Diabetes Books

Book arrived in about 3 days of being shipped. It was in excellent condition and we were very pleased

"Dr. Gavin's Health Guide for African-Americans" is an informative book that is easy to read. It is not cluttered with a lot of medical terminology and Dr. Gavin explains things quite well. He comes across as someone who is truly concerned about the health of African-Americans and their children and people in general regardless of race. I most enjoyed the chapter on weight loss. This chapter doesn't include anything that you may have never heard before, but Dr. Gavin explains things in a realistic manner. Movement helps, exercise is important. Avoid empty calories like soda. The stories that he tells in the book make the book interesting also. I reccomend this book for someone interested in improving their own health or for someone who has a friend or family member whose health you may want to help them improve.

The most treasured Diabetic Cookbook in my Library -and I have a lot of them!!!!

I became interested in different books on diatetes when my mom was hit with diabetes several years ago. This book was brought to my attention and I have to say it really is helpful. It is chock full of wonderful alternatives to the fatty and sugar filled foods that we eat as a whole, and these recipes are very inviting and delicious. We have main dishes such as 'New England Simmered Beef,' and 'Greek Lamb Kebabs,' just to name a couple. We also have some tempting saladas, grilled foods, soups, drinks and of course desserts. At the end of the book we have some information on the disease and how to live with it and also some tips on buying and stocking food and how to plan meals. All in all this is a very helpful book for anyone learning to live with diabetes. Recommended.

This book was one of the best study guides I ever purchased. I aced the test.

The first section is all about diabetes and I found it to be clear, comprehensive and very up to date. The book is worth its price just for this section. The book is well organized, well formatted and easy to read. The recipes cover most kinds of food and seem simple to make with most having less than 10 ingredients and 3 instructions. As a physician, I found this to be an excellent resource for my patients and I plan to recommend it first for diabetes and diet education.

I so enjoyed Colleen Bartley and John Pateman's Kid's Choice cookbook (as do all the little people in my life) that I was thrilled to find that Ms. Bartley has written another for adults. The layout is fantastic and easy to follow. I really appreciate the "chef's secret" tips as I am a novice cook and need all the help I can get. On the whole the ingredients are things that one would have on hand (no trips to the grocery store mispronouncing a French sounding ingredient as the produce boy stares at you as though you have two heads-it always turns out to be parsley anyway). There isn't a recipe I've tried that hasn't turned out wonderfully and tasted fabulous. The salmon strudel is to die for and the peanut butter cookies never last a day around here. All this being said I appreciate the low sugar, low fat as I am a big advocate of cutting sugar out of our diets. This cookbook makes that an easy delicious way to achieve that goal.

This book was purchased as a resource for a Certified Diabetes Educator and she said it was the best book on Diabetic exercises that she had encountered in over 20 years in the field.

Getting The Most Out Of Diabetes Camp: A Guide For Parents And Kids published by the American Diabetes Association is a practical, useful, authoritative guide for the parents of diabetic children considering a summer vacation option that can teach young people with diabetes about fun, independence, and the importance of taking proper care of themselves. Getting The Most Out Of Diabetes Camp is a superbly presented and unique preparatory guide covering everything from telling when a child is ready for camp to the application process and packing, to dealing with homesickness and evaluating the experiences of camp. Getting The Most Out Of Diabetes Camp is an absolute "must-read" for every parent who is seriously considering diabetes camp for his or her child, as well as surprisingly applicable as well for parents who are considering sending their non-diabetic child's siblings to more ordinary camps.

In 1954,14 year old Al Beckler was diagnosed with diabetes-the rest of the book deals with his health struggles through the period 1973-1983.He dealt with the total loss of vision,kidney failure and recieved a successful kidney transplant.Quite often no one expected him to survive.His other brothers and sisters and his family supported him through this rough time,even donating organs to save his life.Al dealt with kidney failure,transplant,blindness in that order,a true insperation to the continuing of the optimistic human spirit.When he recieved his final "gift of life" at the books end,the reader realizes that all the aspects of his entire life helped support him through that difficult time-supportive family,caring doctors,helping friends.It made the devastating things that happened to him easier to bear.Anyone who has gone through multiple devastating illnesses needs to read this book,it will lift your spirits.