Aaron D. Snyder - The New Diabetes Prescription: The Diet, Exercise, and Mindset Revolution

Copyright 2009 by Aaron David Snyder

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WARNING DISCLAIMER: Aaron Snyder is not a licensed physician and the statements regarding supplements in this book have not been reviewed by the FDA. The term cure when used throughout the book is used as a synonym for controlling blood sugar. Further, controlling blood sugar, defined by maintaining it within the range of 70 to 120 mg/dl for a given period of time, is not intended in any way to mean the same thing as curing type II diabetes. Further no other phrase, supplement, or general advice in this book is intended to portray the ability to cure, treat, prevent, or diagnose any disease.

The information presented in this work is in no way intended as medical advice or as a substitute for medical treatment. This information should be used in conjunction with guidance and care of your physician, especially if you are taking medications, including diuretics or medications for blood pressure or diabetes. Consult your physician before embarking on any weight loss or exercise program or cutting your carbohydrates. The activities may be too strenuous or dangerous for some people and the reader(s) should consult a physician before engaging in them.

This book is sold with the understanding that the publisher and the author are not liable for the misconception or misuse of the information provided. Every effort has been made to make this book as complete and accurate as possible. The sole purpose is to educate. The author and publisher shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss, damage, or injury caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this book.

Mention of specific companies, organizations, or authorities in this book does not imply endorsement by the publisher, nor does mention of specific companies, organizations, or authorities imply that they endorse this book.

ISBN: 978-1-937563-24-0

Aaron Snyder is not a licensed physician and the statements regarding supplements in this book have not been reviewed by the FDA. The term "cure" when used throughout the book is used as a synonym for controlling blood sugar. Further, controlling blood sugar, defined by maintaining it within the range of 70 to 120 mg/dl for a given period of time, is not intended in any way to mean the same thing as curing type II diabetes. Further no other phrase, supplement, or general advice in this book is intended to portray the ability to "cure", treat, prevent, or diagnose any disease.

The information presented in this work is in no way intended as medical advice or as a substitute for medical treatment. This information should be used in conjunction with guidance and care of your physician, especially if you are taking medications, including diuretics or medications for blood pressure or diabetes. Consult your physician before embarking on any weight loss or exercise program or cutting your carbohydrates. The activities may be too strenuous or dangerous for some people and the reader(s) should consult a physician before engaging in them.

This book is sold with the understanding that the publisher and the author are not liable for the misconception or misuse of the information provided. Every effort has been made to make this book as complete and accurate as possible. The sole purpose is to educate. The author and publisher shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss, damage, or injury caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this book.

Mention of specific companies, organizations, or authorities in this book does not imply endorsement by the publisher, nor does mention of specific companies, organizations, or authorities imply that they endorse this book.

To Antoinette Kuritz, for taking a chance on an unknown. For your guidance, persistence, and ingenious solutions to the countless problems that arise during the publishing processthank you, thank you, thank you. To Dr. John Legler, who casually suggested that "I write a book about it." It was a suggestion we both know was quite premeditated. It's one of those sentences that change your life. To my father, David Snyder, who only once suggested that I was crazy for writing a book when I was laid off, and for his continued and unquestionable support from then on, including the laptop for Christmas. And to my mother, Marjorie Snyder, who has believed in me unconditionally since birth.

To my Aunt Lois and Uncle Frank, for teaching me the purpose of literature and writing over casual afternoon conversations lessons that taught me more than years and years spent in English classes. You are both true teachers. To CH, for teaching me what she needed to teach me. I know who I am thanks to you.

To Rebecca Stern and Rich Kuritz, for such fantastic bookings while working around my horrid schedule. To Tim Johnson for top-notch website support and advice. Special thanks to Gwyn Kennedy Snider for designing the interior and exterior of this work and Deborah Shields for taking all the photos.

And finally, to everyone I have ever encountered who taught me something about human behavior, and to the countless people I will later realize I failed to acknowledge only after this goes to print my thanks and apologies.

This work is dedicated to my beloved Oksana, the Light of my Life, without whom none of this would have happened. You are strong everywhere I am not. Thankyou for your patience, love, and support. And to Alec, who sacrificed bedtime stories, trips to Legoland, and days at the beach without his consent so Papa RiRi could type on his computer. For this, I am truly sorry. I love you both.

It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.

Invictus, by William Ernest Henley

My life changed for the better the day I learned I was diabetic, the day I finally started dealing with my binge eating disorder, though it didn't feel that way then. No one ever forgets that day. It starts with shock and shifts into utter disbelief before ending in total confusion over the thousand facts you don't even know that you don't know.

I was diagnosed with type II diabetes on September 6, 2000 at age twenty-two. The meal that revealed my condition was a rare filet mignon paired with garlic mashed potatoes, buttered croissants, chocolate mousse, and Irish cream liqueur. My dinner companion, also a diabetic, decided this was the perfect opportunity to test what she had long suspected that my blurry vision, fatigue, and frequent urinating were all classic signs of the disease. Using a single drop of my blood, extracted from her lancet, she then placed the drop on a little strip attached to her glucometer. The result only took thirty seconds, but it was the look on her face that told me what it meant. "OK," she said in a dead-pan tone that made the words seem to drop like cement bricks. She flashed me the screen. It read 211 mg/dl, a definitive sign of the disease. A subsequent visit to the doctor's office proved her suspicions and diagnosis correct.

I was in total shock. I had never had anything seriously wrong with me my entire life. Sure, I was overweight and ate a lot of junk food, but so did a lot of people. What was so different about me?