Health Activist Releases New Book to Coincide with National Diabetes Month
New book released for National Diabetes Month.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 1, 2006 -- November is National Diabetes Month and New Society Publishers has released Diabetes: Sugar Coated Crisis – Who Gets It, Who Profits and How to Stop It by author and health activist David Spero (www.davidsperorn.com).
"David's book is both eloquent and thought-provoking," says Richard Rubin PhD, American Diabetes Association President for Healthcare and Education.
We hear almost daily of the alarming increase in obesity and diabetes. But contrary to popular opinion, Type 2 diabetes is a not a medical problem so much as it 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.
"David takes readers through a powerful and moving tour of how poverty and public policy have contributed to the deadly epidemic of diabetes, and how community efforts can help stop it," says Doriane Miller MD, Rush Medical College and Stroger Hospital of Cook County in Chicago, Illinois and National Program Director, Quality Allies: Improving Care by Engaging Patients (Institute for Healthcare Improvement).
Diabetes: Sugar-Coated Crisis describes the social sources of the toxic environment, including the stress and inequality built into our modern culture and the traumas and loss of community that make people vulnerable to illness. 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.
"David Spero clearly shows us why patient self-management is crucial, what social and medical forces get in its way, and how groundbreaking healthcare providers are helping people care for themselves," states Kate Lorig RN, DPH, Director, Stanford University Patient Education Research Center.
Diabetes: Sugar-Coated Crisis brings to life effective social approaches to wellness, and
| | - reveals the social causes of diabetes: toxic food, inactivity, stress and inequality
- reports success stories from communities around the world
- reveals medical mismanagement of diabetes, from over-reliance on drugs to kicking diabetics off medical plans
- highlights creative and effective medical programs developed by groundbreaking health care providers
- includes valuable diabetes self-care tips and resources.
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"A hard-hitting and beautifully written look at the social causes and cures of chronic illness. Sugar-Coated Crisis illuminates the true reality of diabetes and provides cutting-edge ideas on its prevention and treatment," says Thomas Bodenheimer MD, Professor of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
David Spero has been writing about health and environmental issues for 15 years. A registered nurse, activist and self-care coach, he is on the Faculty of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Spero was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis over 12 years ago and in 2000, he authored The Art of Getting Well: A Five Step Plan for Maximizing Health When You Have a Chronic Illness.
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