Take Control of Your Diabetes Risk

by John Whyte

From the Chief Medical Officer at WebMD, the world’s largest provider of trusted health information, learn how to reduce your diabetes risk and change your mindset from I hope I don’t get diabetes to I can prevent diabetes.

You have diabetes. Three words no one ever wants to hear, yet each year, over a million people in the United States alone do. So now what?

Take Control of Your Diabetes Risk shares straightforward information and equips you with strategies to help you on a journey to better health,

Knowing the causes of the different types of diabetesLearning the role food, exercise, and sleep playUnderstanding the relationship between diabetes, heart disease, and cancerYou have the power to reclaim your life after a prediabetes or diabetes diagnosis--and this book will show you just how easy it is.

Genres: Nonfiction, Food, Health

286 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 8, 2022

Reviews

[Valli Muehler · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so informative. He did a good job explaining succinctly, then moving to the next topic recipes and exercise program included

[LiterarySparrow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Written in a direct, clear, and empowering tone, this book has educated me about diabetes, prediabetes, and the risk factors leading to the disease as well as giving me a toolbox of practical, realistic strategies to manage my weight and blood sugar. Built on the most recent research (as of 2022) and written in clearly defined layman's terms, it first explains what diabetes is, how it functions, the various forms it takes, and the complications it can lead to if left untreated. Whyte never sugarcoats the truth that prediabetes and diabetes cannot be "cured" and that there is no diet or medication that will allow someone to eat whatever they want without consequences. He does, however, hold out hope (and specific strategies) that with effort and mindfulness a patient may be able to send the disease into remission and even repair at least some of the damage done to the body's cells. Even in cases where the disease cannot be brought into remission, it can be managed and the complications mitigated through attention to one's weight, physical fitness, and sleep.

Whyte devotes two chapters to diet--one to explaining the biochemical processes of the digestion system, how the food we eat impacts our blood sugar, and the impact of weight on diabetes--and the other to a detailed sample four-week meal plan, including recipes and nutritional breakdown of each meal. It is followed by a chapter on exercise and various exercise plans and then a chapter on sleep and how to improve it.

Overall, an encouraging empowering book. Highly recommended for anyone concerned about developing prediabetes, diabetes, or their diabetes risk.

[Colleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Take Control of Your Diabetes Risk is a very interesting book. It contains new and helpful as well as a true and false section that clears up misconceptions. This is what I needed many years ago. There are many contributing factors to diabetes. Some are beyond my control. Genetics plays a factor, the way we were taught to clean our plate, the processed foods we have eaten, the lack of daily exercise or activity from a young age to adult (work habits) have a lot more to do with this than eating too much sugar. It is clear we have many bad influences such as fast food, and foods labeled to trick us into thinking it is a healthier choice. I learned a lot of information that can help me change the way I look at certain foods, drinks, and exercise. I am glad that I now have this book as a reference tool for a better future.

I received an ARC from NetGalley for an unbiased review.

[BlueFalkon95 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Take Control of Your Diabetes Risk
by John Whyte, MD, MPH

Published by Harper Horizon
Genre Health, Mind & Body
5 Stars
This book has been written to those who are at risk of developing any type of diabetes. The book also advises of ways on changing a negative thoughts of diabetes to positive thoughts to prevent getting a diagnosis of diabetes.


I recommend the book to those who are at risk of developing diabetes and those who have prediabetes, gestational diabetes and just been diagnosed with diabetes.
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[Sandy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ok, I don't agree with this author on a few things. I do a low-carb lifestyle with very little fruit and hardly any dairy. I'm doing just fine and my numbers are in the normal range. But don't tell me that's not the way to go because eating carbs and sugar is not good. For me, I am addicted to sugar and I need to keep it so under control.

[Mary L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was very helpful. I am trying to do the things he said to take control--but when you are old and set in your ways it is hard--especially when things happen that make it almost impossible to do what you need to do. I will refer to it often and try to get my act together.

[Sara Lorentz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for beginner just exploring pre-diabetes or diabetes type 2. Easy to read/listen to and understand. Easy to comprehend. Very educational.