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The Little Diabetes Book You Need to Read

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This is a welcome addition to the literature on diabetes, offering patients and families not only the necessary information they need to cope with this chronic illness but, more importantly, providing the reader with a sense of empowerment, a way to "adapt diabetes to fit your life instead of adapting your life to diabetes." Encouraging diabetics to take control of their lives, to individualize prescribed care, to manage their disease in a way that works for them sets this book apart. Its approach and methods are applicable to any chronic illness. Well-organized and beautifully written, it is also filled with personal comments making the reader feel he is not alone. It is outstanding - the best of its kind!

I have been caring for people who have diabetes for over 25 years and I'm always looking for really good diabetes books. This new book goes right to the top of my list. The title (The Little Diabetes Book You Need to Read) tells it all. This book is a perfect preparation for living with diabetes. It is beautifully written by two people who really know what they are talking about. If you have diabetes or if someone you love has diabetes, buy this book!

I am an RN that had cared for patients with diabetes in the hospital but really didn't "get it" until I spent a week with my brother-in-law as he recovered from one of many surgeries he has needed because of complications of his diabetes. I can't tell you how great it is to read a book that takes into account the complexities of each individual living with diabetes... physically, mentally and emotionally. This book is not only beautifully written and easy to understand but it offers a clear, flexible and guilt-free way to manage diabetes so that you and your family can focus on life. Many of the insights in this book can be applied to any chronic health issue. The title says it all....The Little Diabetes Book You Need to Read. Really! L Weisband

I was diagnosed with diabetes last February. I have read everything I can find about my disease since then. While I knew much of the information in this book, the authors have put a new slant on things, and I learned more about what I already knew. Good job, authors!

This is truly an informative, useful book for diabetes patients and families. There is much scientific and medical information available, but this little volumne is written from the patient and medical perspectives and gives so much practical support and advice. Very easy for a layman to understand. A must read for patients and their families.

Informative book, has a lot of current info from a reputable writer. It's more of a layman's lifestyle book on diabetes. It keeps everything pretty simple and does not get "scary" with statistics or facts that make the person feel worse. The writing style is casual and relaxed, and I think this was written for people who don't have a medical/health background. On the critical side, books get outdated quickly, with so much research going on, but this book should be ok even in a few years because it focuses on the the day to day challenges of having diabetes, not the cutting edge try-this-its-new kind of information.

This book was received very shortly after the order was placed. This book is a great reference for all people with diabetes, those who know someone with diabetes, and those who are involved with diabetes education. I highly recommend this book.

This book provides wonderful insights from both the patient and health care provider point of view. A must read for the patient, family and health care professionals

Ever since I got the diagnosis Diabetes Mellitus Type II I read as much as possible to learn more about the disease. This book offers some good stuff. However, half way through it I felt that "the story" started to repeat itself. Though the printing is in extremely large letters and the pages are pretty small the author seems to have had difficulties to provide a "full" book.

This was the first book to read on diabetes and frankly I was quite disappointed. There is some basic info on diabetes in the first chapter as well some good suggestions, but as the book goes on it focuses on one topic only - take charge of diabetes management, with an endless variety of suggestions, which I am afraid tell you pretty much the same thing. Kind of waste of paper and maybe it could have fit into two articles rather than whole book. The good part is you can read in in a few hours. There is also little inspiration the book can offer. Perhaps it's just me looking for a book with different qualities after managing my diabetes for more than 2 years now.
On the positive side the book is about both diabetes 1 and 2. I'd guess for an introduction though it might actually serve its purposes.