Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified: An Essential Guide for Everyone Pumping Insulin (Marlowe Diabetes Library) [Paperback]

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer (Author), M.S. Gary Scheiner M.S. (Foreword)

Book Description

Series: Marlowe Diabetes Library | Publication Date: December 10, 2002

Increasing numbers of people with type 1 diabetes, all of whose lives depend on insulin, as well as type 2 diabetics, have already adopted the insulin pump, which replaces a regimen of insulin shots with a continuous delivery of insulin. Yet many who stand to benefit from "the pump" are put off by not fully understanding the device, and many already using it don't have anyone with whom to compare notes about its use. Now Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, who has used the pump for more than three years, cuts through common personal fears about the pump and offers insight into the day-to-day challenges—and rewards—of life with it. Drawing on interviews with more than seventy-five pump users, including Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999, as well as diabetes experts and other health professionals, Kaplan-Mayer discusses how the pump affects your sex life, dealing with money issues, finding support, counting carbohydrates, and much more. Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified offers knowledgeable, informative, reassuring advice that all pump users—current and future—will find extremely valuable. Charts and tables add to this valuable insider's guide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press; 1 edition (December 10, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569245088
• ISBN-13: 978-1569245088
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #820,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am a freelance writer, educator, and cooking instructor based in Philadelphia. I am the author of "The Kitchen Classroom" and several nonfiction books for adults, including Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified and The Creative Jewish Wedding Book.

I currently teach a cooking class at Gratz College, in which teenagers cook meals for several hundred home-bound senior citizens each month. In my cooking classes, I have worked with teens with autism, Down Syndrome, ADHD and intellectual disabilities and appreciate the connections that we make as we cook.

Previously, I was a cooking instructor for Williams-Sonoma in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. As a mother of two young children, including a son with autism, I share my personal experience of engaging with them as they create healthy, wholesome food together. I am now conducting workshops for parents, parents and kids together, teachers and therapists about how to use cooking to connect, communicate and learn together! Drop me a line at [e-mail] and we can talk about me doing a workshop for you.

Visit me at www.kitchenclassroom4kids.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for a new pumper or someone who cares about one, August 29, 2004

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Regina Walton "I'm a wanderer" (SF Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified: An Essential Guide for Everyone Pumping Insulin (Marlowe Diabetes Library) (Paperback)

I've been a Type 1 (IDDM) diabetic for over 15 years. I was lucky in the sense that I didn't get it until college, so I didn't have to deal with it as a child. However, diabetes at any age is tough. The insulin dependent kind in particular is tough because no amount of exercise or weight loss is going to reverse it. However, there is one thing that can come close, insulin pump therapy.

I'm now in my late 30s and my diabetes was getting much more difficult to control. I decided to seriously consider pump therapy. I knew a bit about it but not much. This book has made me an insulin pumping pro and helped me put any fears I had into perspective.

I bought this book because I wanted to hear about pumping from another diabetic who was using an insulin pump. Gabrielle Kaplan-Meyer does a great job of making pumping easy to understand and gives someone considering pumping clear facts. There are many issues to consider and having a clear guide helps tremendously.

Kaplan-Mayer gives you the facts in stories. The stories come from her own life or from interviews with other insulin pumping diabetics. Those help you relate and gives you what you need to make a good decision. At the end of each chapter she has a checklist highlighting important things to remember. That makes it easy to take in and easy to refer back to, if needed.

I even took the book to the hospital with me when checked in to get my new pump. It came in handy during my first few days and when I had some worries, I could quickly refer back to it for information. I've even loaned to a friend so he can learn more about what I have to deal with.

I would highly recommend this book to any diabetic considering pumping.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No More Fear Factor!, December 17, 2002

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Rita M. Oliverio, Ph.D. (Clifton Park, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified: An Essential Guide for Everyone Pumping Insulin (Marlowe Diabetes Library) (Paperback)

Gabrielle brings both a professional and a personal perspective to demystifyiing the insulin pump. This is a resource for every physician's book shelf to share with patients. All parents of children diagnosed with Juvenile diabetes need to own this book. The options for a fuller life that the pump gives to people with diabetes is highlighted in this book. The book, by demystifying the pump, greatly reduces the fear often associated with use of the pump. A book of this sort is long overdue. Kudos to Gabrielle and Gary!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book., January 1, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified: An Essential Guide for Everyone Pumping Insulin (Marlowe Diabetes Library) (Paperback)

finally, someone had to courage to write an easy to understand book for us, regular folks. The book is easy to follow and I could actually understand what I needed to do next to help improve my quality of life. Kudos to the author.