Download or read book Victory Steps to Overcome Diabetes A Book for People with Diabetes and Those Struggling to Lose Weight written by Grace Ogala and published by . This book was released on 2023-07-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was written by a diabetes patient and healthcare provider. It revealed the personal struggles of the author with diabetes and how she overcame it in 7 months; she went from an A1C of 10.1 to 5.4. This book is a compilation of credible information from multiple websites, books, continuing education and online information. It is a book that will serve as a reference guide for people with diabetes and those struggling with weight loss. The information provided in this book will help people manage their diabetes effectively. People who read this book and apply the knowledge acquired will likely reach their desired goals of maintaining healthy weight, decreasing blood sugar, reducing A1C and lowering the risk of complications from diabetes. This book discussed the author-created 4DM model (discovery, determination, discipline and doing) which she used as a stepwise guide to overcome diabetes.
Download or read book Victory Steps to Overcome Diabetes written by Grace Isoken Ogala and published by . This book was released on 2024-07-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Victory Steps to Overcome Diabetes, Dr. Grace Ogala outlines her remarkable Journey of overcoming diabetes, one that took her from the perilous grip of diabetes to a revitalized life. This book is not merely a personal memoir; it's a profound roadmap designed to guide others on their quest to overcome diabetes. This book reveals Dr. Grace's struggles and helpful tips which she used in overcoming diabetes in 2021 and decreased her hemoglobin A1C from 10.1 to 5.4 in 7 months, her current A1C is 4.9 in 2023. She also decreased her blood sugar from an elevated blood sugar of 428mg/dl to a stable fasting blood sugar range of 78 to 80 mg/dl. But more than her story, she explained her secret "Victory Steps Model" which she used as a compass in her voyage to overcome diabetes. This "Victory Steps Model" includes discovery, determination, discipline, and doing. This book also provides an extensive compilation of information from credible websites, books, and continuing education. This book will serve as a quick reference guide for people living with diabetes, those struggling to lose weight, as well as those living with hypertension, elevated cholesterol, and chronic kidney disease. Step into the pages of Victory Steps to Overcome Diabetes and find not just a book, but a valuable companion for your health journey.
Download or read book Plan D written by Sherri Shepherd and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular host of The View set to debut new daytime talk show on FOX TV, SHERRI* In Plan D, Sherri Shepherd, Emmy Award winner and cohost of The View, presents her easy-to-follow program for losing weight, managing sugar sensitivity, and getting moving—all to help you feel and look your best. For years, Sherri Shepherd was told that she was pre-diabetic. And for years, she ignored her doctor’s advice to lose weight and get healthy before she developed full blown diabetes. When she finally got the big-D diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, the same disease that took her mother’s life, Sherri vowed that she’d change her ways so that her son wouldn’t be left alone, without a mother, as she had been. With the help of her doctor, she created this program, lost more than 40 pounds, and she looks great and has more energy than she did in her twenties. Sherri’s diabetes is under control, and she was happy to show her stuff, wowing the world on Dancing with the Stars. With tools to help you live a long and healthy life, Plan D is a smart and supportive plan designed to help you lose weight safely, make exercise a real, and fun, part of your life, and control your sugar sensitivity. And through it all, Sherri Shepherd is there, like a trusted friend, offering advice, encouragement, and of course a healthy dose of humor.
