Review of 1,001 Tips for Living Well with Diabetes: Firsthand Advice that Really Works (Marlowe Diabetes Library) (Paperback)

When a parent comes home from the hospital with a newly-diagnosed child with Type I diabetes, one reaches for the bookshelf in the hopes someone has written something that is going to help us, the parents, keep our sanity and move past the shock of this new life.1001 Tips for Living Well with Diabetes is a good source for parents to hear some real advice about discrimination in schools, remembering the other kids in the family, and letting go enough to let your child attend summer camp.The information is broken down into those easy to read "tips" which is perfect when you just want to absorb a few ideas at a time.The diagnosis is hard to digest, but the book can help you take smaller bites.

Michelle Alswager
Executive Director
Diabetes and Wellness Foundation
www.diabetesandwellness.org

Product Description
In 1,001 Tips for Living Well with Diabetes, celebrated author and type 1 diabetic Judith H. McQuown offers useful, real-life advice from hundreds of diabetes experts-doctors, researchers, parents, teachers, a New York City support group, and many people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes themselves. Here are 1,001 insightful, refreshingly straightforward tips that cover the key areas confronted daily by everyone living with diabetes or at risk, including:

- Drugs and Equipment-66 tips, including 6 on how to pay less for prescription drugs

- Weight Loss and Nutrition-260 tips, including 5 original recipes for Guilt-Free Cheesecake

- Avoiding/Surviving Hospitals and Emergency Rooms-62 tips, including 9 for avoiding hospital overcharges

- Dealing with Depression and Stress-172 tips, including 8 for putting romance back into your life

- Working with Your Doctors and Other Health Care Professionals-42 tips

- Exercise-119 tips

- Tips from Children with Diabetes and Their Parents-100 tips

- Tips from Diabetics Who Live Alone-37 tips

- Solving Special Problems-139 tips

These unique tips offer a comprehensive, unprecedented approach to managing one of the world's most serious and expensive medical conditions.



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