Bright Spots & Landmines: The Diabetes Guide I Wish Someone Had Handed Me - Softcover

Brown, Adam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692875174 ISBN 13: 9780692875179

Publisher: The diaTribe Foundation, 2017

Synopsis

Adam Brown’s acclaimed diaTribe column, Adam’s Corner, has brought life-transforming diabetes tips to over 1 million people since 2013. In this highly actionable guide, he shares the food, mindset, exercise, and sleep strategies that have had the biggest positive impact on his diabetes – and hopefully yours too! Bright Spots & Landmines is filled with hundreds of effective diabetes tips, questions, and shortcuts, including what to eat to minimize blood sugar swings; helpful strategies to feel less stressed, guilty, and burned out; and simple ways to improve exercise and sleep. Along the way, Adam argues that the usual focus on problems and mistakes in diabetes (Landmines) misses the bigger opportunity: Bright Spots. By identifying what’s working and finding ways to do those things more often, we can all live healthier, happier, and more hopeful lives. Whether you are newly diagnosed or have had type 1 or type 2 diabetes for over 50 years, this book delivers on its promise: practical diabetes advice that works immediately.

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Review:

“A superb and compelling read...In these pages you will find years of lessons learned and tips you can immediately apply in your own life with diabetes. Adam’s personal journey can teach us all to find our Bright Spots, no matter what diabetes throws at us.” - Dr. Francine Kaufman | Author, Diabesity; Endocrinologist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Chief Medical Officer at Medtronic Diabetes

“When Adam has advice, I listen. There are few people in the world who have more visibility into the cutting edge of diabetes. Bright Spots & Landmines is an incredible resource from a true champion for people with diabetes.” - Dr. Aaron Kowalski | Chief Mission Officer at JDRF; 33 years living with diabetes

“For me, this is the most anticipated book ever for people living with diabetes.” - John Sjölund | Founder/CEO of Timesulin; 32 years living with diabetes

“When I picked up this book, my A1c was 9.3%. After just a month, I’m down to 8.3% and still falling! Every person with diabetes, young or old, should read Bright Spots & Landmines. I plan to be one of Adam’s biggest success stories.” - Steve Mallinson | 24 years living with diabetes

“Living with diabetes, we all have good days and not-so-good days. Adam’s book is an essential guide on how to make the good days more frequent, more predictable, and a lot more fun.” - James S. Hirsch| Author of Cheating Destiny; 36 years living with diabetes

“A must-read for anyone living with diabetes and those who care for them. No matter where you are in your diabetes journey, life will be easier after this read. I guarantee you will learn something new, get inspired, and feel more empowered.” - Phil Southerland | Author of Not Dead Yet, co-founder of Team Novo Nordisk and the Team Type 1 Foundation; 35 years living with diabetes

“This book is exceptional – every single page has actions you can apply to your own life to make it better. You would have to read ten good books to pick up the advice that Adam packs into this one.” - David Edelman | Founder, Diabetes Daily

“Our son dropped his A1c from 11.1% to 4.9% in three months! Following Adam’s advice made it easy and makes living with diabetes so much less stressful. This inspiring book is a goldmine of helpful information, especially on foods to eat. Chia pudding has changed our lives!” - Sarita Lisa | Mother of Aden (diagnosed November 2016)

“Adam understands more about living with diabetes than almost anyone I know, both from trial and error with his own blood sugar levels as well as through interactions with many leaders in the diabetes community. Bright Spots & Landmines takes his experience to another level. This book shares exactly what I teach my patients and does so beautifully. What a gift.” - Dr. Anne Peters | Director, USC Clinical Diabetes Program

“Adam artfully uses personal experience, positive psychology, science, and common sense to teach and to tame diabetes for his readers. His storytelling is masterful and the sensitivity in his approach is profound. This book is what I needed yesterday and what I still need today in my diabetes life.” - Dr. Nicole Johnson | Miss America 1999; Founder of Students With Diabetes; 24 years living with diabetes

“Thank you, Adam, for crafting a book that inspires, educates, and does not intimidate. The tide of well-being in the diabetes community rises with this book.” - Kerri Sparling | Author of Balancing Diabetes; blogger at SixUntilMe.com; 30 years living with diabetes

About the Author:

Adam Brown, diagnosed with diabetes in 2001, is a Senior Editor at diaTribe.org and leads Diabetes Technology & Digital Health at Close Concerns. Adam writes and speaks extensively about diabetes and chronic disease, and at age 28, is widely recognized as a leading expert in diabetes technology. He has shared a patient perspective at numerous venues since 2010, including local and international conferences, FDA and NIH meetings, and the field’s largest scientific gatherings. Adam graduated summa cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2011 as a Joseph Wharton and Benjamin Franklin Scholar. He spends his free time outside in San Francisco drinking tea, hiking with his girlfriend Priscilla, and teaching his old dog new tricks.

About this edition

• Publisher: The diaTribe Foundation
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0692875174
• ISBN 13: 9780692875179
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 250