Type 2 Diabetes For Dummies

Live a full and active life with type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is Australia's fastest-growing chronic disease, but you can prevent it with the right diet andexercise routine. With a focus on the specific concerns of type 2 diabetes, this essential guide will help you manage your condition in the short- and long-term, and take control of your health.

• Avoid progressing from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes — change your lifestyle and lower your risks

• Understand how type 2 diabetes affects your body — make sense of the medical jargon

• Find out how to handle the diagnosis — recognise how your mental state influences your physical health

• Manage the everyday impacts of type 2 diabetes — discover ways to handle short-term health issues

• Prevent long-term complications — understand how to make changes today to sidestep problems in the future

• Get to grips with specific type 2 medications — grasp the details about oral medication, insulin and other common diabetes medicines

• Apply yourself to a healthy diet and exercise routine — set up and follow a wellbeing plan

Open the book and find:

• The lifestyle factors that put you at the greatest risk of type 2 diabetes

• Information on how your feet and heart are affected by diabetes

• Details on monitoring glucose levels

• How to create a solid exercise plan

• Ways to reverse and prevent the effects of diabetes

• Common myths about type 2 diabetes

Learn to:

• Manage type 2 diabetes and live life to the full

• Eat a balanced diet and exercise for a healthier life

• Keep an eye on your glucose levels and manage your medications

• Access the best online support