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JOSLIN GUIDE TO DIABETES : A Program for Managing Your Treatment

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The Joslin Guide to Diabetes: A program for Managing Your Diabetes copyright 1995 (may be updated soon?) is a comprehensive easy to use text designed for the person who has become a patient with diabetes. If you become familiar with the information in this book you can not only manage your diabetes better but you can make meetings with your physican more rewarding for yourself and your physician. This book contains less technical information on pathogenesis etc than the outdated (1989) Joslin Diabetes Manual which may still prove valuable to those so inclined. I highly recommend this book for diabetics and their families.

I bought this book because I liked the information from Joslin online. I'm a Registered Nurse and have read lots of things on diabetes. This is one of the best books on self care that I've read. It has a wealth of information presented in a readable style

This book has a wealth of useful information and would be equally useful for people that have had the condition for a period of years or have only just been diagnosed.

The book manages to combine a useful introduction to diabetes (including a lot of information that I personally only discovered the hard way) with more advanced material that would appeal to an individual that wanted to improve their overall diabetic control.

There are some drawbacks: the breadth of the audience addressed by the authors means that some of the early chapters seem overly simplistic; and the book is very much geared to the US ("cups" for dry measure and ounces for wet measure, what are you people thinking?). However the comparative dearth of diabetes literature aimed at the patient and the overall quality of the work means that this is one of the best buys on the market.

this book is just about the best thing to have by your side when you are first diagnosed with diabetes. it gives you answers to questions that you never even thought to ask. i have purchased at least 10 of these over the years to give to families of newly diagnosed people that i care for.

The book goes into type 1 detail lots of info with that type of disorder has some type 2 info some details into carbs, glucose and the assimilation of
glucose and insulin. Thats my opinion and if nobody like's it than they know where they can stick there head.

I learned from this book how my beta cells producing less insulin over time is completely normal for people who have had diabetes for some years. It is the progression of the disease. It is a chronic illness, which will never leave me. But controlling blood glucose levels is critical to halting the nasty complications of diabetes. Very informative and a great introduction for me to get serious about accepting my illness. I can't wait to read more and take action.

this is a well written book for old and new diabetics and is written in terms laymen can understand to learn how to live with diabetes

From the world-famed Joslin Diabetes Center, here is the definitive guide to diabetes self-care--an indispensable resource for everybody with the disease. The Joslin Diabetes Center, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, is considered the preeminent diabetes research center and clinic in the nation--and indeed in the world--and The Joslin Guide is with out question the most up-to-date book in its field. While diabetes and its complications kill 160,000 Americans annually, this book's goal is to significantly reduce your risk of becoming one of this disease's grim statistics. Based on the latest important new research, The Joslin Guide reveals the results of a ten-year nationwide study (DCCT) showing how people with one major type of diabetes (Type 1) were able to reduce by 50 percent their risk of developing serious long-term complications. Written under the leadership of physician-author Richard S. Beaser, M.D. working with Joan Hill and a team of experts at the Joslin Center in Boston, this book addresses every important issue that patients face in managing their condition. As practical as it is current, The Joslin Guide in easy-to-understand language and charts explains insulin and oral medications, how to treat high and low blood sugar, and how and when to exercise.

I knew nothing about diabetes until I read this wonderful book. Now I know how to research diabetes and choose useful medical products.

The Pie in the sky is very helpfull for cooking/baking at high altitudes. I have used the information on a couple items and so far they have been successfull. Recomend for high altitude cooks etc.