Diabetes is a chronic disease, which can be managed but not cured. About half of the population do not know they are diabetic. A fast-paced stressful lifestyle, improper nutrition and inadequate exercise results in the development of diabetes early in life. A handy introduction to diabetes, this book discusses the problems associated with the disease and how to prevent it from affecting your lifestyle. Dr. Anjali Arora did her M.D. from Lady Hardinge Medical College & S.K. Hospital, New Delhi. Interested in lipids and preventive cardiology, she joined the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center, New Delhi, in 1933 as a consultant. She started and then managed the Hyperlipidaemia Prevention Clinic there for nearly 7 years. Currently she is working at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital as a consultant in the Department of Cardiology. Interested in preventive medicine, with a special focus on lifestyle diseases, she continues to manage the Hyperlipidaemia and Atherosclerosis Prevention Clinic in the hospital. Member of a number of associations, she is also an active faculty member of the South Asian Society on Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis (established in Minnesota, U.S.A.). At last, here is a simply-written, illustrated book that provides useful information for the layperson. An excellent guide that presents basic facts on the subject. Gundu H. RaoSecretary-GeneralSouth Asian Society onAtherosclerosis and Thrombosis (SASAT)and ProfessorLillehei Heart InstituteUniversity of Minnesota, U.S.A. Dr. Arora has put together a plethora of information in an easily digestible from that could serve as a source book for people of all ages. Sampath ParthasarthyProfessor of Pathology and MedicineLSU School of MedicineLSU Health Science CenterNew OrleansU.S.A.
