The Joslin Guide to Diabetes: A Program for Managing Your Treatment

this book is just about the best thing to have by your side when you are first diagnosed with diabetes. it gives you answers to questions that you never even thought to ask. i have purchased at least 10 of these over the years to give to families of newly diagnosed people that i care for.

this is a well written book for old and new diabetics and is written in terms laymen can understand to learn how to live with diabetes

From the world-famed Joslin Diabetes Center, here is the definitive guide to diabetes self-care--an indispensable resource for everybody with the disease. The Joslin Diabetes Center, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, is considered the preeminent diabetes research center and clinic in the nation--and indeed in the world--and The Joslin Guide is with out question the most up-to-date book in its field. While diabetes and its complications kill 160,000 Americans annually, this book's goal is to significantly reduce your risk of becoming one of this disease's grim statistics. Based on the latest important new research, The Joslin Guide reveals the results of a ten-year nationwide study (DCCT) showing how people with one major type of diabetes (Type 1) were able to reduce by 50 percent their risk of developing serious long-term complications. Written under the leadership of physician-author Richard S. Beaser, M.D. working with Joan Hill and a team of experts at the Joslin Center in Boston, this book addresses every important issue that patients face in managing their condition. As practical as it is current, The Joslin Guide in easy-to-understand language and charts explains insulin and oral medications, how to treat high and low blood sugar, and how and when to exercise.

I knew nothing about diabetes until I read this wonderful book. Now I know how to research diabetes and choose useful medical products.

I bought this book because I liked the information from Joslin online. I'm a Registered Nurse and have read lots of things on diabetes. This is one of the best books on self care that I've read. It has a wealth of information presented in a readable style