Beating the Blood Sugar Blues [Paperback]

Thomas Lincoln (Author), John Eaddy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 25, 2001

Understanding, treating, and preventing hypoglycemia

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The prevention and treatment of low blood sugar is a key factor in living a healthy life with diabetes and avoiding diabetes-related complications. The authors, both of whom have had type I diabetes for more than 50 years, give a thorough and complete guide to understanding, preventing, and treating hypoglycemia. Interspersed throughout Beating the Blood Sugar Blues are personal stories from doctors and patients.

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From the Back Cover

Blood sugar lows got you singing the blues? The closer you come to normal blood sugar levels the easier it is to slip too low. Learn how to stabilize your blood sugars, predict lows, avoid risks and complications, and overcome the toll that low blood sugar can take on your lifestyle.

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Beating the Blood Sugar Blues shares first hand knowledge from two doctors who have more than 100 years of combined experience with the day-to-day balancing act of blood sugar and diabetes. Benefit from the stories of more than 40 of their real-life patients who share how they deal with blood sugar control every day.

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Beating the Blood Sugar Blues includes special sections on:

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• Real-life situations.
• Meal planning.
• Prescription drugs and alcohol.
• Sex and pregnancy.
• Much more.

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Get to the bottom of what's causing your lows--Beating the Blood Sugar Blues will help you unravel the mystery of hypoglycemia that can get in the way of your positive blood sugar management.

About the Author

Thomas A. Lincoln, M.D., was medical director of the health division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory..

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John A. Eaddy, M.D., is a professor and deputy chairman of the department of family medicine at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and director of the University of Tennessee Diabetes Center.

Product Details

• Paperback: 178 pages
• Publisher: American Diabetes Association; 1 edition (June 25, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580400485
• ISBN-13: 978-1580400480
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,309,512 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars not worth the paper it's written on..., March 23, 2004

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"lattekath" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beating the Blood Sugar Blues (Paperback)

I would NOT recommend this book to anyone for any reason. It is not worth the paper it's printed on. Let me explain: I bought this book along with several others to try to get as much information as I can about the illness of hypoglycemia - Severe Reactive Hypoglycemia to be exact. While the book is specifically written for those with diabetes, it should be of great benefit to those without diabetes, but having hypoglycemia. However, the authors believe (according to pages 8-9 and many others) that if a person is suffering from the symptoms of hypoglycemia and they do not have diabetes, they are delussional, psychotic and need couseling!! Couseling is NOT what will help the person with hypoglycemia - with Diabetes or not. The tone and manner of the book is very sarcastic, the authors seem to be talking down to the readers and are patronizing in the way they explain things. The content of the book is otherwise shallow. Besides being continually insulted by the authors, I found their constant insistence that they are experts on this subject just because they are older and have had diabetes for a while, to be insignificant and repulsive.

Instead of this book, I would highly recommend The Dos and Don'ts of Hypoglycemia by Roberta Ruggiero, or Hypoglycemia,The Classic Healthcare Handbook by Jeraldine Saunders and Dr Harvey M. Ross or even Living Low-Carb by Fran McCullough and finally Lick the Sugar Habit by Nancy Appleton. These books are full of helpful information and do not tend to make the reader feel like a failure and a mental case. The authors of these books believe and prove that there is a treatment that will work for hypoglycemics...and they show you exactly what to do. I have read and followed their advice and have seen a tremendous improvement in my blood sugar problems. Please try these booksi nstead of the featured book.