Think Like a Pancreas: A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes with Insulin
Tuesday, 9. March 2010
- ISBN13: 9781569244364
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Dozens of books offer advice on managing diabetes, but few focus specifically on the day-to-day issues facing those who use insulin. Now Gary Scheiner, a certified diabetes educator and himself an insulin user himself since 1985, gives you the tools to “think like a pancreas”–that is, to successfully master the art and science of matching insulin to the body’s ever-changing needs. Free of medical mumbo jumbo, comprehensive, and packed with useful information not readily available in other books, Think Like a Pancreas discusses:
• day-to-day blood glucose control and monitoring
• designing an insulin program to best match your lifestyle
• measuring insulin to carbohydrate intake and physical activity
• the pluses and minuses of different insulin-delivery methods
• optimal management of diabetes using an insulin pump
• hypoglycemia—the best ways to avoid it and treat it
• the impact of emotions, stress, illness, and aging
• making the best use of your health care team and community resources
• plus dozens of other issues that everyone taking insulin needs to understand and master.
Think Like a Pancreas: A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes with Insulin
Kim D Says:
So far, I’ve only read part of the book. It has a lot of information for beginner diabetics, but I’ve been Type 1 for over 20 years. I’ve picked up a few pointers and things I want to try to control my diabetes better. With the price, it’s worth it if it helps me get better control.
Rating: 3 / 5
Barry Shiffert Says:
I like this book. I have not completed it cover to cover but have “speed read” many large areas, specifically analog insulin use, hypoglemic management, and diagnosing / classifying diabetes. The writer carrys you along without oversimplifying yet presents a lot of factual information. Most of it is very useful for anyone using insulin at any level of diabetes. I would prefer some distintions to be detailed but they do not affect living with diabetes requiring or depending on insulin. I have been using insulin for over 14 years and am 53 years old. The changes of 2003 just caught up with me and the information on analog insulin (which I’ve been using for 5 years or so) has also eluded me despite repeated requests to my health team.
Rating: 5 / 5
C. Martin Says:
Definitely a must-read for type 1 diabetics. I bought this a few months after diagnosis, and it helped me really understand the effect the insulin I am taking has on my body and how to control my blood sugar even better.
Rating: 5 / 5
Muriel Falvey Says:
I bought this book because I recently went on intensive insulin therapy and it was all a bit overwhelming. I got some good advice from my diabetes nurse educator and then went straight to Amazon to look for books that would help. This one jumped out at me because I was told I was being put on intensive insulin therapy because my pancreas quit producing any insulin at all, and this seemed like the perfect book for me. It was! The information does tie in with the info my clinic gave me, but it also gave me important questions to ask on my next visit. I wound up giving my copy to someone I met in the doctors office because she saw me reading it and found it so helpful. It’s not terribly expensive, so I just ordered a new one for myself. If you know anyone who is diabetic, this is the perfect gift! Even if you’ve been a diabetic for a while, this book still has things to teach you and answers for questions you may have.
Rating: 5 / 5
K-8 Counselor Says:
As someone who has had Type 1 Diabetes for 20 years I am still constantly learning new things regarding this chronic illness. This is a great resource for any diabetic to have whether they have type 1 or type 2, were recently diagnosed or have lived with the disease for years. I highly recommend the book.
Rating: 5 / 5