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The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Gretchen Becker
Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, Becker uses appropriate humor and presents basic information to take the reader through each day of the first week, each subsequent week of the first month, and the next 11 months after diagnosis. Emphasizing the self-management skills that all diabetics must master for adequate control of the disease, Becker addresses the questions not always anticipated or answered by healthcare providers.
Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 1996, the author quickly learned that there are many ways to approach diabetes care. She uses appropriate humor and presents basic information to take the reader through each day of the first week, each subsequent week of the first month, and the next 11 months after diagnosis.
“Diabetes Solution” by Richard K. Bernstein, M.D.
Dr. Bernstein, a renowned and even revolutionary figure in diabetes treatment and diabetic himself, will show you how you could stop the roller-coaster swings in your blood sugars, steady your glucose levels, reduce your insulin intake and enjoy the same level of good health that nondiabetics have.
“What Makes My Blood Sugar Go Up and Down?” By Jennie Brand-Miller, PhD. Kaye Foster-Powell, M. Nutr. & Diet and Rick Mendosa
101 frequently asked questions about your blood glucose levels and the Glycemic Index.
“Glycemic Index Diet” by Rick Gallop
Based on the Glycemic Index, this book color-codes foods according to their GI rating.
"The Everything Diabetes Book" by Paula Ford-Martin
The latest in an educational series which provides a well researched thumbnail sketch of the basic definition(s) of diabetes diagnosis, treatment, control, and special issues.
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