• ISBN13: 9788124801680
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Health, Physical Fitness and Yoga
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Peacock Books
• Publication Date: May 22, 2009
• Pages: 168
• Original Price: INR 125.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 210 grams

Diabetes is a condition in which blood glucose levels are abnormally high. Diabetes affects 15 crore people worldwide and 3 crore people in India. Diabetes is not a serious health problem if you know how to manage it. The secret of successfully managing diabetes is to know as much as possible about diabetes. It is this knowledge that helps you to take control of your diabetes, prevent complications, and lead a normal life like any other person. This book teaches you all that you have to know about diabetes, in simple language. This book covers all aspects of diabetes. It provides comprehensive knowledge about diabetes, diet, drugs, insulin, exercise, and the ways of dealing with complications of diabetes. The book helps you to learn how to protect your heart, kidneys, eyes, and limbs, and lead a completely normal life. This book makes you the master of your diabetes. By being the master of your diabetes, you decide how you live your life and let not diabetes decide how you live. The book is also useful for diabetes care nurses, diabetes educators and other paramedical personnel. Diabetic patients can draw great benefit by reading this book. Others can learn preventive measures to avoid this malady.

Manthappa M., MBBS and MD from Manipal University, is a consultant physician at Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal. He has special interest in diabetes and has organized and participated in many diabetes education programs for general public. He has also authored two medical books.

• 1. What is Diabetes and Why People get Diabetes?
• 2. Symptoms of Diabetes
• 3. Maintaining Normal Body Weight
• 4. Changing your Lifestyle
• 5. Managing Diabetes with Diet
• 6. Managing Diabetes with Exercise
• 7. Managing Diabetes with Oral Medicines
• 8. Managing Diabetes with Insulin
• 9. Monitoring Your Blood Sugars
• 10. Keeping Your Blood Pressure and Cholesterol under Control
• 11. Taking Care of your Feet
• 12. What to do during Sickness
• 13. Low Blood Sugar
• How to Recognize and Manage
• 14. High Blood Sugar
• What to Do
• 15. What Your Family Member or Spouse should Know About You
• 16. What You should Always Carry with You
• 17. Complications of Uncontrolled Diabetes & How to Prevent Them
• 18. Alternative Treatment for Diabetes Mellitus
• 19. Visiting Your Doctor
• 20. Common Myths about Diabetes
• 21. Is there a Permanent Cure for Diabetes?
• 22. Eleven Things you should Always Follow
• 23. Diabetes Dictionary
• Appendix-I
• Appendix-II
• Appendix-III