• ISBN13: 9780471347965
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publisher Imprint: Wiley
• Publication Date: February 16, 2000
• Pages: 152
• Original Price: USD 16.95
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 500 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Diseases & Conditions / Diabetes

About the Book An upbeat, balanced program that can help you prevent diabetes and lead a healthier and happier life.
Do you have a family history of diabetes? Are you overweight? Don t exercise much? You could be at risk of getting Type 2 Diabetes, a disease that affects 16 million Americans. There is no cure yet for diabetes. But you can prevent it. You don t need radical diets, drugs, or impossible-to-follow regimens just healthy eating, exercise, and the right lifestyle changes as outlined in this inspiring and supportive guide.
You ve been hearing a lot about ways to prevent such conditions as heart disease and cancer. But diabetes? Most of us assume it just happens. But actually, it too is preventable. Drawing on their extensive experience counseling people on nutrition and diabetes, authors Annette Maggi and Jackie Boucher outline the three key steps to preventing diabetes managing your weight, getting active, and building healthier eating habits. And they show you how to successfully add positive new habits to every part of your daily routine and find balance in every aspect of your life.
You will learn:
* Which eating habits help prevent diabetes
* Why physical activity may improve your body s ability to use insulin
* How to tune into your body and stop listening to emotional triggers
* How to reprogram your unconscious to make healthier habits a permanent part of your life What You Can Do to Prevent Diabetes provides an inspiring message for all of us who would like to stop disease before it starts. By following the upbeat advice and simple lessons in this lifesaving book, you will make smart lifestyle changes that not only can prevent diabetes, but lead to a healthier, happier life.

ANNETTE MAGGI, M.S., R.D., and JACKIE BOUCHER, M.S., R.D., C.D.E., are nutrition educators who provide practical approaches and real solutions for consumers nutritional concerns. They are coauthors of Weight Management for Type 2 Diabetes.