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The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes

An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

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By Gretchen Becker

By Allison Goldfine, MD

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On Sale
Oct 27, 2015
Page Count
400 pages
Publisher
Balance
ISBN-13
9780738218601

Price

$18.99

Price

$23.99 CAD

Format

Trade Paperback

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The go-to step-by-step guide that walks you through the first days, weeks, and months of your diagnosis–fully revised and updated

Gretchen Becker was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 1996; over the past twenty years, she has educated herself on every aspect of the condition by reading medical texts and journals, talking with doctors, and corresponding with others who have type 2, sharing everything she’s learned in a comprehensive, easy-to-use guide. Now in its third edition, The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes takes you through everything you need to learn and do in your first year with diabetes, offering the most up-to-date information on new medications and supplements. In clear and accessible language, Becker covers a wide range of practical, medical, and lifestyle issues, including:

Coming to terms with your diagnosis
Choosing the diet that’s best for you
The role of exercise in diabetes management
Daily blood glucose testing routines
Insurance issues
Getting support
And much more

Genre:

  • Mind, Body, Spirit
  • Health & Fitness
  • Diseases
  • Diabetes
  • Diseases & Conditions
  • Diabetes

Series:

  • Marlowe Diabetes Library

Gretchen Becker is the author of The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes, Prediabetes, and Stop Diabetes and a freelance editor specializing in science and medicine. She also owns and operates Cranberry Hill Farm in Vermont.

www.gretchenbecker.com

  • Brattleboro Reformer, 10/29/15
    “The book…explains the science of diabetes in a way that the average patient can understand.”

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Gretchen Becker

About the Author

Gretchen Becker is the author of The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes, Prediabetes, and Stop Diabetes and a freelance editor specializing in science and medicine. She also owns and operates Cranberry Hill Farm in Vermont.

http://www.gretchenbecker.com

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Allison Goldfine, MD

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Marlowe Diabetes Library

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50 Secrets of the Longest Living People with Diabetes
The New Glucose Revolution for Diabetes
The New Glucose Revolution for Diabetes
Know Your Numbers, Outlive Your Diabetes
Know Your Numbers, Outlive Your Diabetes
The Ultimate Guide to Accurate Carb Counting
The Ultimate Guide to Accurate Carb Counting
The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan
The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan
The Mind-Body Diabetes Revolution
The Mind-Body Diabetes Revolution
Prediabetes
Prediabetes
Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified
Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified
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