The Sheldon Short Guide to Diabetes

Poorly controlled diabetes can cut up to 20 years from your life expectancy. And it’s on the rise, affecting nearly 3 million people in the UK (1 in 20). Much suffering could be avoided if people took control of their diabetes sooner. This concise, authoritative guide shows how a healthy, balanced diet helps avoid the worse complications of diabetes such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, kidney disease, impotence and poor vision. Topics include:

· The pancreas – controlling glucose levels

· Types of diabetes and their symptoms

· Risk factors for diabetes

· Complications of poorly controlled diabetes

· Treating diabetes with drugs

· Treating diabetes by changing your lifestyle

· Diet and diabetes – the first steps

· Using supplements safely