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Posted 12:45 | by Mike K

Recommended reading for diabetics

Here is a collection of a few diabetes related books that I've either read and think are brilliant, or have been recommended to me as essential reading. Links will open in a new amazon.co.uk window:

Pumping Insulin: Everything You Need for Success on a Smart Insulin Pump by John Walsh
Often referred to as the 'Pumper's Bible'
[buy on amazon.com instead]

Type 2 Diabetes: The First Year - An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed (Patient-expert Guides) by Gretchen Becker

Think Like a Pancreas (2nd Ed): A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes with Insulin by Gary Scheiner
[buy on amazon.com instead]

Type 1 Diabetes in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults: How to Become an Expert on Your Own Diabetes by Ragnar Hanas

Using Insulin: Everything You Need for Success with Insulin by John Walsh
The 'Pumper's Bible' for non pumpers :)
[buy on amazon.com instead]

What on Earth Can I Eat? Food, Type 2 Diabetes and YOU by Alan Shanley
[buy on amazon.com instead]


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