to more
closely replicate normal physiologic insulin secretion with either
basal-bolus insulin therapy or continuous subcutaneous insulin
infusions. While these advancements allow clinicians to manage
patients with Type 1 diabetes better, they also add complexity to
patient treatment. An updated text to address the concepts behind
the recognition of new onset Type 1 diabetes in adults, the ongoing
care of adults with established Type 1 diabetes, and future
potential therapies and devices is warranted to review these issues
for both endocrinologists and primary care providers with an
interest in diabetes.
Over 20 million people in the United States have diabetes, a
metabolic disorder characterized by the body's lack of production
or ineffective use of insulin, and the rate is on the rise.
Diabetes can cause acute, as well as long-term complications when
not properly controlled. Some of the complications may include
coma, cardiovascular disease, renal failure, blindness, nerve
damage, vascular damage, and poor healing which can lead to
amputation. Though there is no cure for either Type I or Type II
diabetes, ongoing effort to develop new drug and gene therapies
continues. In the meantime, the goals of treatment are disease
management, prevention of complications, and improved quality of
life. The choice of therapeutics varies by diabetes type and may
depend on other significant factors. The selected regimen often
includes medication, injection therapy, exercise and change in
diet.
There is an epidemic sweeping the country. It kills more people than any other disease or any war. Obesity and diabetes are changing the way we look and how our bodies function. We are poisoning our cells so that they cannot communicate with each other effectively. The statistics are well known, and they are only getting worse. So what is really going on? It boils down to something called "insulin resistance." Your body has between 50-100 trillion cells in it. These cells respond to insulin in a variety of ways that are necessary for a healthy, functioning body. When insulin resistance develops, the normal amounts of insulin are not enough. Why does this happen? The membrane, or outer skin, of each cell in our body-no matter what type of cell-are TOILing, that is, the cell membranes are: T-toxic, O-oxidized, I-inflamed, and L-less optimal mitochondrial function The cause of this is an addiction to sugar and processed food. Licking Sweet Death is an indispensible guide to regaining your health and licking your addiction to foods that are poisoning your body for good. Author Hugo Rodier, M.D., is an adjunct professor at the University of Utah College of Health. As a medical doctor, he was inspired to write Licking Sweet Death by his many patients in need of relief from chronic diseases. Several other books, non-fiction and fiction, are in the works. Publisher's website: http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/LickingSweetDeath.html Author's website: www.hugorodier.com
If you are on a restricted diet due to food allergies or gluten intolerance, you don't have to be deprived of the pleasure of your favorite desserts. Now you can enjoy delicious desserts which are free of your problem foods. With I Love Dessert but NOT Sugar, Wheat, Milk, Gluten, Corn, Soy, Unhealthy Fat... you will rediscover the enjoyment of simple pleasures. This book contains more than 300 easily-made recipes for almost any dessert you might want, all free of sugar, wheat, corn, soy, and unhealthy fats. Most of the recipes are gluten-free; a wide variety of gluten-free grains and grain alternatives is used in addition to rice. The desserts are sweetened with healthy natural sweeteners such as agave, fruit sweeteners, and stevia. Enjoy simple fruit desserts, puddings, cobblers, crisps, pies, cakes, ice creams (including dairy-free), sweet breads and rolls, cookies and confections on your special diet. When your friends or family are having a treat, now you can join in. Don't deprive yourself any more!
