Living with Diabetes: Metabolic Syndrome

By Grace Atea Ampofoh

LIVING With DIABETES is a book written to raise awareness that many people with diabetes have plenty of reasons to take control of their condition and be optimistic about the future. You have the opportunity to write your own story joyfully, with expected outcome for the future generation. Diabetes is a condition that you must just live with longer and take good care of managing your disease , and your health in general .Although this might be hard , time consuming, and requires the help of your loved ones, and all the healthcare team . Diabetes must not slowly get worse or control your life. Because If you have diabetes, you have to be incharge of living a healthy lifestyle. You can control prediabetes from slowly reaching Type2 diabetes, and Type2 from getting to complications of diabetes , including heart disease, strokes, nerve damage, eye disease, and kidney disease.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 18, 2015
• ISBN: 9781514417669

Grace Atea Ampofoh

Grace Atea Ampofoh is a sixty-eight-year old retired nurse in Delaware, United States of America who wants to share her story of life experiences living with diabetes, for empowerment. She is a strong believer in God, with a diploma in applied spirituality from the Christian Leadership University school of the spirit, Cheektowaga, New York. She has two successful daughters, and two granddaughters.

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Diabetes Myths and Misconceptions

Chapter 3 What Is Diabetes?

Chapter 4 Somogyi Effect, Dawn Phenomenon

Chapter 5 Types of Diabetes

Chapter 6 Self-Management for Diabetes Is Necessary at All Times

Chapter 7 Some Problems Related to Diabetes

Chapter 8 Home Management Activities

Chapter 9 Weight Loss

Chapter 10 Restful Sleep

Chapter 11 Coping Mechanism

Chapter 12 Exercise and Weight Loss

Chapter 13 Motivation

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

References

To diabetes research and awareness of

self-management of diabetes.

Acknowledgments

My sincere thanks goes to the publishers for assisting me to get this book published. Their supervision was invaluable. I also thank my family and friends for believing in me and for their support. I owe a debt of gratitude to the experts who have dedicated their time to study hard to promote how diabetes can be properly managed so at the end of the day, diagnosed individuals can live a successful, healthy lifestyle. Last but not the least, I thank God for His grace.

Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

I have been through so much that I am overwhelmed to fulfill my purpose in life by sharing with you how far dealing with diabetes has empowered me to pull you to write your own story for the future generation. You are encouraged to read Living with Diabetes more than once, because my eyes are full with tears for the reason that as a diabetic, I failed to control my high blood glucose levels for years, leading to complications like stroke, eye problems, and neuropathies, simply due to lack of understanding, support, and poor self-care home management. No more excuses and I forgive myself because there are better opportunities for me and you to do things better now than we did before. I may be compelled to refer to established data and records of experts’ studies to clarify my views. I was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of twenty-eight. My father was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a few months later. He lived longer partly because he worked hard as a farmer for a living and to raise his ten children. He went to be with the Lord eleven years ago, at the age of eighty-two. Most people on both sides of my parents developed diabetes and died from its complications, like stroke, leg amputation, and heart and kidney diseases. The sad news was that most of them did not have proper medical care. Today, family members who are being diagnosed with diabetes live longer because of new interventions and improvement in the health-care system. I take this opportunity to thank once again the experts in this field who have been dedicating their time and