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Type 2 diabetes afflicts 250 million people worldwide, creating life-threatening and debilitating health effects. Written from a surgeon's perspective, this book is designed to provide information on the physical and socioeconomic underpinnings of the disease, as well as causes and complications based on case histories. It includes suggestions to avoid or delay the onset of the disease, and to minimize complications for those already afflicted.

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A highly readable account of case studies which inform us on the dramatic complications of this insidious disease, but also, most importantly, suggests how the patient, their families and their healthcare professionals can save life and limb by learning how to avoid and mitigate these complicationsby a leading surgeon in this field who has observed all the avoidable mistakes. Diabetic?... Be enlightened! Edward Asner, Actor -- Edward Asner, Actor Edward Asner, Actor

""A highly readable account of case studies which inform us on the dramatic complications of this insidious disease, but also, most importantly, suggests how the patient, their families and their healthcare professionals can save life and limb by learning how to avoid and mitigate these complications--by a leading surgeon in this field who has observed all the avoidable mistakes. Diabetic?... Be enlightened!""--Edward Asner, Actor

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Andrew Kagan, M.D., is a retired senior surgeon from Hackensack University Medical Center and also taught at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He has provided material for surgical texts, published in medical literature, and holds a patent for a blood-flow monitor. He currently is a volunteer surgeon at The Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative in New Jersey.

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