Synopses & Reviews
The Do’s and Don’ts of Hypoglycemia: An Everyday Guide to Low Blood Sugar is an easy-to-understand book that shows readers how to treat and control hypoglycemia symptoms through simple diet and lifestyle changes. Roberta takes the reader from understanding and recognizing hypoglycemia, to the role that diet, exercise, and vitamin therapy play in the healing process. She then shows the effects of hypoglycemia on our children, the correlation between hypoglycemia and alcoholism, and an extensive chapter where the Hypoglycemia Support Foundation’s medical advisors answer the most frequently asked questions on this subject.
About the Author
Roberta Ruggiero is the founder and president of the Hypoglycemia Support Foundation, Inc., and author of The Do's and Don'ts of Hypoglycemia: An Everyday Guide to Low Blood Sugar, which was acclaimed by the American Library Association as "one of best lay medical books in public libraries." Having overcome ten years of illness-during which she saw dozens of doctors, endured countless medical tests, took thousands of pills and even underwent electric shock therapy-she understands the plight of the hypoglycemic firsthand. In her book, she shares with you her own personal experience and the knowledge she's gained about this baffling disorder.
In 1980, Ms. Ruggiero established The Hypoglycemia Support Foundation, Inc., to inform, support and encourage hypoglycemics and the public about this too often misunderstood and misdiagnosed disease. This organization has enabled her to show how poor nutritional habits and severe nutritional deficiencies affect one's emotional and physical health.A frequent guest on radio and television and a well-known speaker, Roberta has also brought her message to the international, corporate, medical and educational communities. Presently, Roberta is finishing up two new books and designing a program for schools on the food/mood connection. Her biggest challenge, she feels, is evaluating and publishing her findings on the 5000 plus responses to her Hypoglycemia/Diabetes Survey.