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by Gretchen Scalpi (Author), Robert Vigersky (Foreword by)
Your ten-week plan to avoid the onset of diabetes
A diagnosis of pre-diabetes is certainly a wakeup call, but it is not a life sentence of daily medication and having to live without your favorite foods. Managing pre-diabetes is about common sense and moderation, not deprivation. The Everything Guide to Managing and Reversing Pre-Diabetes, 2nd Edition can help you find ways to alter your lifestyle and avoid type 2 diabetes. Inside, you'll find helpful tips on lifestyle changes, along with recipes for delicious, healthy meals your whole family will love, like:- Buttermilk pancakes
- Rich and creamy sausage-potato soup
- Soy and ginger flank steak
- Grilled haddock with peach-mango salsa
- Walnut chicken with plum sauce
- Kasha-stuffed red peppers
- Cranberry pecan biscotti
- Chocolate cheesecake mousse
This trusted resource also includes a ten-week plan to help you see results immediately. Certified Diabetes Educator Gretchen Scalpi also provides you with techniques for helping children with pre-diabetes gain control of their health. With this expert guide, you can recognize unhealthy behaviors and eating habits--and stop diabetes in its tracks
Author Biography
Gretchen Scalpi, RD, CDN, CDE is a registered dietician and Certified Diabetes Educator with more than twenty-five years of experience as a nutrition counselor. She served as a contributing reviewer for the 6th edition of Contemporary Nutrition, and is the author of The Everything Diabetes Cookbook, 2nd Edition. Scalpi is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American Association of Diabetes Educators. She lives in Beacon, NY.
Robert Vigersky, MD served as the medical director of the Diabetes Treatment Center at Georgetown University Hospital and the Washington Hospital Center. He established the Diabetes Institute of the Walter Reed Health Care System, which is the premier diabetes program in the military. He is currently the president of The Endocrine Society.
