Pregnancy-and-Diabetes Books

If you are considering pump therapy, this is a good book to start with. It goes over the basics and is very encouraging. It does not go into depth about specifics, for that I highly recommend "Pumping Insulin" by John Walsh.

FOUND THE BOOK TO BE VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE. AUTHOR PRESENTS BOTH THE PROS AND CONS OF AN INSULIN PUMP AND SHARES HER PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. A MUST FOR ANYONE CONSIDERING, OR NOT SURE OF, GETTING AN INSULIN PUMP.

The insulin pump demystified,I really enjoyed reading this book as it gave so much information in a very simple way. The tips offered were easy to follow and such common sense. I been on the pump for four months the this book has been a wonderful friend passing on all that I need to know. I have perused other books on pumping but I found the to be to technical and to difficult to read.

I have been type 1 for 20 years and on a pump for 36 days now! This book was very informative. I could relate to much of the material since I have been diabetic for so long. Since going on a pump, I could relate easily to her pump related advice.
A excellant read for anyone new to a pump or considering it. Just because I have been diabetic for 20 years insures me of nothing. Pump therapy is very different compared to anything else. Informative books such as this one are essential to improving and educating each one of us.
I strongly recommend this book.

this is a brilliant book that really opened my eyes to the insulin pump and the benefits it can bring. Before reading this book i was terrified about the pump and now i am nearly a year pumping. Well worth a read for any one with type 1 diabetes

Thanks for writing a book that is geared towards diabetic parents! This much needed book is full of 'real world' experience geared towards helping diabetic Moms and Dads teach their children about diabetes, handle strains diabetes can sometimes place on a marriage, and educating non-diabetic spouses and children about diabetes.

This book is needed for those with diabetes raising families! Thank-you!

I just have to say that I am very impressed with this book! I wish it had been around for my first T1 pregnancy! Reading it really validated all of my frustrations about the sudden and drastic change in care once the baby was born. It also has realistic suggestions about how to deal with the frustrations of diabetes and explaining it to your kids. I can not begin to tell you how many times my child has snuck into my supply of juice boxes for low blood sugar! This book is wonderful and a must read for any mom with diabetes planning for a family. I can't stress how much I wish I had it the first time around! I'll be leaving it in my CDE for another 1st time mommy to read!

My husband is a type 1 diabetic. We are in the planning stages for thinking about possibly having children, and I obviously have my aprehensions for how his diabetes will affect him/us with very small children. A few (maybe 3) times during the time that I have known him, he has fallen into a severe low that he does not feel coming on, and it renders him basically comatose until someone else brings him out of it. I knew this book would deal with a woman with diabetes being pregnant and caring for a child, but other reviews I had heard also said it did a great job of detailing out the best way for the father with diabetes to respond as well, and I was hoping for a book to show me different things to do for my husband to make sure that he is okay when I leave him alone with the child.

I think the book probably does a great job of detailing how to deal with a pregnancy, but I have been terribly dissapointed with the amount of time spent on the fathers, and generally when she is speaking to the fathers, she is addressing them as to how to care for their diabetic pregnant wives. I really want to give it like half a star, but I guess the material is good, the title is just bad. It should not be "When you are a PARENT with Diabetes", it should be "When you are a MOTHER with Diabetes." If that was the title, I would not have wasted my money.

On a separate note, if anyone knows of a good book dealing mostly with a baby/child being raied by a diabetic father, I would love to know the title.

Kathryn Gregorio Palmer knows diabetes. She has lived with it since age 18. Her husband also has type 1 diabetes and they have two healthy young boys. So, when you read so much about the risks of parenting among diabetics, you can't help but think they may be on to something that all of us diabetics can learn from.

In writing "When You're a Parent With Diabetes: A Real Life Guide to Staying Healthy While Raising a Family" Palmer made her dream of helping other parents struggling with diabetes come true. Using a tone that never sounds condescending while still delivering very valuable pearls of wisdom from her own experience, Palmer takes the reader through the different stages of parenting in a very well structured and enjoyable way.

She doesn't stop at sharing her own experience. The book's 144 pages are also packed with anecdotes from female and male parents as they live through the struggles of parenting with diabetes.

Starting with the considerations leading up to parenthood, including thoughts about gestational diabetes, things to monitor throughout pregnancy and during labor and delivery, the book also even devotes space to adoption as an option for diabetics.

The first year of parenthood, the preschool years, while you still are your children's hero and the time when you can be a cause of serious embarrassment for them (think how teenage children may feel about having their diabetic parent shoot insulin or test blood glucose in public), all have a space in the book.

A whole chapter is devoted to some of the challenges diabetics want to forget about, such as how to talk with kids about diabetes complications, dealing with diabetes and depression, and a cause of much concern: the worries of one's own children developing diabetes.

The last pages are spent reminding us diabetics of the things we can and should do to stay healthy and avoid complications as much as possible, so we can live long to enjoy the lives of our children and grandchildren.

All in all, "When You're a Parent With Diabetes: A Real Life Guide to Staying Healthy While Raising a Family" is an excellent resource for diabetics, whether they are planning to raise a family or they already have kids and can use a little extra help. If you are diabetic or your partner is diabetic, whether you are male or female, you should definitely get yourself a copy.

