Diabetes: The Complete Guide - The Essential Introduction to Managing Diabetes - Softcover

Hillson, Rowan

 
9780091827014: Diabetes: The Complete Guide - The Essential Introduction to Managing Diabetes

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Around 1.4 million people in the UK today have diabetes, and at least a million more may have diabetes and not know it. According to the World Health Organisation the number of diabetes sufferers worldwide is set to double in the next 25 years. It's serious and progressive and there is no known cure. However, life with diabetes can be very fulfilling. Just look at sports stars like Steve Redgave, winner of 5 Olympic gold medals. Written in association with Diabetes UK, this comprehensive guide answers all the key questions, from how to spot the symptoms, who is most at risk, what treatments are available and how diabetes will affect you diet and lifestyle. Dr Hillson tackles the common anxieties and provides invaluable information for all those with diabetes - whether newly diagnosed or longstanding - their families and friends.

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Dr Rowan Hillson is a Consultant Physician and Diabetologist at The Hillingdon Hospital, Middlesex. She works very closely with the British Diabetic Association, now Diabetes UK.

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ve guide to confronting diabetes.

A diagnosis of diabetes can be frightening, confusing and distressing. It’s a serious and progressive disease and there is no known cure. This authoritative, comprehensive guide offers clear, readable and reassuring advice on how life with diabetes can be fulfilling and enjoyable. It answers all the key questions: What is diabetes? What treatment will I have? How will I feel? How will it affect my diet?

Addressing the concerns of people with insulin-treated and tablet-treated diabetes in turn, Dr. Hillson tackles common anxieties relating to medical investigation and treatment, lifestyle and diet. Fully updated to include the latest
information on treatment and research, this book is an essential resource for those with diabetes - newly diagnosed or longstanding.

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ve guide to confronting diabetes.

A diagnosis of diabetes can be frightening, confusing and distressing. It s a serious and progressive disease and there is no known cure. This authoritative, comprehensive guide offers clear, readable and reassuring advice on how life with diabetes can be fulfilling and enjoyable. It answers all the key questions: What is diabetes? What treatment will I have? How will I feel? How will it affect my diet?

Addressing the concerns of people with insulin-treated and tablet-treated diabetes in turn, Dr. Hillson tackles common anxieties relating to medical investigation and treatment, lifestyle and diet. Fully updated to include the latest
information on treatment and research, this book is an essential resource for those with diabetes - newly diagnosed or longstanding.

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