Your guide to understanding and dealing with type 2 diabetes : what you need to know by Souter, Keith M., author instant download

Your guide to understanding and dealing with type 2 diabetes : what you need to know by Souter, Keith M., author instant download

1 online resource (235 pages) :, \"Diabetes mellitus is a disorder where the body doesn't produce enough insulin, or doesn't react properly to the insulin it produces, causing a build-up of glucose in the blood. Type 2 diabetes often smoulders on for a long time before it is recognised and diagnosed. ... This book gives the basic information needed to understand what Type 2 diabetes is, how to recognise it, and, most essentially, how to manage it.\"--Back cover, Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-235), Introduction -- Part one: Understanding Type 2 diabetes (1. An overview of diabetes ; 2. The 'honey-sweet siphon': the history of diabetes ; 3. Metabolism and what goes wrong in diabetes ; 4. The symptoms of diabetes and how they come about ; 5. The reasons why complications occur) -- Part two: Dealing with Type 2 diabetes (6. How diabetes is diagnosed and managed ; 7. The complications of diabetes ; 8. Lifestyle changes to treat Type 2 diabetes ; 9. Drugs for Type 2 diabetes ; 10. Using the Life Cycle with Type 2 diabetes), Print version record