Parenting a Diabetic Child: A Practical, Empathetic Guide to Help You and Your Child Live With Diabetes (Paperback)

by Gloria Loring (Author) "It has been almost twenty fascinating and productive years since my son, Brennan, was diagnosed with diabetes..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal
Loring, a well-known actress and mother of a diabetic child, seeks to help other parents cope with the shock, pain, and reality of their child's chronic disease. In clear and practical language, she gives information about the disease and its control as well as the emotional aspects of growing up with diabetes. This is a very well-written book that library patrons might find all the more appealing because of the author's celebrity. Recommended.
- Anne Washburn, Smith, Helm, Mulliss & Moore Lib., Greensboro, N.C.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
A practical primer to fostering a child with diabetes. Addresses the most acute facts about diabetes care and maintenance including how insulin works, available tools for blood-sugar control, and extensive nutritional information. Provides an overview of how to combine insulin, exercise, and a diabetes diet low in fat, salt, and sugar to overcome the obstacles of blood-sugar control. An essential guide for the parents of a diabetic child. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 175 pages
• Publisher: Lowell House (March 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565650018
• ISBN-13: 978-1565650015
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,063,327 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book helped ease our fears., February 28, 1998

By A Customer

I was given this book by another parent of a diabetic child and I read it and reread it. It is so honest about all the things that can happen to your child as well as encouragement. It has been a referance guide for our family. Her cookbook is wonderful too!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Out of Date Information, November 7, 2006

By	makismom "makismom" (Spokane, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Parenting a Child With Diabetes : A Practical, Empathetic Guide to Help You and Your Child Live with Diabetes (Paperback)

I agree with the other comments that Ms. Loring is an obviously caring mom who is writing from experience and with compassion, but I find the information in the book very dated.

The book does not mention the insulin pump, which many kids now use, and has been a wonderful alternative to shots for many people with Diabetes. Also, the philopsophy that kids with Diabetes are "forbidden" to ever have sugar is extremely dated. Children and adults with Type 1 Diabetes can certainly enjoy the occasional treat (birthday parties, etc), with prior planning, and careful monitoring. If you work with your healthcare provider closely, children with Type 1 Diabetes no longer have to be the "odd kids out".

For more current information, check out Understanding Diabetes, published by the Children's Diabetes Foundation. While it doesn't have the "Mom Who Has Been There" angle, it does have a ton of very helpful and easily searchable information.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Dated information of marginal value., June 3, 2005

By	L. Manchester "Professor M." (Ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Parenting a Child With Diabetes : A Practical, Empathetic Guide to Help You and Your Child Live with Diabetes (Paperback)

I appreciate the fact that this book was written by someone who "has been there." But, Ms Loring wrote this book in 1991 and apparently updated some of the mateial in 1999. Given today's advances in diabetic treatment much of the information is sadly out of date.
If you want to read a book about the old days of diabetic treatment or a book written by a compassionate mother, then go ahead. I personally find it difficult to relate to the expriences of a Hollywood actress from over a decade ago.
If you want to know about today's treatment alternatives and how to deal with Type 1 diabetes in today's world, find a book with a more recent publication date, written by someone with the proper medical credentials. I'm not a medical professional, but I'm quickly becoming an expert on juvenile diabetes by reading and studying timely publications.