As of 2017, more than 30 million Americans have diabetes. Another 84 million–more than 30% of the adult population–have elevated blood sugar levels that put them at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. For most of us, it takes a medical emergency to get us to make vital changes to our eating, exercise habits, and weight control. At that point it is often too little, too late. The unfortunate … reality is that 80% of diabetics will die of a heart attack. This book is the trigger for you to make lifestyle changes before any medical emergency ever occurs.
In Winning Your Blood Sugar Battle, Dr. Richard Furman shows you the three essential steps to take in order to defeat diabetes before it defeats you. He carefully explains the latest medical literature, offers proven guidelines on what to eat (and what not to eat), and outlines an effective exercise program for keeping the heart healthy.
Anyone who is diabetic, prediabetic, or overweight, as well as the loved one or caregiver who wants specific directions for supporting the diabetic in their life as they make vital lifestyle changes, will find this book a lifeline.
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As a member of the medical field dealing with patients with chronic conditions such as Diabetes, I found that this book by Dr. Furman a wonderful read for both medical and non-medical alike. I found that Dr. Furman emphasized the importance of eating, exercise habits, and weight control to manage the long-term effects of Diabetes in the heart, the brains and other vital organs. This book certainly ensured to teach how to make lifestyle changes before any medical emergency ever occurs and before it is too late.
In Winning Your Blood Sugar Battle, Dr. Richard Furman clearly and carefully explains the latest medical literature and ensuring that his information is backed by the latest evidence and literature from well-known journals without having it become too complicated with numbers. Dr. Furman is able to present those complicated information and present it in a meaningful way to actually know how to make a change for the better. There are clear guidelines that are easy to follow on what to eat (and what not to eat), an effective exercise program and other suggestions to improve a Diabetic’s life.
This book is for anyone who is diabetic, prediabetic, overweight, has a family member who is a diabetic, at risk for diabetes. The information is valuable to understand and mitigate the deadly complications from this terrible disease.
Thank you to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to voluntarily review this book. All opinions are my own.
Sometimes a book eligible for review grabs me, and this one did. Three years ago, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and it resulted in necessary life changes.
The book has two sections. Part one has six chapters on understanding diabetes. Part two has four chapters on defeating diabetes: lifestyle choices for your health. Those four chapters are: habits, exercise, what should you eat?, and the importance of ideal weight.
The book is written in an easy to read style, and has a lot of useful information. To be honest, I feel the majority of the book should have been dedicated to the second part…..though the book is to prevent, not just control. I guess the first part might be more helpful for those wanting to prevent it, while the second part is more helpful to those of us who already have it and want to control it. As a diabetic, I definitely need information on how to control it. Though the whole book is helpful, I would have appreciated and found more helpful an expanded section on controlling it. If you are interested in causes of it and how to prevent it, the first section is definitely helpful for that.
I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher. All opinions in this review are my own.
Isn’t that startling? I’ve had gestational diabetes when I was pregnant and blood sugar issues and diabetes runs in my family; I was very interested in reading this book. I also have friends and co-workers struggling with diabetes so I know this threat is very real and dangerous! A person I went to school with actually died a couple years ago from diabetes and all its complications and he was in his early 30s! So sad and scary!!
It’s divided up in 2 main parts… Part 1 focuses on UNDERSTANDING DIABETES-medicine, insulin resistance, the connection between diabetes and your heart and brain. Part 2 focuses on DEFEATING DIABETES-habits, exercise, what to eat and body weight.
I read this book cover to cover, marking it with a yellow highlighter. I appreciate all the medical research and study that Dr. Furman put into reading this book. I found it very easy to read and took several days to go through the book in detail.
In part 2 he talks about creating exercise habits and what to eat and not eat. If you are looking for a book that will give you specific meal plans, recipes and exercise routines-you will NOT find them in this book. But don’t let that deter you from reading this book and applying the principles. Use this book/research to empower you to look up more specific books about preventing diabetes and specific meal plans and recipes.
I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.