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    Pre-Diabetes: Your Second Chance At Health! (2nd Edition)
    Pre-Diabetes: Your Second Chance At Health! (2nd Edition)
    Pre-Diabetes: Your Second Chance At Health! (2nd Edition)
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    Pre-Diabetes: Your Second Chance At Health! (2nd Edition)

    By Gretchen Scalpi, RD, CDE

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    This 2nd addition has been updated to add a new, extensive FAQ for 2018!

    A pre-diabetes diagnosis is a wake-up call and a call to action! The news that you have pre-diabetes should be taken seriously, yet many people who learn they have pre-diabetes take no action, and realize the negative consequences later. Even though pre-diabetes may have no apparent symptoms, anyone with this diagnosis should understand what this condition is, and what to do about it. This e-book will teach you what you need to know about pre-diabetes and how you can manage it so you minimize your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

    The information covered includes general information about pre-diabetes, such as symptoms and risk factors. You will learn how pre-diabetes is diagnosed, tips on managing pre-diabetes, how to start a weight loss plan, what to do about exercise, what you can eat, organizing your kitchen and pantry, how to manage dining out and much, much more. At the end of the e-book I will walk you through creating a weekly action plan to put everything in place. Along the way you'll receive helpful tips and links to resources.

    The bonuses included in the e-book are:

    Pre-Diabetes Resource List
    Tips For A Good Nights Sleep
    Body Mass Index Table
    Emotional Eating and Behavior Change Handout
    Healthy Foods Shopping List
    Are You Hungry Scale?
    Sample Walking Program

    Readers say:

    “This informative e-book did a thorough job of explaining what is needed for managing pre-diabetes, including focused eating habits and simple lifestyle modifications. I would recommend this e-book for anyone just learning that they are on the cusp of diabetes as it is a quick simple read and guides you in the right direction.”
    - V. Cardenas

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGretchen Scalpi, RD, CDE
    Release dateJul 4, 2012
    ISBN9780985782009
    Pre-Diabetes: Your Second Chance At Health! (2nd Edition)
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    Gretchen Scalpi, RD, CDE

    Gretchen Scalpi works to promote good nutrition and wellness as an entrepreneur, author, health and wellness coach, consultant and speaker. Gretchen is a Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist, and Certified Health & Wellness Coach. Gretchen is the author of several books on the topic of diabetes and pre-diabetes, and has been a featured diabetes expert on Everyday Health.Gretchen received a BS in Human Nutrition and Food Service Management from Marymount College in Tarrytown, NY. She worked as Chief Clinical Dietitian in an area hospital for 25 years and has taught nutrition and food services courses for area community colleges.Gretchen opened her health and wellness coaching and private nutrition practice in 2002. She has worked with hundreds of clients and now works with clients via telephone or secure video conferencing. Gretchen’s nutrition and wellness coaching specializes in the areas of diabetes, weight management, food sensitivities, gastrointestinal disorders, and general wellness.Gretchen provides lectures and workshops on a variety of nutrition topics to corporate, educational, and community groups. She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Nutrition Entrepreneurs Dietetic Practice Group, American Association of Diabetes Educators, and the New York State Dietetic Association.

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      Pre-Diabetes - Gretchen Scalpi, RD, CDE

      PRE-DIABETES: YOUR SECOND CHANCE AT HEALTH (2ND EDITION)

      By Gretchen Scalpi, RD, CDE

      PRE-DIABETES: YOUR SECOND CHANCE AT HEALTH (2ND EDITION)

      ISBN 13: 978-0-9857820-2-3

      Copyright © 2018 by Gretchen Scalpi, RD, CDE

      All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under the copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the copyright holder and owner.

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. It may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this e-book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you're reading this e-book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the author's hard work and expertise.

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      The information in this e-book is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images and information, contained on or available in this e-book is for general information purposes only. You are encouraged to confirm any information obtained from or through this e-book with other sources, and review all information regarding any medical condition or treatment with your physician. NEVER DISREGARD PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE OR DELAY SEEKING MEDICAL TREATMENT BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU HAVE READ IN THIS E-BOOK.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      CHAPTER ONE

      CHAPTER TWO

      CHAPTER THREE

      CHAPTER FOUR

      CHAPTER FIVE

      CHAPTER SIX

      PRE-DIABETES FAQ’S

      PRE-DIABETES RESOURCES

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      CHAPTER ONE

      Welcome to Pre-Diabetes: Your Second Chance at Health (2nd Edition). My name is Gretchen Scalpi and I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) and I’m a nutrition and wellness coach. I have a private nutrition and wellness practice, and most of the people that I work with have pre-diabetes or diabetes. My goal with this e-book is to provide you with information that can help you manage or reverse your pre-diabetes.

      The information covered in this e-book includes general information about pre-diabetes, such as symptoms and risk factors. You will learn how pre-diabetes is diagnosed, tips on managing pre-diabetes, how to start a weight loss plan, what to do about exercise, what you can eat, organizing your kitchen and pantry, how to manage dining out and much, much more. At the end of the e-book I will walk you through creating a weekly action plan to put everything in place. Along the way you'll receive helpful tips and links to resources.

      Let’s get started.

      What exactly is pre-diabetes? The definition of pre-diabetes is the phase between normal blood sugar and type 2 diabetes. In earlier times, physicians would tell patients with pre-diabetes that you have a touch of sugar, you have borderline diabetes, or there’s a little sugar in your blood. We don’t use these phrases anymore. Researchers and physicians have defined exactly what pre-diabetes means.

      If you are diagnosed with pre-diabetes, your fasting blood sugar is somewhere between 100 and 125 milligrams per deciliter. Fasting blood sugar is when you have not had anything to eat for a period of ten to twelve hours. You might get up in the morning and before you have breakfast, you go to a lab and they draw blood. That would constitute a fasting blood sugar.

      Your physician may also make the determination that you have pre-diabetes based on a random glucose test taken as a finger stick in his or her office, during the middle of the day, after you’ve eaten a meal. If the glucose reading is between 140 to 190 milligrams per deciliter, that would also be an indicator of pre-diabetes. If you have gotten fasting or fingerstick readings that are higher than they should be, the readings should be repeated a second time to see if the results are still the same. So, a one-time result is probably not going to give you a firm diagnosis of pre-diabetes. If you get a high reading a second time, that would be a good confirmation that you have pre-diabetes.

      What makes pre-diabetes different from type 2 diabetes? It means that you may very well be on your way to developing type 2 diabetes. You’re not there yet because you’re at an in-between stage, but without treatment you may develop type 2 diabetes. The good news—if there is good news in getting a pre-diabetes diagnosis—is that it can be potentially reversible. So many people are really devastated to get this diagnosis, but it can be a blessing in disguise. A diagnosis of pre-diabetes says to you, Hey, I need to act; I need to do something to make this situation better. If you take action at a reasonably early stage of pre-diabetes, it is potentially reversible. That’s what makes it different from type 2 diabetes.

      Once you have crossed that threshold and you actually have full-blown type 2 diabetes, it is not reversible. Some people erroneously think that their type 2 diabetes

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