Download or read book Beating Diabetes A Harvard Medical School Book written by David M. Nathan and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2005-04-22 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. David Nathan was one of the lead researchers of the landmark Diabetes Control and Complications Trial sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. It scientifically proved that the right program of nutrition and exercise can prevent diabetes in people on the brink of the disease. The same lessons can have a major effect in those who already have diabetes. Approximately 800,000 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed each year in the United States, and that number continues to rise sharply. The results of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial received enormous media attention because this approach to lifestyle change offers real hope to the vast and growing number of people with prediabetes (40 million in the United States alone) and those with type 2 diabetes (16 million). Now, in Beating Diabetes, Dr. Nathan teams up with fellow Harvard Medical School expert Linda Delahanty to arm people at high risk for developing diabetes and those with type 2 diabetes with the first complete, clinically proven program of its kind. Readers get: Step-by-step, proven techniques to help them make real and lasting lifestyle changes by eating better and exercising regularly without becoming a health nut or spending hours in the gym Tasty, easy-to-prepare recipes and daily meal plans from the chief dietitian at the Massachusetts General Hospital Diabetes Center Guidelines for developing diabetes-busting exercise routines appropriate to all ages and fitness levels Help in identifying unhealthy, diabetes-promoting behaviors along with expert guidance on making crucial lifestyle changes and sticking with them
Download or read book The Diabetes Breakthrough written by Osama Hamdy and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why WAIT? In this groundbreaking book, diabetes and weight management expert Osama Hamdy, M.D., Ph.D., reveals how you can reverse the course of your type 2 diabetes, lose weight for good and finally reclaim your health—in just 12 weeks! Dr. Hamdy is at the forefront of cutting-edge clinical research conducted at Joslin Diabetes Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. For the first time, he shares those scientific breakthroughs in a usable and doable step-by-step 12-week plan based on the successful Why WAIT (Weight Achievement and Intensive Treatment) program he conducts at Joslin. And with the professionally formulated exercise plans fine-tuned by Dr. Sheri Colberg, an exercise physiologist and renowned diabetes fitness expert, you'll not only get results but keep them. With the Why WAIT program, Dr. Hamdy and his Joslin team have helped hundreds of patients: • Break free from the pill bottle. It is possible to cut your medications by 50-60%—or even stop them altogether! • Stop fearing the scale. Learn how to safely lose—and keep off—those 10, 20 or even 50 plus pounds that are holding you back from a healthy life. • Never dread exercise again. Tailor your exercise plan to the way you really live and work, so you can get results without being a slave to the gym. • Make it easy. The dozens of checklists, goal worksheets and real-life success stories in this book will keep you motivated to make smart decisions, even on the busiest days. So don't settle for a diabetes diagnosis. Shed the pounds, toss the medications and conquer your diabetes, once and for all.
Download or read book Outsmart Your Diabetes written by Angela Manderfeld and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not a "cure" or quick fix for diabetes. It is, however, designed to break down the overwhelming task of reversing diabetes - but with a twist. You will end up with an individualized approach to reverse your course toward diabetes. I will take you one step at a time through the process. If you have type 2 diabetes and want to take charge of your blood sugar and your health, this book is for you. If you are sick of following diet after diet and not getting the results you want, this book is for you. Diabetes may someday become your reality, but the extent to which it impacts your life can be controlled. There is much to cover as we move ahead. I recommend reading a little at a time and writing down your action plans in a dedicated notebook. If you start to get overwhelmed - slow down! Focus on what resonated with you and take time to get comfortable with it. You may be excited to forge ahead, but you also want to allow what you've learned to become familiar and natural. This will help sustain your progress. Remember - slow and steady wins the race. Food is medicine. Ultimately, the goal is to acquire all the benefits that food can provide to achieve the healthiest lifestyle possible.Join me on this journey to optimal health with diabetes. I am your guide, so strap in and hold and enjoy this quest, as we shift this life as you know it, and throw diabetes in reverse.
Download or read book Diabetes Weight Loss Week by Week written by Jill Weisenberger and published by American Diabetes Association. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 23 million adult Americans have diabetes. More than two-thirds of American adults with type 2 diabetes are significantly overweight or obese. The majority of overweight people have tried unsuccessfully to lose weight one or more times, only to regain it within months. They know that losing weight can improve their health; they just need to know how to make it happen and how to keep those pounds off. Diabetes Weight Loss—Week by Week guides people with diabetes through the steps toward lasting weight loss, better health, and possibly improved blood glucose control. With a week-by-week approach and emphasis on incremental changes, readers gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence required for permanent weight loss and lifestyle change. Readers also learn from the triumphs of others by reading their brief stories, and the included recipes show how to bring healthy meals into the house.
