The Secrets of Living and Loving with Diabetes: Three Experts Answer Questions You've Always Wanted to Ask

It's been awhile since I've done any diabetes-related reading. My son has had type 1 for over 10 years, and I wondered if it was time to revisit some of my patterns I've developed in dealing with him and the condition. I found a number of helpful tips and aids in the book The Secrets of Living and Loving with Diabetes: Three Experts Answer Questions You've Always Wanted to Ask by Janis Roszler, William H. Polonsky, and Steven V. Edelman. Contents: Hey, Who Invited You?; Even Robin Needed His Merry Men; Diabetes Police and Diabetes Criminals; Like a Pebble in a Pond; Don't Be A Diabetes Couch Potato; Is It Time to Panic?; Testing, Testing, and More Testing!; Does the Checkout Lady Need to Know?; Mind Your P's and Q's; Sex and Other Fun Stuff; Suggested Resources; Index This isn't a long read (around 180 pages), and the payback for your time is pretty high. The book is written for both those who have the disease and those who live with someone who has it. After covering the material related to the chapter, they end the chapter with two sections. The first is titled "What A Person With Diabetes May Want His Or Friends To Know", and the second one is "What A Loved One May Want The Person With Diabetes To Know". These sections have a small handful of bullet points that relate feelings and emotions that each side would like the other to understand and recognize. If the whole subject of diabetes is one that you have a hard time talking about, these can serve as discussion points with your partner and will help focus the discussion into some productive areas. I realized that I've probably gone too far in one direction in terms of identifying Ian with the disease ("Does the Checkout Lady Need to Know"). I need to step back and understand that some people need to know and others don't. There's also a number of things I'd like Ian to read here, but we all know how hard it can be to get 19 year olds to read something *you* want them to read... :) I would definitely recommend this book, especially to someone with type 2 diabetes. This can be something that is not taken as seriously as it should be, and having the discussions this book can produce could make all the difference.

My sister has had diabetes for a long time and I've struggled with how I can best support her. This book is excellent, and offers me the guidance I've been looking for. The authors really understand the perspective of family and friends who have loved ones with diabetes. It's easy to read and really enjoyable, too.

in my 18 years as a diabetic this book is the most readable and enjoyable book that I have read. I am sure that life will be easier for me and my family from now on,

This is a wonderful book that gets to the heart and soul of relationships and how those most important relationships can be one of your best defenses in staying healthy with diabetes. This is a must have book for anyone who has diabetes or has a friend or family member with diabetes.

This book covers topics that I haven't been able to find in other books, such as how to relate to and support your husband or wife with diabetes. I'm so glad I read it!