This is an excellent book-- a must read for anyone with diabetes contemplating a family. It gives the kind of encouragement necessary for staying focused. Thanks for writing!

I FOUND THIS BOOK TO BE EXCELLENT FOR THE JUST INFORMED DIABETIC WOMAN. SO MANY DOCTORS JUST TELL YOU THE NEWS, HAND YOU A PRESCRIPTION AND YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. I HAVE RECOMMENDED THIS BOOK TO MY PHARMACY AND HEALTH FOOD STORE, BOTH WHO SAY NEWLY INFORMED DIABETICS COME IN AND SAY THEY HAVEN'T A CLUE OF WHAT TO DO NOW.

June Biermann and Barbara Toohey team up with Dr. Lois Jovanovic-Peterson to create the best question and answer book for the diabetic female. The book is divided into three stages of life. Each stage is categorized into developments common with the age group. There is even a special chapter about diabetes and pregnancy in the second life stage. Complications are discussed, but not emphasized. Living life to the fullest is the goal. Type 2 diabetes is also discussed briefly. The tone of the book is lighthearted and often funny. There are several antecdotes about life with diabetes and how to answer some of the questions a person is asked by well meaning friends or family. This book is a must for both the diabetic patient and her loved ones.

This book describes the transformation of diabetes from a rapidly-fatal illness to a chronic one with a host of new associated problems. Though written by a physician, the book focuses on this transformation from patients' perspectives. In addition, it emphasizes the impact of diabetes on not just the health of individuals but also on their day-to-day lives.

The highlight of this book is the collection of stories of individual patients and families. Drawing from letters and other patient records at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, Feudtner vividly details the lives of diabetic patients in the 20th century. Of particular interest is a patient who corresponds with his physicians using self-drawn cartoons, a number of which are included in the book.

While this book will be of special interest to diabetic patients and physicians, I recommend it to any reader intersted in the interplay between modern medicine and the people it aims to serve.

DIABETES AMONG THE PIMA: STORIES OF SURVIVAL could've been featured in our Health Section, but is reviewed here for its narrowed focus on Native health and health care in this country. While the Pima community receives the primary focus, DIABETES AMONG THE PIMA offering the first in-depth ethnographic analysis of all causes of diabetes in this community, the book holds wider recommendation for examining Pima core values, health attitudes, and attitudes toward treatment, making it a 'must' for any college-level Native American collection.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

This is a great resource to add to anyone's repertoire of books dealing with diabetes and pregnancy. Most other books are exercise and eating right guides. Instead, this book looks at the hows and whys of diabetes in pregnant women, gestational diabetics, and what's really going on with their bodies. It's a bit more clinical than your average "how-to" book for managing diabetes, but that's exactly what makes it such a great book. Authoritative, evidence-based, and far-ranging chapters make this a true educational tool for the woman or provider who needs to know more than "stay away from sugar."

I liked Meal Planning for Diabetes in Pregnancy : Practical Applications. It has good recipes. It is also good to help explain diabetes. Mrs. Burani has helped me a lot. She is my dietician and a good author.

I need last edition of Manual. I have a third edition, of 1998, printed in Canada. It exist?

This is the best book on Diabetes Type 2 I've read to date. It's well-written while remaining informative. Rosenthal succeeds in teaching us about anatomy, psychology, and medicine in easy-to-read and comprehensive, yet truly interesting text.

The historical background of Diabetes Type 2 is fascinating and answers many questions. She covers everything we *really* need to know and understand about the disease. This book is a must for all women who either have diabetes or suspect that something is wrong with their health. It's not just for diabetics, it's for women!! Bravo!

This is a very nice book to learn, understand and start to accept what is expected for your child to live with diabetes. It covers everything from dealing with the diagnosis to a snack chart with serving size and carbs all of which has been helpful.

This book is very basic, when my daughter was diagnosed at 18 months, I found I was looking for more detailed information than this book had, the pink panther book was great for clinical knowledge, but there is still no great book on the market with the day to day advise I think a parent of a toddler with diabetes needs, like which sippy cups have ounce markings on them so you can measure 4 oz juice easiest and the value and ease of weighing fruit versus measuring it in cups. These are the things parents need, this book was bland.

This is a very reassuring book. I recommend it as a starting point for parents who have been through hard times in the hospital, when they had their child diagnosed with diabetes. We have been through this experience when our 2-years old child was diagnosed with diabetes, we were struggling, not believing, looking for advice everywhere. This book helped us put ourselves together, and start dealing with it in a mature way. It first teachs you how to deal with diabetes emotionally which is the most important step in the treatment, how to explain it to your diabetic kid, his brothers/sisters, how to make injections easier for you and your kid, and many other useful advices. It is written from the nursing point of view, so you must have another comprehensive home reference.

Clear, concise and most important understandable. One of the few books dealing with this age group Betschart created an excellent resource for young families. I used this when researching my own book and highly recommend it.

My young son was diagnosed at 15 months of age. I found this book to be a very valuable resource to me as I learned to care for him. It contains many things I needed to know that I couldn't find in other books. I highly recommend it to parents of young children with diabetes. I have turned to it again and again!