Download or read book Thriving with Diabetes written by Paul Rosman and published by Fair Winds Press. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to Actively Manage Your Diabetes for a Healthy and Happy Life Thriving with Diabetes empowers you to take charge of your diabetes, so you don't just deal with your symptoms, but change the way you think to improve your health, happiness, and quality of life. Through a simple four-step process, you'll learn how to intuitively understand your blood sugars and what causes both good and bad numbers. This proactive approach results in the ability to manage diabetes personally, not just by a set of notes from the doctor. Step 1: Lower the Highs Step 2: Limit the Lows Step 3: Use Your Best to Fix the Rest Step 4: Play with Your Diabetes Written by Dr. Paul Rosman and David Edelman, co-founder of Diabetes Daily, Thriving with Diabetes is not just about eating properly (although that's certainly part of it!), but also about managing the daily challenges of physical activity, stress, pain, sleep patterns, and other life events that have a major, but underappreciated, impact on blood sugar trends. You'll also pinpoint your favorite meals and activities and use them as multipliers of success--focusing on the positive rather than the negative. The result is immediate and satisfying improvements to total health, both physically and mentally! "Thriving with Diabetes has the answers you need. This comprehensive and easy-to-read guide is a great resource for people with diabetes, their families, and their caregivers. Everything we know about diabetes, testing, and medications is changing, and this up-to-date guide tells you exactly what you need to know." - Neal Barnard, M.D., author of Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes "Rather than regurgitate the same old formulas and definitions, Thriving with Diabetes helps us navigate the challenges of living day-in and day-out with this relentless and unpredictable chronic condition. Dr. Rosman and David Edelman show us that surviving diabetes isn't good enough. Thriving is truly where it's at." - Gary Scheiner M.S., CDE, author of Think Like A Pancreas,and the 2014 American Association of Diabetes Educators' Diabetes Educator of the Year "Tired of feeling confused and frustrated with your diabetes? Thriving with Diabetes demystifies why blood sugars change, and gives you the tools you need to help you manage them successfully." - William Polonsky, Ph.D., CDE, co-founder and president of the Behavioral Diabetes Institute
Download or read book Defeat Diabetes Now written by Alan Nemtzov RN and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is inspiring to see how someone with type II diabetes can lose over one hundred pounds and quit taking medications just by changing his attitude. I believe that this is a must read for anyone who is depressed and overweight, even if you do not have diabetes. I will be recommending this book to my some of my friends. This is definitely worth the read. The author does an excellent job of explaining how diabetes works, and he does so in an easy-to-understand language. His medical background provides insights into the disease that is hard to find. He goes on to talk about how the effects of diabetes can be controlled by making simple lifestyle changes. You will be provided with a new outlook on life, and you will live a healthier life. This book is not preachy; it is honest and from someone who knows the true struggles of diabetes.
Download or read book The Diabetes Weight Loss Cookbook written by Katie Caldesi and published by Kyle Books. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As seen on ITV's Save Money: Lose Weight 'I've got this book and it's fantastic' Tom Watson, former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 'an inspiring recipe book' Daily Mail 'The food has been filling and quite simple to make... I'm not missing anything. I am satisfied.' Sharon, tester on ITV's Save Money: Lose Weight 'I believe we have eaten our way into this epidemic of diabetes and obesity and that we can eat our way out of it' Dr David Unwin from his Foreword In 2012 Giancarlo Caldesi was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Since adopting a low-carb diet he has lost almost 4 stone and put his diabetes into remission - transforming his and his family's health. Working with nutritionist Jenny Phillips, Giancarlo and his wife Katie show you how to enjoy a low carb but not no-carb way of life with simple recipes using easy-to-source ingredients that will fill you up without fattening you up. Steak and Chips are still on the menu, as are delicious curries such as Butter Chicken and Spinach Paneer, even puddings like Hot Chocolate Pots or Peanut Butter & Jelly Cake. An initial diagnosis of diabetes can be shocking and the masses of information daunting, but Katie and Giancarlo share their personal experience of diabetes and weight loss to empower you to make your own informed decisions about food, without sacrificing any of the flavour.
Download or read book 101 Weight Loss Tips for Preventing and Controlling Diabetes written by Anne Daly and published by American Diabetes Association. This book was released on 2002-05-15 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains tips on preventing diabetes, weight loss surgery and medications, diabetes complications, eating out, overcoming emotional obstacles to weight loss, exercise, and nutrition.
