How to Live Well with Diabetes: A Comprehensive Guide to Taking Control of Your Life with Diabetes - Softcover

Wilson PhD, Dr Val

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1472144058 ISBN 13: 9781472144058

Publisher: Robinson, 2019

Synopsis

The essential guide to living well with diabetes, written by an expert who has lived with the condition for more than four decades.

Whether you are newly diagnosed or have been living with diabetes for some time, this book will help you understand your diagnosis so you can manage and live well with your diabetes for as long as possible. Every aspect of your life with diabetes is covered - from diet, sex and exercise to mood changes, managing blood glucose levels and physical complications arising from the condition.

Dr Val Wilson draws on more than four decades of managing the condition and on her professional experience to help readers deal with their diagnosis, consider how it will affect their relationships and lifestyle, with advice on DAFNE for Type 1 diabetics and ways that Type 2 diabetes can eventually be reversed. Real-life case studies show other people's experiences of diabetes-related issues that you might also be dealing with.

This is the only book you need to learn how to self-manage diabetes.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Val Wilson holds a PhD in Health Education from the University of Kent. Her thesis concerned effective self-management of diabetes. She also holds an MSc in Health Education and Health Promotion from Canterbury Christ Church University. Dr Wilson has published widely in nursing and healthcare journals, and has had Type 1 diabetes for 41 years.

From the Back Cover

The essential guide to living well with diabetes, written by an expert who has lived with the condition for more than four decades

Around 700 people each day are diagnosed with diabetes - that's the equivalent of one every two minutes. Whether you or someone you love has been newly diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, or if you have been living with the condition for some time, this comprehensive guide will help you manage and live well with your diabetes for as long as possible.

Using case studies and drawing on her four decades of personal and professional experience, Dr Val Wilson advises readers in every aspect of their life with diabetes, including:
- Managing blood glucose levels
- Preventing or stabilising complications arising from the condition
- Diet and exercise
- Sex, relationships and lifestyle changes
- Depression and mood changes
- Advice on the DESMOND course for Type 2 diabetes and the DAFNE course for Type 1

Dr Val Wilson holds a PhD in Health Education from the University of Kent. She also holds an MSc in Health Education and Health Promotion from Canterbury Christ Church University. Dr Wilson has published widely in nursing and healthcare journals, and has had Type 1 diabetes for 41 years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Robinson
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472144058
• ISBN 13: 9781472144058
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320