| Description |
xv, 223 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Prologue : diabetes 101 -- Pt. I A profit-driven plague -- 1 Diabetes as a social disease -- 2 Toxic environment : stress and inequality -- 3 Toxic environment : food and inactivity -- 4 The medical system : friends and enemies -- Pt. II Health as a movement -- 5 From shame to strength -- 6 Self-care as a political act -- 7 Strength in numbers -- 8 Taking it to the streets -- 9 The movement takes shape -- 10 Diabetes as a turning point |
| Summary |
"We hear almost daily of the alarming increase in obesity and diabetes. But contrary to popular opinion, Type 2 diabetes is a not a medical problem so much as it is a social pandemic caused by toxic environments - high in stress and sugar, low in opportunities to exercise or feel good about yourself - and a lack of power." "Diabetes: Sugar-Coated Crisis describes the social sources of the toxic environment, including the stress and inequality built into our modern culture and the traumas and loss of community that make people vulnerable to illness. It reveals the medical mistreatment of diabetes - from kicking diabetics off medical insurance to underfunding diabetes education, from over-emphasizing drugs to giving corporate-influenced dietary advice."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references : (pages 181-188) and index |
| Subject |
Diabetes -- Prevention.
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Diabetes -- Social aspects.
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| ISBN |
9780865715677 |
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086571567X |
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