Download or read book How Long Do You Want to Live written by Teresa Trower and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diabetes is now an epidemic. "How Long Do You Want To Live" offers a seven step program to lose weight, prevent diabetes, and supercharge your health. As baby boomers move into middle age, it is more important than ever to take a pro-active stance toward towards health. Good health doesn't just happen. It is fostered through good habits and informed decisions. This book emphasizes the importance of getting the proper bloodwork in order to assess your risk of diabetes. Further, it helps you determine which stage you may be in as well as offer tips to completely reverse your risk. The role of emotions, or stress eating, is also addressed as well as how to conquer cravings. Emotions and cravings have the ability to sabotage the strongest wills. You will learn how to deal with both of these conditions. If you have diabetes, this book will empower you to control and balance your blood sugar. If you have pre-diabetes, it will teach you how to prevent a progression to full blown Type 2. If you simply desire to lose weight, you will learn the tools to take off pounds without feeling like you are dieting. In other words, it's a win-win. Teresa Trower is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified Heartbreak to Happiness Coach in Jacksonville, Florida. More information about her weight loss programs can be found atwww.tenpoundslost.com
Download or read book The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan written by Sheri R. Colberg and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2009-06-17 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the 18.2 million Americans currently living with diabetes have been advised by their doctors, or other health-care providers, that weight loss is essential for them to control their condition and stay healthy. However, the vast majority of people fail miserably at dieting, ultimately regaining the pounds they manage to lose. The latest research confirms, though, that diabetic people do not have to lose significant amounts of body fat to be healthy. The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan guides people step-by-step to achieve a healthy body despite having excess body fat and diabetes or pre-diabetes -- primarily by becoming physically fit. With practical information and tips on physical fitness, blood sugar balance with physical activity, nutrition, nutritional supplements, emotional fitness, diabetic medications, motivation, and more, The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan gives readers the knowledge they need to prevent, reverse, and control their diabetes through fitness -- and to live a long, healthy life without the need for dieting and weight loss -- making this the essential diabetes fitness resource.
Download or read book How to Control Your Diabetes through Health and Weight Loss Tips written by A.J Mathews and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was designed to assist those who are looking for help to improve their sugar, as well as their A1C levels. Recipes have been added in order to eat healthy meals and live a happier lifestyle. I hope everyone finds something in this book that will help them fight this terrible disease.
Download or read book The Natural Way to Beat Diabetes written by Spencer Nadolsky and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Healthy Lifestyle Habits for Beating Diabetes written by Kristy Jenkins and published by Estalontech. This book was released on 2022-06-24 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only a small percentage of the population is aware of the devastating impact that obesity has on diabetes. If you are obese, your chances of developing gestational diabetes are much higher. Adolescents and adults who are overweight are more likely to develop type 2, or adult-onset, diabetes. Almost 90% of patients with type 2 diabetes are obese. Getting your weight under control may be the finest gift you can offer yourself if you have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. About 40% of people with type 2 diabetes also have high blood pressure, which is thought to be made worse by being overweight. Type 2 diabetes and hypertension go hand in hand. As a result of obesity, a condition known as insulin resistance may develop in which the body no longer reacts to insulin, which is essential to aid the body in utilising sugar and glucose as fuel at the cellular level. If you have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes or are at risk of developing the disease, there are steps you can take to assist yourself. The first step is to lose weight. I know it is a lot simpler to say than to really accomplish. Dieting is never enjoyable or simple for most people. However, you may not be able to live the retirement you had hoped for if you do not begin taking serious steps to ensure your own health. Standing your ground Do not succumb to the ravages of diabetes. Motivate yourself with the importance of maintaining healthy lifestyle habits for beating diabetes. Take back control of your body. Diabetes has the potential to be your death sentence if you do not win this battle. If you hold your ground, reduce weight, become active, and follow your doctor's directions, you can win this battle. Face this sickness full on with all of your power. When you resolve to stand up and fight for your health, you will be shocked at what occurs. Get your hands dirty. Find things that you like and go out and participate in them. You do not want to make such activities passive either. Take advantage of the warm weather because summer is the best time to take drastic action. Take the kids out. Consider taking up the sport or doing any exercise. In order to remember why you want to live forever, do whatever it takes to get up and move each and every day. Keep an eye on what you are putting in your mouth. In and out of the system, right? Once diagnosed with diabetes, you must adhere to a stringent set of dietary guidelines. As a result, it is imperative that you adhere strictly to your dietary limitations. In order to experience life to the fullest, you must learn to live within those boundaries. All types of meals for diabetics are now accessible, which was not the case only a few years ago. It is really fantastic. If you keep to your diet and exercise plan, you may have a healthy lifestyle with diabetes. You must never lose sight of how important it is to follow a healthy diet while dealing with diabetes.
Download or read book Reverse Your Diabetes written by David Cavan and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-11-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reverse Your Diabetes provides all the information and support you need to take control of type 2 diabetes and, potentially, to reverse it. Based on the latest research and proven results, this clear and effective programme outlines the key steps you need to take to turn around your health: watch what you eat, get more active, monitor your progress and commit to change. Written by diabetes expert Dr David Cavan and in association with diabetes.co.uk, the UK’s largest online diabetes community, Reverse Your Diabetes also tackles the myths and misinformation about type 2 diabetes. This is an essential book that will empower you to take control of your diabetes and maximise your health for good.
