The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan: Living Well and Being Fit with Diabetes, No Matter Your Weight (Marlowe Diabetes Library)
Praise forThe 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan"The important message from this book is that losing weight may not be the panacea it was once thought to be for people with type 2 diabetes. In fact, becoming fit may have a greater effect on your blood glucose control than losing weight. And only exercise seems to be able to reduce the amount of internal stomach fat that is the most dangerous kind. "This should come as good news to the many type 2 diabetes patients who have extreme difficulty losing weight (especially when given diabetes drugs that cause weight gain) and who suffer from constant nagging from health care workers who tell them to ‘just lose a little weight and your diabetes will go away.’ "Colberg, an exercise physiologist, explains this in detail and then gives useful tips on how to work more exercise into your daily regime, how to exercise, and how to stay motivated to exercise."—Gretchen Becker, author ofThe First Year—Type 2 DiabetesandPrediabetes: What You Need to Know to Keep Diabetes Away"The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Planis a must for all people with type 2 diabetes who want to take control of their disease. While the focus of the book is on exercise, it provides both an excellent review of what’s known about what causes diabetes as well as a great review of dietary and psychological factors that impact on it. Its practical program of diet and physical exercise will help everyone who has diabetes or is at risk for diabetes improve their health."—Richard S. Surwit, PhD, Duke University Medical Center, author ofThe Mind-Body Diabetes Revolution