Early detection of sub-clinical autonomic dysfunction is of vital importance in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) for the prevention of subsequent serious adverse consequences. Reduction in heart rate variability (HRV) is now regarded as the earliest indicator of cardiovascular dysregulation in DM. HRV has traditionally been quantified using linear measures, which describe the magnitude of RR interval oscillations, but are insufficient to characterise complex heart rate dynamics. While HRV is mostly mediated by parasympathetic nervous system, beat-to-beat blood pressure recordings may provide information regarding sympathetic activity. A variety of novel measures has been developed to quantify non-linear features of cardiovascular signals, providing information on the complexity of the dynamical system involved in the genesis of these short-term fluctuations. In this book, it is demonstrated that novel non-linear methods are often more sensitive to autonomic dysregulation than linear methods and therefore may improve the diagnostic power of cardiovascular variability analysis for cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in DM. Our data indicate that cardiovascular dysregulation progresses in relatively short time frames, depending on the history of DM. Further, its progression appears to be associated with glycemic control. Different methods of cardiovascular variability analysis can provide mutually independent information and therefore should be used simultaneously for a comprehensive analysis of autonomic dysfunction to identify patients at risk for autonomic neuropathy.
An up-to-the minute, whole-life guide to living with and managing
type 2 diabetes, the fastest-growing form of the disease in the
United States and around the world.
Sugarcoating Diabetes addresses the question of why it is virtually
impossible for diabetics to get straightforward, consistent answers
to fundamental questions about diet, drugs, and supplements. The
problem, as revealed in Sugarcoating Diabetes, is that virtually
all of the health information we receive traces its source to
competing entities that know little and care less about preventing
diabetes or its complications. As the incidence of type 2 diabetes
continues to rise to epidemic proportions, food, supplement, and
drug companies capitalize on an expanding market by selling us
sugar free candies, miracle vitamins, and lifetime supplies of
expensive and ineffective drugs. These industries expend hundreds
of millions of dollars annually to promote their products leaving
no important source of health information untouched.
Eat for health, for healing, for life. Can something as delicious as a Berry Tart with Cinnamon Oat Crust really help you balance your blood sugar? Believe it or not, medical researchers are making surprising discoveries about the link between diet and disease every day----and Healing Gourmet is dedicated to bringing the latest scientific breakthroughs into your kitchen. With this complete nutrition guide, you'll learn how to monitor your diabetes and modify your lifestyle with all-natural meal plans and healing foods that you can find in your local supermarket. You'll find important information about metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, risk factors, inflammation, and other complications. You'll get the skinny on fat and the truth about carbohydrates, and discover a whole arsenal of essential nutrients hidden in everyday foods, herbs, and spices. With Healing Gourmet, the recipe for good health is simple. Every book in the series includes: Foods to manage illness and foster health Strategies for smart shopping Three weeks of meal plans Fifty easy-to-make and delicious recipes Healing Gourmet(R) With a professional team of medical experts, nutritionists, and culinary chefs, Healing Gourmet turns the most up-to-date research into mouthwatering recipes and your kitchen into a healing haven. Visit healinggourmet.com for the latest updates and more disease-beating meal plans!
The first edition of this book gained recognition as the definitive textbook of diabetes epidemiology. The second edition builds on this success, gathering recent information on international trends and data for diabetes mellitus. In particular, the book highlights the dramatic rise of Type 2 diabetes in children, adolescents and the elderly throughout the world.One new section features prevention and screening of both Type1 and Type 2 diabetes. Other new chapters cover the epidemiology of obesity and the impact of nutrition, and review available guidelines for better worldwide glycemic control. Future challenges, including the effects of antipsychotic treatment and HIV infection and therapy on diabetes, are also addressed.All chapters have been completely revised and updated, covering: definitions, classification and risk factors for diabetesnew evidence for screening and prevention of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetesepidemiology of complications and associated risk factorseconomic aspects: the direct and indirect costs of diabetes. "The Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus" fills the need for a current compendium of diabetes epidemiology in the tradition of the first monumental text of the late Kelly West. It is essential reading for general practitioners, diabetologists, clinical endocrinologists, cardiologists, epidemiologists, nurses, dieticians, and other diabetes care providers, as well as health care decision makers.
