Insulin-Dependent Diabetes in Children, Adolescents and Adults - How to become an expert on your own diabetes (Paperback)

by Ragnar Hanas (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
I feel every child and family should get a copy of your truthful and insightful book. We are often not informed about the causes, research and treatment of our children's diabetes at the depth you go into in your book. Your chapter on the pump is great. (Her son, 9 years of age was diagnosed at 7 years of age and is now on the insulin pump as of Jan. 1999) -- Angela R. McConnell, Fairfield, Connecticut

I have found it most informative and, what particularly interests me, it is written in a way that is easy for us lay people to understand. I congratulate you on this superb addition to our library on diabetes. In my opinion it stands head and shoulders above the rest. -- Sue Leuner Editor, Diabetes Focus, Official Publication of the South African Diabetes Association

I must confess that as a diabetic for the past 35 years I have read numerous books and booklets on diabetes and its management, but never ever have I been alerted to the magnitude of proper management of the disease than in your book. All my unanswered concerns and questions have been answered. -- Cleve Butler, President, Dominican Diabetic Association

It is a splendid book - full of good information. The principles and details of management are in agreement with my own and others in my country. It would be a very good reference for health professionals. I would certainly buy a copy if it was available in Australia and recommend it to my intelligent patients as a regular guide and reference. -- John Court, M.D. Senior Physician, Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

It is an impressive and extremely useful reference book on childhood diabetes. I guess that it contains everything needed for caring for the patient and his family and all needed to be known by any physician. You have done an excellent job and we look forward for its establishment as "the textbook" for diabetes in children and adolescents. -- Prof. Christos S. Bartsocas Department of Pediatrics, National University of Athens, Greece

The book is excellent and I think will have a wide appeal internationally. However, the book is not suitable for everyone, but certainly would be extremely useful to families and young adults who want comprehensive information and for nurses, general practitioners and other health professionals involved in the care of people with IDDM. Congratulations for an excellent and much needed book. -- Marg McGill, Manager, Diabetes Educator, The Diabetes Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia

The book is well written and easy to understand. We read small pieces from time to time. Evelina herself can even look in the book and pick up certain things. -- Kenneth Andersson-Emmoth, Sweden, Father of Evelina, 10 years

The more I read of it, the more I think it is a remarkable resource reference for professionals and parents. -- Peter Swift, Consultant Paediatrician, The Childrens Hospital, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK

Product Description
Living with type 1 diabetes requires intensive, nonstop daily management, week after week, year after year. This means that young people with type 1 and their parents have to become experts on their own condition—even better informed than the average doctor—and able to self-manage its daily demands. The Type 1 Diabetes Book is the most authoritative book ever published on the condition and will become the one book that every young person with type 1 diabetes will need to own. "In this book," writes author Dr. Ragnar Hanas, "I speak directly, all the time, to you, the person with diabetes. The topics covered range from how your body works to sweets, treats, and ice cream; from insulin injection technique to long-term complications; and any number of subjects in between. With this book at your side, you can easily and quickly get to know about diabetes and how to handle it with confidence in all the different situations that life has to offer." With 40 chapters, 430 graphs and illustrations, 168 medical terms explained, and 813 references to articles and journals, no other book available on this subject comes remotely close to the quality or amount of comprehensive information offered here. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 268 pages
• Publisher: Class Publishing; 2 edition (May 1998)
• ISBN-10: 9163062615
• ISBN-13: 978-9163062612
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,670,519 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr Stuart Brink, Senior Endocrinologist at NEDEC, February 16, 2000

By	Stuart Brink, MD (Waltham, MA, USA) - See all my reviews

Dr Hanas' diabetes instructional manual is well written, easy to read and understand. The book is filled with humor and common-sense advice which is practical, positive and upbeat! Dr Hanas includes the latest medical as well as psychosocial concepts gleaned from years of experience providing care to infants, toddlers, children, adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus aiming for the best glucose control possible. His approach provides information that allows parents and kids to take charge of their own diabetes care and slowly but surely become their own experts. Highly recommended :>

Stuart Brink, MD Senior Endocrinologist at NEDEC: New England Diabetes and Endocrinology Center, Waltham, MA, USA and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for ID adults too, April 14, 2002

By	Rochelle L. Stern (Princeton Junction, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

When someone is first diagnosed with diabetes, it can be an overwhelming experience. There is so much information on the market, and much of it can be quite unnerving especially if the diabetes book emphasizes possible complications from the disease. Dr. Hanas' book is very light-hearted and upbeat, and emphasizes, rather, the means to manage the disease. Inherent in diabetes is the requirement that the patient manage his or her own diabetes on a daily basis---being his or her own doctor in a sense. This book provides the tools and tips to understand and manage the disease. A wealth of information, and an excellent resource.

--An adult diabetic

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of an excellent book on type I diabetes, February 9, 2000

By	"abender" (Phialadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This book is a very well written, clear treatise on insulin dependent diabetes. As a practicing physician and diabetic of 36 years duration, I hiughly recommend it for anyone trying to learn more about this illness which often results in more questions than answers when trying to learn about management and how to approach the problems that one encounters in everyday life with this illness. Unlike many books on this subject it answers more questions than it produces. But it does also ask provocative questions of the reader.leaving the reader with material to discuss with their physicians.