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Title: Diabetes for Dummies by Alan L. Rubin ISBN: 0-7645-5154-X Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 07 September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
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Comment: I can't tell you how many times I've recently accessed the new Diabetes For Dummies, by Alan L. Rubin, MD. Don't let the title put you off, it's one of the best guides to diabetes management I've read. From causes, symptoms, and side effects to treatments, diet and exercise--this book delivers! Parents may be interested to know that there's even a chapter on managing a baby or preschooler with diabetes. Dr. Rubin is way ahead of the headlines, as he's even included dealing with obesity and type 2 diabetes in children in this book.
Being a "checklist" type of person, I like the way this book is laid out, highlighting and summarizing important points in each area, along with chapter references for expanded information on the topic at hand. For example, one short checklist identifies six things you should be able to do if your child is controlling his diabetes with insulin:
1. Identify the signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis (with chapter reference)
2. Administer insulin (with chapter reference)
3. Measure the blood glucose and urine ketones (with chapter reference)
4. Treat hypoglycemia with food or glucagon (with chapter reference)
5. Feed your diabetic child (with chapter reference)
6. Know what to do when your child is sick with another childhood illness (with chapter reference).
Diabetes For Dummies is a book you can pick up and read from chapter to chapter, or use as a reference source to answer your questions. The index is very complete and the Appendixes include a mini-cookbook (my type of book!), diabetic exchange lists, website references (even including one for animals with diabetes) and a good glossary of terms.
I would give Diabetes For Dummies a five-star rating.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book
Comment: OK. Hubby's just been diagosed with type II diabetes. Go the to library and get a million confusing books. I don't have time for this. No, wait, there's GOT to be a "Dummies" book on this subject. Amazon.com - "Diabetes for Dummies" - BINGO! Aaaahhhh, all the information I need in an easy-to-understand format.
The only problem we found in this this book is that the calculation for body mass index (BMI) was a bit confusing, and some of the websites have changed, but the rest of the book was EXTREMELY helpful and presented in a non-threatening way.
Knowledge is power and banishes fear. This book helped save my sanity.
Also, when I had a question, I sent an e-mail and got a prompt response from Dr. Rubin himself!
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent
Comment: When I heard that my wife was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and I wanted to know all about it, my first thought was if there was a "for Dummies" book on it. Sure enought, there is. My second thought was if it would be up to the excellent standards of most of the other "for Dummies" books. It was. This book has a lot. My wife had to go to a four-day program to be informed about diabetes and how to live with it. This book contains a surprising amount of the same material. It got me up to speed at almost the rate she was. Impressive. If you want to know about diabetes, get this book.
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Title: Diabetes Cookbook for Dummies by Alan L. Rubin, Fran Stach, Denise C. Sharf ISBN: 0764552309 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 12 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: The First Year Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Gretchen Becker ISBN: 1569245460 Publisher: Marlowe & Company Pub. Date: 15 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: American Diabetes Association Complete Guide to Diabetes by American Diabetes Association ISBN: 055358300X Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 28 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Diabetes Food and Nutrition Bible : A Complete Guide to Planning, Shopping, Cooking, and Eating by Hope S. Warshaw, Robyn Webb ISBN: 158040037X Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Distributed Products Pub. Date: 06 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Betty Crocker's Diabetes Cookbook: Everyday Meals, Easy as 1-2-3 by Betty Crocker Editors ISBN: 0764567047 Publisher: Betty Crocker Pub. Date: 15 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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