Diabetes 911: How to Handle Everyday Emergencies

by Larry A. Fox, Sandra L. Weber M.D.

When it comes to a condition as serious as diabetes, the best way to solve problems is to prevent them from ever happening. Whether you're taking care of your own diabetes or caring for a spouse or child with diabetes, you need to know how to respond swiftly to life-threatening emergencies. Do you know what to do in case of an emergency? With Diabetes 911 in your hands, you'll have expert advice at your fingertips when you need it.

Genres: Nonfiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Storm · Rating 2 out of 5]

Focused a lot on Insulin Pumps, which is fine if you need them, but not a lot for other types of Diabetes troubleshooting or emergencies. The travel section didn't say much about traveling within your country or via car, how to handle that kind of travel if your newly diagnosed, or by ship.

Still there were a few kernels of information that could be used by anyone with Diabetes or for family members of a Diabetic; the Sick-Day Section and Bad-Weather Section for example. Still, wish it covered more for people not on Insulin pumps, that kind of information isn't helpful if you don't need it, y'know? I got a family member newly diagnosed who only used shots, what do we do if the shots stop working but the medicine inside is fine? That's the kind of info I was hoping to get, but this book didn't cover that. So I guess I'll keep looking for the stuff not covered in this book.

[Dustin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Somewhat informative, but mostly common sense.