Review: Prescription for Type 2 Diabetes: EXERCISE by Milt Bedingfield, MA, CDE
Katy Wallis, Pharm D Candidate, University of Florida
In his new book, Prescription for Type 2 Diabetes: Exercise, Milt Bedingfield, MA, CDE, has hit a home run in regard to educating the typical diabetes patient about their disease and how to manage it. With his conversational tone and common language, he has made understanding diabetes a surmountable task for any patient.
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The title of the book is somewhat misleading in terms of the book's scope, as exercise is only one, of the many topics covered. Rather, the book flows much like a diabetes education class would, covering everything from the development of diabetes to its treatment, including the use of medications and yes, exercise. A good portion of the book is dedicated to the discussion of exercise, especially in comparison to the brief recommendations typically given, but don't let the title fool you, the book is very comprehensive.
Most impressive about the book, is the way that Bedingfield uses analogies to explain the complexities of diabetes and its treatment. He has taken the complex explanations and medical terminology out, and replaced them with descriptions of everyday objects and processes that are understandable to the masses. For example, when explaining insulin resistance Bedingfield describes the "doors" to the muscle and fat cells as having "rusty hinges" and thus requiring more insulin to open them. He goes on to say that "exercise has the same effect as if you were to take sandpaper and WD-40 to the rusty hinges." The entire book is in this style, with simple explanations and cartoonish drawings to make simple a disease that many patients struggle to understand.
Chapter 1
How people develop diabetes
Chapter 2
The metabolic syndrome
Chapter 3
Diagnosing diabetes
Chapter 4
Treating Type 2 diabetes
Chapter 5
Exercise
Chapter 6
Food and Nutrition
Chapter 7
Medications
Chapter 8
Insulin
Chapter 9
Acute complications and foot care
I always recommend that diabetic patients attend diabetes education classes in person. In addition, I also recommend that patients have some form of simple, yet comprehensive resource in print, as the chances of retaining the information are greatly increased when both tools are utilized. To provide printed information, I confidently recommend this book, Prescription for Type 2 Diabetes: EXERCISE, because it is both accurate and comprehensive and because of its simple language, effective analogies, and casual conversational style.
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Katy Wallis, Pharm D Candidate, University of Florida
, Milt Bedingfield, MA, CDE, has hit a home run in regard to educating the typical diabetes patient about their disease and how to manage it. With his conversational tone and common language, he has made understanding diabetes a surmountable task for any patient.
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