"If you want your wellness to include mastery over diabetes, this book is a must-read."
-Deepak Chopra, MD
Managing diabetes often feels daunting and challenging. Conquer Your Diabetes comprehensively covers the best approaches to prevention, control and remission of this condition, and provides a roadmap for people with diabetes to live rewarding and fulfilling lives.
Drs. Abrahamson and Chopra are renowned master clinicians and teachers at Harvard Medical School, with decades of extensive clinical experience.
The global epidemic of diabetes and prediabetes afflicts more than 1 billion people. Sadly, more than 50% of people with diabetes do not achieve their desired glucose control. Moreover, less than 25% achieve their blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose goals.
In 25 succinct chapters, the authors put all the pieces of the diabetes puzzle together, including a concise history of the disease, underlying types and causes, prediabetes, obesity, weight loss, pregnancy, mental health, type 2 diabetes prevention and remission, and latest treatments.
Cutting edge advances are also covered, including:
- Novel dietary approaches
- Exercise
- Glucose monitoring, medications, and insulin delivery
- Remission of type 2 diabetes
- The gut microbiome
- Bariatric surgery
- The promise of stem cell therapy to "cure" type 1 diabetes.
With many inspiring stories of people with diabetes who have overcome many challenges to live fulfilling lives, Conquer Your Diabetes will empower you with the knowledge needed to improve your health and live life to the fullest.
Abrahamson, Martin: - Martin Abrahamson is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and previous Chief Medical Officer at Joslin Diabetes Center. He has been cited as one of Boston's "Top Doctors" on many occasions, lectures widely on diabetes nationally and internationally, and has spearheaded educational initiatives on diabetes for physicians around the world. He is the recipient of the Samuel Eichold II Memorial Award for contributions to diabetes from the American College of Physicians. He and Sanjiv co-direct the Division of Continuing Medical Education at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and have been conducting numerous CME meetings for more than 25 years.
Chopra, Deepak: - DEEPAK CHOPRA(TM) MD, FACP, founder of The Chopra Foundation, a non-profit entity for research on well-being and humanitarianism, and Chopra Global, a modern-day health company at the intersection of science and spirituality, is a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation. Dr. Chopra is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. He serves as a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, and hosts the podcast Daily Breath. The World Post and The Huffington Post global internet survey ranked "Chopra #17 influential thinker in the world and #1 in Medicine."He is the author of over 90 books translated into over forty-three languages, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. For the last thirty years, Chopra has been at the forefront of the meditation revolution and his book, Total Meditation (Harmony Book, September 22, 2020) will help to achieve new dimensions of stress-free living and joyful living. TIME magazine has described Dr. Chopra as "one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century."www.choprafoundation.orgwww.deepakchopra.comwww.chopra.comhttps: //apple.co/Daily Breath
Chopra, Sanjiv: - Sanjiv Chopra is a Professor of Medicine and served as the Faculty Dean for Continuing Education at Harvard Medical School for 12 years. He is the recipient of many prestigious teaching awards including the American Gastroenterology Distinguished Teaching Award and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor Award. He is a best-selling author and sought-after inspirational speaker lecturing throughout the United States and abroad. www.sanjivchopra.com
