Diabetes: A Guide to Living Well : A Program of Individualized Self-Care - Softcover

Lowe, Ernest; Arsham, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565610091 ISBN 13: 9781565610095

Publisher: Chronimed Publishing, 1992

Synopsis

Book by Lowe, Ernest, Arsham, Gary, M.D., Ph.D.

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Review

"There are three kinds of people with diabetes: those who cooperate completely in maintaining a normal blood glucose range; those who do this part time; and those who never do it." This updated third edition of Diabetes: A Guide to Living Well was written for all three groups. The authors have diabetes themselves: "We temper medical experts' views with first-hand knowledge of the challenges, threats, and gifts of diabetes."

They cover not only blood glucose control, but also integrating diabetes management with all the other aspects of your life: emotional well-being, dealing with crisis, managing stress, maintaining an active lifestyle, following a balanced and moderate meal plan, and working to increase your adherence to your self-care program. For all this to work, you have to pick a regimen that fits you personally, and that you will willingly follow, so you get your choice of an "intensive," "moderate," or "loose" regimen. Frequent questionnaires, logs, assessment tests, personal notes from the authors, and action steps help you personalize the information. "Living well depends less on how we care for our diabetes than on how we care for ourselves," write the authors, and they help you do both. --Joan Price

About the Author

The authors draw on over 120 years of living well with diabetes: GARY ARSHAM, M.D.,Ph.D., is a physician/educator specializing in patient education and health behavior and a member of the national Boards of Directors of the American Diabetes Association and American Association of Diabetes Educators. Gary has had diabetes for over 40 years. ERNEST LOWE has been a counselor, educator, and television series writer and producer. He has extended his interests in health to the health of the planet through pioneering work in the field of industrial ecology. He has had diabetes for over 45 years. CATHY FESTE, author of the chapter for women, is an internationally known motivation specialist and author of The Physician Within. Cathy has had diabetes for over 35 years

Edition details

• Publisher: Chronimed Publishing
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565610091
• ISBN 13: 9781565610095
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2