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Type 2 Diabetes for Beginners

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Phyllis Barrier has over 25 years experience as a nutritionist and diabetes educator: her background lends to Type 2 Diabetes For Beginners: an especially important guide considering that most Type 2 diabetics receive the news later in life, long after habits are established. From meal planning and pre-diabetes diagnosis and indicators to blood sugar monitoring and weight loss, chapters provide very simple explanations and guidelines for standards of care. The simple approach allows the newly diagnosed to readily understand the myriad of concerns affecting the diabetic: Type 2 Diabetes For Beginners should thus be the first self-help handbook given to the new diabetic upon diagnosis.

This book is very basic, for someone who knows nothing about diabetes. Very easy to understand. However, I didn't learn anything that wasn't on the web page for the American Diabetes Association. I still had to seek out more resources to answer my questions.

this is one of the best books I have found for diabetes.. I have only be diagnosed 6 mo ago and have so many questions and this has helped me find answers.. written in a way everyone can understand.. great job to the arthor

This book is easy to understand for someone who is newly diagnosed and needs and introduction to adopting a lifestyle change in terms of eating. The suggestions are practical. The style of writing is casual and never intimidating.

Although the book was "written down" a bit, it gave basic information that was extremely helpful and understandable. With the anxiety that comes with a "maybe you are diabetic" conversation, it provided guidelines and attitude that took some of the panic away. Would certainly recommend.

Easy to understand, but very repetative and specific to the authors mother. Leaves many questions unanswered for the new diabetic but might make a good adjunct to some solid teaching materials.

I have just been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and this book was very helpful of helping me understand the form diadetes I have.