The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed (First Year, The)
by Gretchen Becker

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Book Review: If you can only buy 1 book on Type 2 Diabetes - THIS IS IT!
Summary: 5 Stars

Gretchen Becker's Book has brought together so much solid information and has achieved the near impossible, of presenting it in a very readable style.

The book is well laid out so that if still reeling from the shock of the diagnosis, (and who doesn't react like that?), the basics are there right from the start. At your own pace you can add in and read more depth and scientific facts to help you live and manage the disease. This is important as we, the people with diabetes, are the ones who live with it rather than the doctors, nurses and dietitians who help us. We need to be as informed as possible to manage a disease which can have devastating complications if uncontrolled.

Thankfully, Gretchen also leavens this mixture with her dry sense of humour - vital to coping with any chronic disease. She shows us that there is life after diagnosis and it can be fun. As a scientist, sheep farmer and science editor Gretchen knows the disease from the inside as she has type 2.

I would strongly recommend this to any person with DM whether Type 1 or 2, Diabetic Clinic staff, GP, nurse or family member... After 23 years of living with disease, I learned much by reading this book. Thank you, Gretchen.

I will certainly be recommending it to my local Diabetes Clinic and GP practice.

The only figure you need to know is how to translate the mg/dl measures (used for blood glucose readings in the USA) to mmol/l (used for blood glucose readings in the UK). To do this divide the mg/dl number by 18 (well 18.02 if you want to be pedantic!) and in reverse multiply mmol/l number by 18 to get mg/dl.

Go buy it and get a better handle on your DM!

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