Diabetes The Facts That Let You Regain Control of Your Life

by Kilo, Charles; Williamson, Joseph R.; Richmond, Dick

• ISBN13: 9780471858010
• ISBN10: 0471858013
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-01-16
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

"Unlike most books about diabetes, this book is readable as a story--jampacked with exciting recent information about a disease that afflicts 100 million people." --Leo P. Krall, MD, Joslin Clinic and Harvard Medical School, President of the Diabetes Research and Education Foundation Understanding diabetes is the first step a diabetic patient takes toward living a long, active life. If you or someone close to you has been diagnosed with diabetes, here, in lay terms, is a comprehensive explanation that will help you understand diabetes--and learn to cope with it. Specifically not a how-to guide, Diabetes presents clear, scientific coverage of how the body functions and how diabetes affects its various systems. It candidly addresses many controversies in treatment and discusses important new information on vascular damage caused by diabetes. Drs. Kilo and Williamson clearly and carefully explain: * Psychological aspects * Diabetes and men * Diabetes and women * Choosing a doctor * Diet and exercise * Obesity * Medication * Stress * Complications of diabetes You will also find exciting information on new developments in diabetes research, such as a new class of drugs--aldose reductase inhibitors--which could revolutionize diabetes treatment.

Author Biography

Charles Kilo, MD, is Associate Professor (Clinical) of Medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. He has a large private medical practice, in which over 60 percent of his patients have diabetes. Dr. Kilo is the author of Educating the Diabetic Patient and Self Blood Glucose Monitoring for the Person with Diabetes Mellitus. Joseph Williamson, MD, is Professor of Pathology at the Washington University School of Medicine and is a pathologist at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. Drs. Kilo and Williamson are co-founders of the Kilo Diabetes & Vascular Research Foundation.

Table of Contents

THE DISEASE.

Why Me?

The Hard Facts.

The Many Faces of One Disease.

Living an Active, Healthier Life.

The Truth About the Consequences.

Victims of Heredity and Environment.

How We Get Fat.

How We Get Thin.

Diabetes in Women.

...And In Men.

THE RESEARCH AND THE CONTROVERSIES.

What We Know So Far.

Two Points of View.

Another Setback.

TREATMENT.

Education: The Essential Ingredient.

Normalization: Diet, Exercise, and Medication.

Planning the Diet.

Alleviating Stress.

The Newest Approaches.

How to Pick a Doctor.

Appendices.

Index