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Professor Roy Taylor is one of the world's leading experts in type 2 diabetes, the man who discovered that this life-limiting disease was actually a reversible condition. With his team of researchers at UK’s Newcastle University, he launched a series of studies culminating in a multi-million-dollar trial, which confirmed that simple diet advice could bring about lasting remission. Professor Roy Taylor has been working on three new studies to dig deeper into the causes of type 2 diabetes—and the long-term effects of his three-step plan.

Diabetes happens in a life that already has a story. This book, composed of nearly 40 personal narratives, based on taped interviews, about the lives of actual patients with diabetes, draws upon the collective experience of an endocrinologist and two nurse practitioners who worked together for 25 years. The book provides a wealth of information about diabetes, including material on prevention, complications, and new technology, but it is not intended as a textbook on diabetes or as a self-care manual for patients.

If you're looking for an encyclopedia about diabetes - full of scientific jargon and endless detailed instructions on every aspect of managing the disease, this audiobook is not it. On the other hand, if you've just been diagnosed with diabetes or you're just coming to grips with it after spending some time arm wrestling the idea, this quick listen can jump-start your life by providing many of the tips, hints, and inside information the others don't.

Stefany Shaheen takes listeners on an emotional journey as she tries everything to manage her daughter Elle's deadly and unpredictable disease, all while juggling a family of four children. Overcoming the skepticism that a dog can provide answers that medical science is still seeking, the family finds a resounding sense of peace and reassurance through Coach's near miraculous abilities as a medic-alert dog, specially trained to detect dangerous changes in blood sugar levels.