Learn to live a full and active life with type 2 diabetes Type 2 diabetes is Australia's fast-growing chronic disease, yet it can be prevented with the right diet and regular exercise. Whether you have already been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or are pre-diabetic and hoping to avoid full-blown diabetes, this easy-to-understand book teaches you how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and good blood glucose control so that you can prevent long-term complications and live a full and active life. An author team of medical professionals, led by Professor Lesley Campbell and Dr. Alan Rubin, offers essential guidance and critical advice for taking preventative measures to avoid developing type 2 diabetes in the first place. For those who have already been diagnosed, the authors walk you through how to deal with type 2 and clearly explain how it affects your body. Highlights ways to manage the daily impact that type 2 has on your life and prevent long-term complications Devotes an entire chapter to foot care Explains glucose monitoring as well as medications that you should be familiar with Details a healthy eating and exercise plan for getting a handle on your type 2 diabetes Makes suggestions for additional resources so you can learn more about your diabetes With a focus on the specific concerns of type 2 diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes For Dummies is a reliable, locally relevant resource on diabetes management.

Learn to live a full and active life with type 2 diabetesType 2 diabetes is Australia's fast-growing chronic disease, yetit can be prevented with the right diet and regular exercise.Whether you have already been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or arepre-diabetic and hoping to avoid full-blown diabetes, thiseasy-to-understand book teaches you how to maintain a healthylifestyle and good blood glucose control so that you can preventlong-term complications and live a full and active life.An author team of medical professionals, led by Professor LesleyCampbell and Dr. Alan Rubin, offers essential guidance and criticaladvice for taking preventative measures to avoid developing type 2diabetes in the first place. For those who have already beendiagnosed, the authors walk you through how to deal with type 2 andclearly explain how it affects your body.* Highlights ways to manage the daily impact that type 2 has onyour life and prevent long-term complications* Devotes an entire chapter to foot care* Explains glucose monitoring as well as medications that youshould be familiar with* Details a healthy eating and exercise plan for getting a handleon your type 2 diabetes* Makes suggestions for additional resources so you can learnmore about your diabetesWith a focus on the specific concerns of type 2 diabetesType 2 Diabetes For Dummies is a reliable, locally relevantresource on diabetes management.

Introduction 1Part I: Dealing with the Onset of Type 2 Diabetes 5Chapter 1: Dealing with Type 2 Diabetes 7Chapter 2: It's the Glucose 15Chapter 3: Understanding the Transition to Type 2 Diabetes 23Part II: How Type 2 Diabetes Affects Your Body 37Chapter 4: Managing Short-Term Ailments 39Chapter 5: Preventing Long-Term Complications 53Part III: Living with Type 2 Diabetes: Your Physical Health 75Chapter 6: Glucose Monitoring and Other Tests 77Chapter 7: Medications: What You Should Know 87Chapter 8: Healthy Eating in Diabetes 105Chapter 9: Keeping It Moving: Exercise Plan 129Part IV: The Part of Tens 139Chapter 10: Ten Ways to Prevent or Reverse Diabetes 141Chapter 11: Ten Myths about Diabetes That You Can Forget 147Glossary 155Index 159