Diabetes The Facts That Let You Regain Control of Your Life - Softcover

Kilo, MD Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471858013 ISBN 13: 9780471858010

Publisher: Wiley, 1987

Synopsis

"Unlike most books about diabetes, this book is readable as astory--jampacked with exciting recent information about a diseasethat afflicts 100 million people." --Leo P. Krall, MD, JoslinClinic and Harvard Medical School, President of the DiabetesResearch and Education Foundation Understanding diabetes is thefirst step a diabetic patient takes toward living a long, activelife. If you or someone close to you has been diagnosed withdiabetes, here, in lay terms, is a comprehensive explanation thatwill 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 diabetesaffects its various systems. It candidly addresses manycontroversies in treatment and discusses important new informationon vascular damage caused by diabetes. Drs. Kilo and Williamsonclearly 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 indiabetes research, such as a new class of drugs--aldose reductaseinhibitors--which could revolutionize diabetes treatment.

About this title

From the Publisher:

This unique book explains just what diabetes is and how the diabetic, through diet, monitoring, medicine, and exercise, can regain control of his or her life. Provides the information necessary for diabetics to cope with their disease and enjoy normal activities such as eating out, sports, camping, and travel. Chapters discuss the two major types of diabetes, the consequences of poor treatment, hereditary and environmental factors, diet, exercise, medication, and the newest approaches to treating diabetes. Diabetics or those who deal with or live with diabetics will find this informative volume a great help in enabling them to carry on a full and active life.

About the Author:

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0471858013
• ISBN 13: 9780471858010
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208