Taking Control of Your Diabetes

by Steven V. Edelman

Taking Control of Your Diabetes is a truly unique book that will inform, empower, and enlighten you on how to live happier and healthier with diabetes. The author Steven V. Edelman, MD, is not only a physician who cares for people with diabetes but has also lived with this disease for 37 years. Through humor, case presentations, expertise from several other diabetes specialists, and a down-to-earth writing style, Taking Control of Your Diabetes will not only educate you, but more importantly, it will inspire and motivate you to become the most active member of your health care team. Now is the first day of the rest of your life with diabetes. It is never too late to take control of your diabetes...you owe it to yourself and to your loved ones.

Genres: Nonfiction

416 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Diane · Rating 1 out of 5]

I absorbed a few more facts about the disease but over all I think this particular book cannot be relied on at this point since it is copyrighted 2001. I think real disease management needs to be done with current medical knowledge. The author, a diabetic himself, was easy to understand even though he often wrote about pretty technical things involved with diabetes. If a book can be found that is from the current year and written by this same author I would read it.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for the newly diagnosed or for anyone who wants information on diabetes in an easy-to-read style. It covers a lot of ground but does so in a way that is easy to digest and, unlike many other books I have read on diabetes, not so overwhelming that you won't know where to start with applying the knowledge you gain. The reader can tell that the author has diabetes. Aside from accounts of personal experiences, there is a familiarity present between author and disease. Those of you living with any disease that requires constant maintenance will understand what I mean by that. Overall, easy to read, helpful information, easy to understand. Highly recommended.