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Recommended reading for people with diabetes

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 for Success on an Insulin Pump and Cgm 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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  • Basal testing method (written for pumps, but adaptable for MDI)
  • Bertie Online (formerly BDEC e-learning Carb Counting Course)
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  • You did NOT eat your way to diabetes (excellent article on causes of T2)
  • Youtube Video - Diabetes makes you stronger

Ranked Blogs 2018

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Top 20 Diabetes Blog 2018

Thanks to Feedspot for listing our ramblings as one of their top 20 diabetes blogs in 2018.

Best Diabetes Blogs 2017

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