Alan L. Rubin - Diabetes for dummies

Diabetes For Dummies, 4th Edition

by Alan L. Rubin, MD

Diabetes For Dummies, 4th Edition

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About the Author

Alan L. Rubin, MD, is one of the nations foremost experts on diabetes. He is a professional member of the American Diabetes Association and the Endocrine Society and has been in private practice specializing in diabetes and thyroid disease for more than 35 years. Dr. Rubin was Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco for 20 years. He has spoken about diabetes to professional medical audiences and non-medical audiences around the world. He has been a consultant to many pharmaceutical companies and companies that make diabetes products.

Dr. Rubin was one of the first specialists in his field to recognize the significance of patient self-testing of blood glucose, the major advance in diabetes care since the advent of insulin. As a result, he has been on numerous radio and television programs, talking about the cause, the prevention, and the treatment of diabetes and its complications.

Since publishing Diabetes For Dummies, Dr. Rubin has had six other bestselling For Dummies books Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies, Thyroid For Dummies, High Blood Pressure For Dummies, Type 1 Diabetes For Dummies, Prediabetes For Dummies, and Vitamin D For Dummies all published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. His seven books cover the medical problems of 150 million Americans.

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my wife, Enid. She has been the perfect helpmate, always there with a smile and encouragement. There is no question that she promotes all my books better than anyone else. She even listens to my recommendations.

This edition is also dedicated to the thousands of people with diabetes who have written to thank me for helping them to understand what they are dealing with and for telling me where I need to provide more information and emphasis to make this an even better book.

Authors Acknowledgments

For this fourth edition, acquisitions editor Michael Lewis deserves major thanks. I have had the pleasure of working with him for several years. He is supportive, encouraging, and fun, and I look forward to a long association with him. I am also blessed with another great project editor, Chrissy Guthrie, and copy editor, Caitie Copple, who not only made sure that everything was readable and understandable but also offered excellent suggestions to improve the information. My thanks also to Dr. Lori Brame for reviewing the book for scientific accuracy, to Emily Nolan for testing the recipes, and to Patty Santelli, our nutritional analyst.

Ronnie and Michael Goldfield should definitely be considered the godparents of this book.

My friends in the Dawn Patrol, a group of guys with whom I play squash and solve the problems of the world thereafter, kept me laughing throughout the production of this book. Their willingness to follow me convinced me that others would be willing to read what I wrote.

My teachers are too numerous to mention, but one group deserves special attention. They are my patients over the last 35 years, the people whose trials and tribulations caused me to seek the knowledge that you will find in this book.

This book is written on the shoulders of thousands of men and women who made the discoveries and held the committee meetings. Their accomplishments cannot possibly be given adequate acclaim. We owe them big-time.