Patient-expert Riva Greenberg's book is an essential guide for the more than 24 million Americans with diabetes and the more than 57 million with prediabetes. 50 Diabetes Myths That Can Ruin Your Life puts the “power of truth” directly into patients’ hands, dispelling the 50 most common myths that tend to rule their lives, such as: “You have to be fat to get diabetes,” “Eating too many sweets causes diabetes,” “Insulin shots are painful,” and “Type 2 diabetes is not as serious as Type 1.” With recommendations from top experts and engaging patient stories, 50 Diabetes Myths That Can Ruin Your Life explains the crucial information everyone managing this chronic illness needs to know to live a long, healthy life with diabetes.
Riva Greenberg is a recognized diabetes patient-expert, inspirational speaker, author, and health coach, who has lived successfully with type 1 diabetes for more than forty years.
Her latest book, "Diabetes Do's & How-To's," came from traveling across the country as a peer-mentor and seeing how confused and bereft they are of the essential actions to take - and how to take them - to live their healthiest life with diabetes.
Riva is a trusted KOL for pharmaceutical companies bringing the patient voice to health care, and an international speaker at conferences, health expos, hospitals and corporations. She is also transforming the way we live with chronic illness through workshops she conducts on "flourishing with chronic illness." "It is time flourishing enters the language of living with a chronic illness alongside coping." Riva also advises medical professionals on helping patients make behavior changes through a series of presentations called "Ask the Patient" on QuantiaMD.com.
Riva's three books create a trilogy, and the essential foundation one needs, from which to manage diabetes well. Her first book, "The ABCs Of Loving Yourself With Diabetes" helps readers develop the emotional strength, stamina and flexibility to manage diabetes for the long haul. Her second book, "50 Diabetes Myths That Can Ruin Your Life and the 50 Diabetes Truths That Can Save It" gives readers the necessary information and understanding of what diabetes is and how it works. And this book, "Diabetes Do's & How-To's," helps readers work it, for their personal needs. Riva also writes on The Huffington Post and in 2011 SharecareNow cited Riva as number six among the Top Ten online diabetes influencers.
Riva is an advisory member of the Diabetes Hands Foundation and a member of the American Association of Diabetes Educators and Diabetes Advocates.
For more information visit her website Diabetes Stories.com; Twitter: @diabetesmyths
