Friendly and empowering in approach, 'Diabetes: A Practical Guide To Managing Your Health' is the complete guide to diabetes, offering all the information people need to understand the condition and manage their lives so they stay in the best of health. The book's opening section offers authoritative yet easy to understand explanations of what goes wrong in diabetes; the differences between the various types; and the signs and symptoms to look for.
The second section, 'Food, drink, and physical activity', has a wealth of easy-to-follow advice on diet and exercise, with emphasis on adapting the reader's existing lifestyle rather than making radical changes.
The third section, 'Controlling your blood glucose', provides comprehensive information on monitoring blood glucose, using drug treatments (including insulin), and avoiding hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia.