Diabetes: The Essential Guide: 1 - Softcover

Marshall, Sue

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861440596 ISBN 13: 9781861440594

Publisher: Need2Know, 2008

Synopsis

Diagnoses of diabetes are on the rise across the UK; it is a 'chronic condition' and living with it requires an understanding of what it is and how to treat it. With good advice, some understanding of what you're eating and the effect it has on your blood sugars, as well as a healthy dose of discipline, you can find a balance between having a chronic condition and having a healthy, happy life. This book will look at what the diabetic condition is, the difference between Type 1 and Type 2, how you become diabetic, the types of medication available and how you can manage it. Information and advice is also included for parents with diabetic children. Whether you have just been diagnosed with diabetes, or work, teach or live with someone who has the condition, this book will arm you with all the essential facts you need to know about the condition.

About this title

About the Author

Sue Marshall was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of five. Now 41, she has lived with the condition for more than 35 years. She spent nearly 20 years having a career in journalism, all the while living with diabetes, before setting up Desang, a company dealing with diabetes healthcare information and products. Sue is an expert on the range and purpose of current diabetes management equipment, which she says has 'changed a lot in the last three decades since I was diagnosed'. The improved equipment goes hand-in-hand with improved medications and medical knowledge, much of which is to do with the role of diet and behaviour in diabetes management. Sue lives in East Sussex and can be contacted through her website www.desang.net.

Edition details

• Publisher: Need2Know
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861440596
• ISBN 13: 9781861440594
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 132