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These are supposed to be the years to enjoy life — the years you've looked forward to for so long.
You now have time for family and travel ... or perhaps golf, gardening or other pursuits.
But one thing I know you weren't looking forward to is diabetes.
Yet unfortunately, diabetes is in the future for many of us. For example, simply being over the age of 60 puts you at risk of diabetes. And living into your 70s, 80s or beyond means a significantly increased risk that you'll develop diabetes ...
- More than half of all Americans who have diabetes are over age 60.
- Of those over age 65, almost 1 in 5 has diabetes.
I don't mean to alarm you or give you bad news. On the contrary, the news is good. You and I live in a time when more is known about how to prevent diabetes and control it more effectively — minimizing its impact on your healthy future.
All of us here at Mayo Clinic want to help you use this latest medical knowledge to enjoy a healthy future — one that's either free of diabetes, or that manages diabetes effectively so that you can enjoy the retirement years you worked so hard for.
In The Essential Diabetes Book from Mayo Clinic, you'll find the latest guidelines on diagnosis and testing, as well as valuable self-care tips. You'll learn the best ways we know to prevent or manage diabetes, and why it is so vital to reduce your risk.
- Why is diabetes so prevalent today — have our genes changed? No, but other things have … and the good news here is that you have control over those "other things."
- Are you at risk of developing type 2 diabetes? Our eight-point checklist reveals the answer.
- Whether your risk is high or low, knowing the seven signs and symptoms of diabetes is vital to getting appropriate treatment much more quickly.
- Following a healthy diet is important. Eating foods with the right balance of key ingredients is critical to your future good health.
- People with type 2 diabetes tend to be overweight. The Essential Diabetes Book helps you identify and correct the obstacles that are holding you back from achieving a healthy weight. You'll find lots of practical tips from one of Mayo's leading experts on weight management, Donald Hensrud, M.D.
Important Medical Advances Mean Better Health, Lower Risk and Improved Lifestyles
Your health depends on learning and using the latest medical facts to improve your health and reduce your risk of disease.
- If you didn't develop good exercise habits early in life, a diagnosis of diabetes or prediabetes should put those worn-out excuses to rest. Turn your fitness dreams into reality with the dozens of simple, practical tips.
- Diabetes can damage most every organ in your body and greatly increases your risk of heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney failure and limb amputations. So it is critical that you learn how to prevent and manage this serious disease by getting a copy of The Essential Diabetes Book.
Diabetes can't be cured, but it can be prevented if you take the right steps. If you already have diabetes, the treatments are better than ever.
This book has the latest help Mayo Clinic can offer, and it might save your life. And if you read through it with a positive attitude, it will not only help add years to your life, it'll also help you enjoy them. For the low cost of $29.95, your investment is minimal but the health benefits will last forever.
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