Type 2 Diabetes
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Type 2 Diabetes

Cardiovascular and Related Complications and Evidence-Based Complementary Treatments

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Type 2 Diabetes

Cardiovascular and Related Complications and Evidence-Based Complementary Treatments

About this book

Approximately 29 million Americans are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes annually. Of that number, only about 36 percent (10.44 million diabetes sufferers) achieve satisfactory medical outcomes and would need additional help—rarely available—to reliably control their glucose levels. Contrary to popular belief, although anti-diabetic medications can lower sugar levels, nevertheless they have a poor performance track record because inflammation in the blood vessels persists.

This book details recent scientific findings that cardiovascular, kidney, vision, peripheral nervous system, and other body damage caused by chronic high levels of blood sugar (hyperglycemia) in Type 2 diabetes is actually due to excessive generation of unopposed free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS). These, in turn, cause chronic systemic inflammation and dysfunction of the endothelial lining of the arterial blood vessels, jeopardizing the formation of the protective molecule nitric oxide (NO), thus severely impairing the blood supply to every organ and tissue in the body. This book also catalogues the evidence that chronic hyperglycemia causes profound and often irreversible damage—even long before Type 2 diabetes has been diagnosed. In addition, because conventional prescription treatments are, unfortunately, often inadequate, the book details evidence-based complementary means of blood sugar control.

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9781138580589
eBook ISBN
9780429016769
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Alternative & Complementary Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Authors
  10. Chapter 1 Chronic Hyperglycemia—A Primer
  11. Chapter 2 Hyperglycemia Impairs Blood Vessel Function
  12. Chapter 3 Cardiovascular and Related Complications of Diabetes
  13. Chapter 4 Hyperglycemia Impairs the Functions of Blood
  14. Chapter 5 Chronic Hyperglycemia Impairs Vision, Hearing, and Sensory Function
  15. Chapter 6 On the Importance of Monitoring Blood Sugar and Other “Vital Signs”
  16. Chapter 7 Advanced Glycation End Products—A Special Hazard in Diabetes
  17. Chapter 8 General Nutritional Considerations for Chronic Hyperglycemia—Type 2 Diabetes
  18. Chapter 9 Mode of Action of Selected Botanicals That Lower Blood Glucose
  19. Chapter 10 Selected Botanicals and Plant Products That Lower Blood Glucose (Continued)
  20. Chapter 11 Selected Functional Foods That Combat the Effects of Hyperglycemia and Chronic Inflammation
  21. Chapter 12 Functional Foods ContinuedWhite Mulberry (Morus Alba) Leaf Extract and Tea
  22. Chapter 13 Selected Supplements That Support Glycemic Control and Reduce Chronic Inflammation
  23. Chapter 14 Additional Supplements That Support Glycemic Control and Reduce Chronic Inflammation
  24. AppendixSummary of the Therapeutic Agents, Their Actions, and Side Effects
  25. Index