Smart Woman's Guide to Diabetes: Authentic Advice on Everything from Eating to Dating and Motherhood

Smart Woman's Guide to Diabetes: Authentic Advice on Everything from Eating to Dating and Motherhood Review

Of the 17 million Americans with diabetes, approximately 12.6 million, or 10.8 of all women aged 20 or older, are women. And it appears that number is increasing each year. Diabetes is particularly difficult for women in large part due to the hormonal changes associated with the menstrual cycle, changes that affect blood sugar levels. As a consequence women with diabetes have higher rates of cheat pain, heart attack, coronary heart disease and stroke. And women with diabetes face special challenges.

The Smart Woman’s Guide to Diabetes provides advice, tips, and research from a diverse community of women living with diabetes. It provides practical insight and references for the optimal management of diabetes from women living with the disease as well as doctors, nurses, nutritionists, and educators. The personal anecdotes throughout the book reveal the good and the bad of living with diabetes, including the frustration, sense of shame, sense of isolation as well as the capacity for strength and the opportunity for growth.

The Smart Woman’s Guide to Diabetes lets you know that you are not alone but rather will make you feel like you are sitting in your favorite coffee shop with your friends who share the same disease.

HELP! My Underwear is Shrinking : One Woman's Story of How to Eat Right, Lose Weight, and Win the Battle Against Diabetes

HELP! My Underwear is Shrinking : One Woman's Story of How to Eat Right, Lose Weight, and Win the Battle Against Diabetes Review

A fictional journey to better health teaches weight management to people with diabetes

Tiffany needs to lose weight to control her diabetes. Taking her through each step to success, the authors demonstrate a simple way to lose weight and control her blood sugar through carb counting. Includes a simple way to set a daily carbohydrate budget and how to avoid the emotional traps that derail the weight-loss process.

Written in an easy-to-follow format, the book is a fictional dialogue between a patient and her dietitian based on research and successful patients' stories.

Help! My Underwear is Shrinking:

• Helps readers establish a daily carbohydrate budget and keep a food diary
• Combines carb counting and exercise for a successful weight-loss plan
• Eliminates confusion and frustration