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 The American Diabetes Association has named November as the month to spread awareness about diabetes in America. Diabetes is a disease that results from when a person's body either doesn't produce insulin (type 1) or does but the person's body doesn't respond to it (type 2). Insulin helps control blood sugar levels and diabetic people have high blood sugar levels, which can cause health problems, though today there are many ways to manage the disease.

In the United States, 24 million people have diabetes. Another 57 million are pre-diabetic, which means they are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. About 95% of the people diagnosed with diabetes have type 2. The only way to really know if you have the disease is to have a blood test done by your doctor, as there are no noticeable symptoms.

Diabetes is a disease that affects people of all different backgrounds but there are specific factors, such as family history of diabetes and overall health, which can indicate whether you may be at risk.  The American Diabetes Association has simple test you can take here to see if you are at risk of developing diabetes.

The good news is that if you have diabetes, or find out you are at risk for diabetes, you can help control it with diet and exercise. Here are some books to help you learn about the disease and ways you can manage it.

 

Diet Management

Diabetes: The New Type 2

June Biermann, Virginia Valentine, Barbara Toohey - Authors 

$16.95 - add to cart

Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 320 pages | ISBN 9781585426706 | 11 Sep 2008 | Tarcher | 18 - AND UP 

 

Conquering Diabetes

Anne Peters, M.D. - Author

$16.00 - add to cart

Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 368 pages | ISBN 9780452285590 | 28 Mar 2006 | Plume | 18 - AND UP 

 

 

How to Prevent and Treat Diabetes with Natural Medicine

Michael Murray and Michael Lyons - Authors 

$16.00 - add to cart

 Book: Paperback | 6.02 x 9.05in | 384 pages | ISBN 9781594480386 | 02 Nov 2004 | Riverhead | 18 - AND UP 

 

 

Stop Diabetes Now

Dr. William T. Cefalu- Author

$15.00 - add to cart

Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 272 pages | ISBN 9781583333563 | 01 Sep 2009 | Avery | 18 - AND UP

 

 

Body with Soul

 Randy Jackson - Author

 $24.95 - add to cart

Book: Hardcover | 9.25 x 6.25in | 256 pages | ISBN 9781594630507 | 02 Dec 2008 | Hudson Street Press | 18 - AND UP 

 

 

Cookbooks

The Good Carb Cookbook

Sandra Woodruff - Author 

$15.95 - add to cart

Book: Paperback | 7.55 x 9.17in | 256 pages | ISBN 9781583330845 | 15 Jan 2001 | Avery | 18 - AND UP

Patti Labelle's Lite Cuisine

Patti Labelle  - Authors

$16.00 - add to cart

Book: Paperback | 7.24 x 9.01in | 240 pages | ISBN 9781592400850 | 14 Oct 2004 | Gotham Trade Paperback | 18 - AND UP 

 

The 30-Day Diabetes Miracle Cookbook

Bonnie House, Diana Fleming, Ph.D., L.D.N., Linda Brinegar, Linda Kennedy, Ian Blake Newman - Authors 

 $19.95 - add to cart

Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 336 pages | ISBN 9780399534218 | 06 May 2008 | Perigee | 18 - AND UP 

Posted by: Julie Schaeffer, Online Content Coordinator

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