A candid, provocative, and moving account of one of America's
fastest-growing health issues
For the past forty years, the Pima Indians living in the Gila River Indian Community have been among the most consistently studied diabetic populations in the world. But despite many medical advances, the epidemic is continuing and prevalence rates are increasing. Diabetes among the Pima is the first in-depth ethnographic volume to delve into the entire spectrum of causes, perspectives, and conditions that underlie the occurrence of diabetes in this community. Drawing on the narratives of pregnant Pima women and nearly ten years work in this community, this book reveals the Pimas? perceptions and understanding of type 2 and gestational diabetes, and their experience as they live in the midst of a health crisis. Arguing that the prenatal period could offer the best hope for curbing this epidemic, Smith-Morris investigates many core values informing the Pimas experience of diabetes: motherhood, foodways, ethnic identity, exercise, attitude toward health care, and a willingness to seek care. Smith-Morris contrasts gripping first-person narratives with analyses of several political, economic, and biomedical factors that influence diabetes among the Pimas. She also integrates major theoretical explanations for the disease and illuminates the strengths and weaknesses of intervention strategies and treatment. An important contribution to the ongoing struggle to understand and prevent diabetes, this volume will be of special interest to experts in the fields of epidemiology, genetics, public health, and anthropology. "http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/extras/smith-morris/studyguide.php" target=new>Click here for a Facilitator's Guide to Diabetes among the Pima
Insulin pump therapy is now a well-established option for treating diabetes. This method of insulin delivery offers the opportunity for people with diabetes to manage their diabetes confidently and competently to achieve good glycaemic control and a better quality of life. "Using Insulin Pumps in Diabetes" covers all aspects of insulin pump therapy in a clear and informative style, and is an essential guide for all health professionals involved in caring for people with diabetes using insulin pumps. "Using Insulin Pumps in Diabetes" explores issues such as the advantages and disadvantages of insulin pump therapy; the experiences of insulin pump users, how to set up an insulin pump service, how to set and adjust insulin doses and optimising glycaemic control. It also includes chapters on insulin pumps in pregnancy, and in babies, toddlers and young children.
Dietary sugars and starches are a leading cause of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Controlling carbohydrate intake offers the best prevention while also helping mood, energy levels, cravings and pain. If you have failed using low carb before, ask yourself why? By understanding the addictive nature of sugars and starches, you will have the key to beating them. Learn why a low fat, high starch diet works against basic physiology. See what foods and recipes, that you may have considered low carb, are keeping the flame of addiction lit. Discover snacks and desserts that will help make the low carb lifestyle easy.Take control of your health and the related costs to you and the country. Feel better, look better and live longer with low carb success. Low carb from a Certified Nutritionists point of view
The data presented by IDF at the American Diabetes Association shows more than seven fold rise in incidence of diabetes in the last 20 years - from 30 million cases to 230 million. The number is projected to go up to 350 million in the next 20years. The situation is alarming and needs to be tackled on war footing. China and India have estimated 39 and 30 million cases respectively and USA 21 million cases of type 2 diabetes. (HT - June 13, 2006). This book details some measures for prevention of diabetes. Measures to prevent complications and avoid mobility and mortality are describes.
Until now, no book or long-term research (i.e., nearly forty years)
has conclusively demonstrated that diabetes complications can be
avoided for such a prolonged period of time.
Enteroviruses have been examined for their possible role in the etiology of type 1 diabetes for nearly 40 years. It is now evident from studies in several countries that enterovirus infection accompanies or precedes the onset of diabetes in many individuals. These evidences include the isolation of coxsackievirus B4 from the pancreas of a child at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, several epidemiological and prospective studies showing that some cases of type 1 diabetes are strongly associated with enterovirus infections, seasonal incidence studies, case-control studies that show an increased prevalence and levels of IgM antibodies to enterovirus in newly diagnosed patients. Other evidences involves several case studies in which diabetes develops after an enterovirus infections, increased T cell response to enterovirus antigens in type 1 diabetic patients, suggestions that enterovirus infections during pregnancy might initiate the events leading to childhood diabetes, and a higher frequency of enterovirus RNA in the serum/blood of type 1 diabetic patients at diagnosis. This book Provides a better understanding of enteroviral biology and the potential alternative pathogenic mechanisms through which enteroviruses may cause diabetes.
