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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Daly, Anne, 1951-
101 weight loss tips for people with diabetes / by Anne Daly, Linda Delahanty, Judith Wylie-Rosett.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 1-58040-132-5 (pbk. : alk. paper)
eISBN 978-1-58040-394-8
1. Diabetes—Popular works. 2. Weight loss—Popular works. I. Title: One hundred one weight loss tips for people with diabetes. II. Title: One hundred and one weight loss tips for people with diabetes. III. Title: Weight loss tips for people with diabetes. IV. Delahanty, Linda. V. Wylie-Rosett, Judy. VI. Title.
RC600.4.D355 2002
616.4’620654—dc21
2002018576
CONTENTS
SECTION
I WEIGHT
CHAPTER 3 MAINTAINING YOUR WEIGHT
CHAPTER 4 HIGH RISK STAGES OF LIFE
CHAPTER 5 WHEN YOU HAVE DIABETES
CHAPTER 7 WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY AND MEDICATIONS
CHAPTER 9 PLANNING FOR SUCCESS
CHAPTER 11 ENVIRONMENT OUT OF CONTROL
CHAPTER 12 EMOTIONS AND ROADBLOCKS
CHAPTER 13 INSURANCE AND ADVOCACY
Too often people are just told to “lose weight.” Where do you begin? Is it worth the effort? Can you succeed? Yes, you can, and this book can help you do it. Any approach to losing weight needs to be simple and organized. We have found that it helps to expand your focus to four areas of your life: Weight, Activity, Variety, and Excess (WAVE). Yes, weight is the subject of this book, but the discussion must be about ways to increase activity and variety and to reduce excess in all areas. In other words, eat in moderation. Exercise in moderation. Feel stress in moderation. As for “why” you want to lose weight, it’s more than looking and feeling better. Losing weight can prevent health problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes. If you already have diabetes, weight loss can help you control it.
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