The author is a physician and has been a type 1 diabetic for 64 years. His book is a practical and informative guide on both adult- and childhood-onset diabetes that explains step-bystep how to normalize blood-sugar levels and prevent or reverse complications, and offers detailed guidelines for establishing a treatment plan. Readers will find a comprehensive discussion of diet, obesity, and new drugs to curb carbohydrate craving and overeating, together with fifty recipes that cater to a low-carb diet. The book presents up-to-the-minute information on insulin resistance, blood-testing devices, measuring blood sugar, new types of insulin, gastroparesis and other issues.