'Phil Vickery is not only a talented chef, but something rarer still, a sensible and sensitive one.' The Independent Phil Vickery's Diabetes Meal Planner gives anyone living with diabetes the tools to make the right choices and achieve a healthy, balanced lifestyle. The tempting dishes can be enjoyed by the whole family and range from Braised Aubergines with Spiced Butterbeans and Crispy Garlic to Five Vegetable Curry, Spring Braised Chicken with Little Gem, Peas and Beans, Banana, Oat and Peanut Cookie Balls and Plum Compote. All of them are accompanied by nutritional analysis and traffic light labelling that reveals at a glance what you are eating, as well as useful tips about food groups and ingredients.
You can reverse pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes when you change how you eat International diabetes expert David Cavan has teamed up with food writer and type 1 diabetic Emma Porter to create 100 low-carb, healthy-fat recipes to help reverse type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and control type 1 diabetes as part of a healthy lifestyle. From simple breakfasts and tasty snacks to indulgent dinners and healthy desserts the authors will help you take control of your health and cook meals the whole family will enjoy. The recipes also help manage type 1 diabetes more effectively. Recipes include: Baked eggs in avocado with roasted fennel and tomatoes One-pan blueberry pancake Roasted aubergine and garlic salad with olive oil, basil and tomato Mexican-style fajitas Nutty mushroom risotto with bacon Slow-roasted salt and pepper pulled pork Orange and almond cake Cherry, chocolate and coconut cream ice lollies
Delicious, healthy holiday dishes that everyone can enjoy The Diabetes Holiday Cookbook takes the worry out of holiday menu planning and food preparation for people with diabetes and those who love them. Bursting with flavorful recipes for every occasion, this month-by-month guide to healthy holiday cuisine features new and improved fat and sugar substitutes that were not available even a few years ago. Now you can celebrate New Year’s Day with chocolate "bread" pudding, make Mother’s Day even more special with a delectable seafood frittata, and conjure up a frightening Halloween concoction of tomato soup with black olive eyeballs for your child. Each complete holiday menu includes fully tested recipes and listings of calorie, fat, and sugar content as well as other important nutritional information. In this comprehensive holiday resource, you’ll find:
In ambulantenund stationaren Pflegeieinrichtungenist mehr als jeder 4. Bewohner Diabetiker. Viele von ihnensind insulinbehandelt.Die Tendenz ist steigend. Das Pflegepersonal ubernimmt hier einen wichtigen Part in der Betreuung und Therapiebegleitung geriatrischer Patienten mit Diabetes. Die Schulung der Pflegekrafte wahrendder Ausbildung ist unzureichend undviele Aspekte der modernen Diabetologie sind den Pflegenden nicht bekannt. Dieses Handbuch fur die Praxis und die Fortbildung enthalt alle wichtigen Zusatzinformationen, die Pflegende benotigen: Symptome und Krankheitsbild Diabetes mellitus Typ 2 bei geriatrischen Patienten, Begleit- und Folgeerkrankungen wie z.B.Diabetesbei Demenz, Therapiemoglichkeiten, Pflegemassnahmen, Patientenempowerment, Qualitatsmanagement und Schulung der Mitarbeiter. Ein Handbuch fur die Pflegepraxis, Fortbildung und alle Mitarbeiter, die altere Menschen mit Diabetes mellitus betreuen und unterstutzen. "
Diabeties is a common disease, with diet playing a major role in its control. Any diet for diabetics usually conjures up a vision of bland, unappetizing food. This book reassures the diabetic that delicious food is certainly not a thing of the past. With a variety of mouth-watering, nutritious and easy-to-make recipes, it is enough to tease the taste buds of every diabetic. The book also gives important information about diabeties, its signs and symptoms, the proportion of carbohydrates, fats and proteins to be taken, precautions and an obesity chart to check the danger level. |
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