Diabetes Classroom
by Robert S. Benchley
Tips and resources for living with diabetes
Know your numbers, outlive your diabetes
by Richard Jackson, MD, and Amy Tenderich
November 2006, Marlowe & Company, paperback, $14.95
Dr. Jackson, director of the Joslin Diabetes Center and a professor at Harvard Medical School, and Tenderich, a diabetes writer, discuss "five essential health factors you can master to enjoy a long and healthy life." The five factors are all tests that can help prevent diabetic complications: A1c, blood pressure, lipids, microalbumin and eye exam. The authors explain why the tests are important and offer readers strategies for getting their numbers in line.
Dr. Neal Barnard’s program for reversing diabetes
by Neal Barnard, MD
January 2007, Rodale, hardcover, $25.95
Dr. Barnard, a nutrition researcher, targets type 2 diabetes with a low-fat vegan diet that his government funded research has shown can help many patients cut their blood sugars,improve insulin sensitivity, and reduce or eliminate the need for medications. The book offers tips for adopting the diet and includes 50 recipes.
My Life as a Pancreas: Reflections on Raising a Child With Diabetes
by Priscilla Call Essert
October 2006, LuLu.com, paperback, $15.00
Essert, a classical musician and mother of a diabetic son, has written a touching and informative account of raising a child with type 1 diabetes. The book focuses less on the medical aspects of diabetes and more on the day-to-day parenting challenges — and rewards.
Helpful Resources
American Diabetes Association
1701 N. Beauregard St.
Alexandria, VA 22311
1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383)
http://www.diabetes.org
American Heart Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231
1-800-AHA-USA-1 (1-800-242-8721)
http://www.americanheart.org
American Stroke Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231
1-888-4-STROKE (1-888-478-7653)
http://www.strokeassociation.org
National Cholesterol Education Program
NHLBI Information Center
P.O. Box 30105, Bethesda, MD
20824-0105
1-301-592-8573
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
National Health Information Center
P.O. Box 1133,Washington, DC 20013-1133
1-800-336-4797
http://www.health.gov/nhic
National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892
1-301-496-4000
http://health.nih.gov
National Institute on Aging
Building 31, Room 5C27
31 Center Drive, MSC 2292
Bethesda, MD 20892
1-800-222-2225
http://www.nia.nih.gov