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The authors have done an excellent job in improving on their own excellence! What does that mean? It means they have outdone themselves. For example, they have successfully added an informative chapter to this issue on the topic of children and Type 2 Diabetes. For years, we were told that type 2 was largely a middle age on-set disease. Now with the eating habits and the "Couch Potato-Computer games" mindset of the younger generation, that is no longer true. Even the required Physical Education (gym class) has been eliminated in many schools. Hence, diabetes among young people is on the rise. The new edition contains seventeen comprehensive, very well written chapters with an excellent list of sources from diabetes organizations, support groups and magazines written for diabetics--and all within 410 pages. Chapters contain information on related problems associated with diabetes including sexual problems (in men and women), high blood pressure, foot pain, blindness, vascular problems, nerves, kidney and urinary problems. The chapter on food is especially fine and informative reading as it relates to health. Invariably, most diabetics are overweight which, looking at the rules of cause and effect, being overweight has led to diabetes. The authors cover the facts on diet-loss fads that usually fail because people cannot control themselves with self discipline. They point out that the U.S. Government, for the first time, through their U.S. Dept of Agriculture food pyramid, encourages physical exercise as part of a healthy eating strategy. We are making progress, folks. There isn't time or space available to point out all of the great aspects of this book. To foresee a need for this book--one only needs to observe people as they enter the fast food or all-you-can-eat restaurants or compare little chubby children with their parents--to come to the conclusion that obesity is a nasty problem in the U.S. and, of course, diabetes is a more serious problem. This book should be read by all type 2 diabetics in the country and more importantly, read by the millions of undetected diabetics who wish to save their limbs, their eyes and their lives. Armchair Interviews agrees.

Maturity onset or Type 2 diabetes is a manageable disease. The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook, which has been completely and recently updated, guides you step-by-step through its management, explaining the steps you can take to keep yourself healthy and well on a day-to-day basis. You can successfully manage maturity onset or Type 2 diabetes using the information presented in this book. Type 2 diabetes is a complicated disease to manage, but scientific understanding of how to treat diabetes has come a long way in the past few years. The tools you use to help yourself are very simple to understand and apply, and educating yourself will combat the fear and dread associated with the presence of any chronic diseaseGood self-management involves several tools-blood testing, diet, exercise, stress reduction, and medications. All these elements are simple in themselves, but they must be coordinated to be most effective. The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook gives you solid information to help you coordinate these elements in a good, healthy program of self-management, in conjunction with your medical doctor and your treatment team.Keith S. Richman, M.D., M.P.H., past president of the American Diabetes Association's San Fernando Valley chapter, has called this book "one of the most useful books I've ever read on the self-management of Type 2 or adult-onset diabetes." Dr. Richman described The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook as "packed with an amazing amount of solid medical information." He concluded, "This wonderfully supportive book guides you step-by-step through the successful self-management of diabetes in partnership with your physician. The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook belongs on the bookshelf of every person with diabetes."The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook includes the types of testing you and your medical team should do, what the results of these tests mean, and how to take care of yourself in a day-to-day program of good nutrition, sensible exercise, and personal hygiene are included here.Fear is the enemy of self-management. The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook meets that fear with solid medical information supplied by leading organizations such as the American Diabetes Association and the American Dietetic Association. The "Patient's Bill of Rights," listing the type of medical examinations you should receive and tests which should be given to you is included, as is information on managing possible complications, gestational diabetes, and more.These days, medical doctors who are pressed to treat more patients in less time often don't have the time to answer many simple basic questions about the biology and management of Type II diabetes. This book combats ignorance and fear with the latest solid scientific and medical information. The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook will help empower people with maturity onset diabetes, so that they may ultimately help themselves.The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook was written by David Drum, the author of several medical books, and Terry Zierenbe