Diabetes: Sugar-Coated Crisis: Who Gets it, Who Profits and How to Stop it
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (632 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 086571567X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Diabetes: Sugar-Coated Crisis by David Spero" according to Leo Catalano. Unlike most medical writers, David has mounted a complete discussion about the diabetes epidemic that has hit our nation. He not only deals with the medical facts we need to know in dealing with this disease, he investigates the wider picture: the sociological implications of the disease. How Type 2 diabetes is not simply a medical problem as it is a social pandemic caused by toxic environment: an environment high in stress and sugar, low in opportunities to exercise or f. "A great place to start" according to J. NELSON. If you are in an environment, a workplace, a neighborhood or an ethnic group where diabetes is prevalent, you have to wonder how your own diabetes is connected to your community's epidemic. David Spero does a brilliant job of connecting the personal to the social. Among other things, I found this book very helpful in dealing with guilt. I didn't screw up and 'get' diabetes. I was given diabetes along with millions of people like me. This books gives diabetics and their ca. "A Tale of Two Books" according to David Mendosa. In my spare time this week I read a couple of books. Both books are about diabetes. Both are new and both are very well written. But that is where the similarities end.The first of these books left me feeling that having diabetes was hopeless. So hopeless, in fact, that I despaired that my articles could make a difference in the lives of any but the most motivated readers. And perhaps not even for them.It is unheard of to review a book and not even mention its title. But
David Spero has been a registered nurse for 30 years and has spent 15 years writing about health and environmental issues. A long time self-care coach, he is on the Faculty of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and authored The Art of Getting Well: Maximizing Health When You Have a Chronic Illness.
Social approaches focus on empowering people to take better care of themselves, bringing people together for mutual support, and changing the environment that causes illness. (2006-04-18) . undefined (2006-09-19)Type 2 diabetes is a social pandemic caused by toxic environments-high in stress and sugar, low in opportunities to exercise or feel good about yourself-and a lack of power. It reveals the medical mistreatment of diabetes-from kicking diabetics off medical insurance to underfunding diabetes education, from over-emphasizing drugs to giving corporate-influenced dietary advice.Social diseases require social solutions. The first book to bring to life effective social approaches to wellness, this book:reports success stories from communities around the worldhighlights creative and effective medical programs developed by groundbreaking health care providersdescribes ways that individual self-care plus family an
It reveals the medical mistreatment of diabetes—from kicking diabetics off medical insurance to under funding diabetes education, from overemphasizing drugs to giving -corporate-influenced dietary advice. Social diseases require social solutions. Type 2 diabetes is a social pandemic caused by toxic environments—high in stress and sugar, low in opportunities to exercise or feel good about yourself—and a lack of power. The first book to bring to life effective social approaches to wellness, this book: • Reports success stories from communities aroun