Books on Display at HPL

Diabetes Awareness Month

Every Woman's Guide to Diabetes: What You Need to Know to Lower Your Risk and Beat the Odds By Eisenstat, Stephanie Author Barlow, Ellen Author Nathan, David M. 2007-01 - Harvard University Press 9780674023048 Check Our Catalog Women have long needed a book devoted to their unique issues with diabetes. This up-to-date and practical guide advocates simple lifestyle changes that can help women reduce their risk of getting diabetes or, if already diagnosed, prevent the disease's most serious complications. "Every Woman's Guide to Diabetes" translates the latest findings from diabetes research into proven strategies busy women can use to stay healthy and gain control over an often overwhelming disease. The authors discuss the nature of diabetes, helping readers through the complex medical decisions involved in diabetes treatment. They highlight strategies to decrease the emotional stress and social isolation that often accompany diagnosis, and offer everyday techniques for managing blood sugar. Key features include: unique aspects of diabetes for women throughout the life cycle timetable of recommended tests and check-ups guide to medications with common dosages charts to help organize diabetes-care tasks and supplies time-management tips for better disease regulation guide to contraceptives available to women with diabetes review of issues critical to women before, during, and following pregnancy advice for overcoming barriers to weight loss and exercise plan for intelligent diet trade-offs while still enjoying meals practical tips for planning exercise strategies to avoid diabetes "burn-out" Written by two physicians, one of whom is a woman living with diabetes, and an experienced medical writer, "Every Woman's Guide to Diabetes" recognizes the power that women have in their households to effect lifestyle changes that will benefit themselves and loved ones, including their mothers, daughters, sisters, and partners. This power can reduce the toll of the diabetes epidemic. …More

The Best Life Guide to Managing Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes By Greene, Bob Author Merendino, John J., Jr. Author Jibrin, Janis 2009-11 - Simon & Schuster 9781416588382 Check Our Catalog This comprehensive guide to managing diabetes from the author of "The Best Life Diet" includes a three-phase wellness program, meal plans, and recipes. …More

What to Eat If You Have Diabetes: Healing Foods That Help Control Your Blood Sugar By Keane, Maureen Author Chace, Daniella Foreword by Lung, John A. 2007-01 - McGraw-Hill Companies 9780071473972 Check Our Catalog Daunted by diets? Confused by carbs? Frustrated with fiber? Find out exactly what to eat when you're living with diabetes If you or someone you love has diabetes, you know how hard it is to make sense of all the dietary restrictions--and how challenging it can be to plan and prepare meals. Now, with this user-friendly guide from two licensed nutritionists, you can take control of your life and enjoy the foods you love. In simple, easy-to-understand language, the experts explain everything you need to know about diet and medication, providing specific menus to suit every lifestyle. Instead of sweeping generalizations such as "eat complex carbohydrates," they tell you "exactly" what foods you need to control blood sugar and manage a range of diabetic needs. Based on the latest research, "What to Eat if You Have Diabetes "includes: Simple, food-specific guidelines Delicious, easy-to-make recipes Complete, nutritious meal plans This new edition also offers easy exercise and lifestyle tips, as well as updated sections on noninsulin medications, gestational diabetes, hypoglycemia, hypertension, obesity, and more. If you want to be healthy and happy, "What to Eat if You Have Diabetes" is just what you're looking for. …More

Growing Up Again: Life, Loves, and Oh Yeah, Diabetes By Moore, Mary Tyler Editor Doner, Kalia 2010-04 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312612351 Check Our Catalog Excerpt from "Growing Up Again": Each person who has diabetes struggles to come to terms with it and experiences the basic challenges of the disease in a uniquely personal way. For me, it has been a trip through rebellion and denial to finally arriving at acknowledgment and commitment to solutions. It took years. And I still rankle at the restrictions, the have-tos, the may-nots, and the never-endingness of it. But the illness is what it is, and I thank God for the genius of medical researchers who have done so much to make diabetes a less cruel imposition while propelling us toward a cure. But my journey is just a part of the picture. So I've talked with other people who have diabetes to give voice to their experiences, to provide a varied view of how to live and thrive. And I've sought out some of the wisest and most capable doctors and scientists who are waging war in the laboratory and conducting bench-to-bedside experiments that are producing new and exciting treatments to help the millions of people with diabetes manage--andultimately vanquish--the disease. …More

Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Juvenile Diabetes: Reassuring Advice for Managing Symptoms and Raising a Healthy, Happy Child By McCarthy, Moira 2007-04 - Adams Media Corporation 9781598692464 Check Our Catalog …More

Prevention Diabetes Diet Cookbook: Discover the New Fiber-Full Eating Plan for Weight Loss By Prevention Magazine With Fittante, Ann 2008-10 - Rodale Press 9781594866715 Check Our Catalog Americas leading health magazine shows how to better control glucose levels naturally and lose weight by focusing on high-fiber foods, in this cookbook packed with crowd-pleasing recipes and hundreds of tips for living well with diabetes. …More

The Complete Book of Diabetic Cooking: The Essential Guide for Diabetics with an Expert Introduction to Nutrition and Healthy Eating - Plus 150 Delici By Jones, Bridget 2007-06 - Lorenz Books 9780754817758 Check Our Catalog A complete guide to living with diabetes with advice on managing the condiiton, alleviating the symptoms, controlling your weight and reducing medication, with a fantastic collection of tempting but healthy recipes …More