The Born-Again Diabetic: The handbook to help you get your diabetes in control (again) - Hardcover

William Lee Dubois

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0982225709 ISBN 13: 9780982225707

Publisher: Red Blood Cell Books, 2009

Synopsis

Much has been written about the explosion of diabetes on the world stage the 4,000 new cases a day we all know about, the millions of people unaware they have diabetes. But another epidemic is lurking. A silent shadow epidemic of diabetic patients who are identified and being treated, but for a variety of reasons have lost control and are slowly getting sicker and sicker with each passing day. You know who you are. This book is written for you: the previously diagnosed diabetic who has lost the edge, fallen off the wagon, or has lost hope and given up altogether. This book will give you control over your diabetes again. Its charter is to remind you of the things you forgot, update you on the things that have changed, and teach you the things you never learned. It s jam-packed with information, but it s written in an easy-to-read, conversational style laced with humor. We ll deal with the nuts and bolts of diabetes, the complications, the medications. We ll help you navigate the minefield of family, society, and economy. We ll give you, the out-of-control diabetic, the tools of knowledge and insight you need not just to survive, but to thrive. So now you understand our title. To be a born-again diabetic is not a religious experience. Rather, it is simply accepting what is and taking control again. Of diabetes. Of health. Of life.

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About the Author

About the Author: Type-1 diabetic, diabetes educator, author, Lee walks in your shoes every day. He writes from both clinical and personal experience with honesty, compassion, and humor. He works full time running the diabetes program for a rural nonprofit clinic in one of the poorest counties in the United States, and is a tireless advocate for diabetes care and awareness. He manages a staff of 8, and has pioneered the Diabetes Peer Educator model, using volunteer diabetics to help other patients in ongoing free diabetes education programs. He is the author of the long-running internet blog LifeAfterDx which chronicles his experiences with the early continuous glucose monitoring technology, his thoughts on diabetes and health politics, and his daily life living with diabetes. He jokes that he wants his tombstone to read: Loving husband, devoted father, artist, educator, author. Type-1 Diabetic. Yes, he wants diabetes on his tombstone so that his great-great-grandchildren can read it and say, Wow. Poor great-great-grandpa. He actually had to live with diabetes. I m sure glad they cured it.

Review

I read your book, BORN AGAIN DIABETIC, on Sunday afternoon while I was taking some time off from taking care of sick relatives. I initially thought that I would only read a few pages but once I started reading, I just could not stop. I found it fascinating and extremely informative. Moreover, I found it quite entertaining because your unique and pleasant sense of humor came through, it turned what would normally be a dry and serious subject, into an entertaining book. This publication is probably the best written and the most informative book that I have ever read. And, I have read many books over the years on the subject. Any wise person knows that: knowledge is powerful and you certainly have the expertise to empower others in their struggle with this chronic disease. Diabetes is a very serious matter and I think that many diabetics get to the point to where we feel overwhelmed by the many factors associated with its management and dealing with the many other related effects from the condition. Your approach and sense of humor takes the edge off and enables us to approach the disease with a new vision and attitude. Thank you so very much for your work and I thank God everyday that our paths crossed. Two years ago, I had given up and had resigned myself to the idea that all the sweetness in my life was gone and that the only thing I had to look forward to was to a life of further degradation of my health and an inability to have any control over my disease. You and your book have changed that. Diabetics can get lost in the shuffle and chaos of this disease but you have shown me that this condition is only something that I have to deal with, but with the right attitude and management strategy, does not have to be a dead-end road. --Richard Pacheco, Type-2 Diabetic

Yesterday I had a patient come in to my office who had stopped taking his meds. He had given up hope. You must get that book published, and now. I wished I could have given him a copy, because it is full of information and a blast to read, but most importantly, it carries a message of hope....and that is what we are in need of most of all. --Elaine Montaņo, MSN CFNP

Iam about a third of the way through it. I have to keep stopping so I do not pee in my pants from laughing. Its brilliant. --Kathleen Colleran, MD

About this edition

• Publisher: Red Blood Cell Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0982225709
• ISBN 13: 9780982225707
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224