An edition of 21 things you need to know about diabetes and your heart (2014)
21 things you need to know about diabetes and your heart
By Jill Weisenberger
Publish Date
2015
Publisher
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Language
eng
Pages
122
Description:
"21 Things You Need to Know About Diabetes and Your Heart is a quick way to learn about the affect of diabetes on the heart. Part of the American Diabetes Association's 21 Things series, this book gives the reader brief, concise answers to the many questions about how diabetes affects the body. Jill Weisenberger and David S. Schade describe the effects of diabetes on the heart in plain language, making it easier to understand and remember. Written and reviewed by healthcare professionals with years of clinical experience, this book will help people with diabetes keep their diabetes under control and their hearts healthy"-- "This book illustrates how heart disease is a serious health threat, especially for people with diabetes. In fact, it is responsible for one in four deaths in the United States and is the leading cause of death among both men and women. Unfortunately, having diabetes at least doubles your risk of heart troubles. The good news, is that there is a lot we can do to treat it and to protect ourselves from developing this life-threatening disease"--