Diabetes Self-Management Articles

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Learning how to take care of your diabetes is an ongoing, even lifelong, process. These books, articles, and various formats for interacting with others with diabetes can help you along the way.

BOOKS
THE FIRST YEAR: TYPE 2 DIABETES
An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed
Gretchen Becker
Marlowe & Company
New York, 2001

THE 7 STEP DIABETES FITNESS PLAN
Living Well and Being Fit With
Diabetes, No Matter Your Weight
Sheri R. Colberg, Ph.D.
Marlowe & Company
New York, 2006

KNOW YOUR NUMBERS, OUTLIVE YOUR DIABETES
5 Essential Health Factors You Can Master to Enjoy a Long and Healthy Life
Richard Jackson, M.D., and Amy
Tenderich

Marlowe & Company
New York, 2007

CONQUERING DIABETES
A Complete Program for
Prevention and Treatment
Anne L. Peters, M.D.
Penguin Group
New York, 2005

THINK LIKE A PANCREAS
A Practical Guide to Managing
Diabetes with Insulin
Gary Scheiner, M.S., C.D.E.
Marlowe & Company
New York, 2004

PUMPING INSULIN
Everything You Need For Success On a Smart Insulin Pump
John Walsh, P.A., C.D.E., and Ruth Roberts, M.A.
Torrey Pines Press
San Diego, 2006

WEB SITES
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
www.diabetes.org
Diabetes information and other resources

DIABETES MINE
www.diabetesmine.com
Highly rated blog about diabetes

DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT
www.diabetesselfmanagement.com
Archived articles, recipes, and blogs

DIABETES TALKFEST
www.diabetestalkfest.com
Weekly chats for people with diabetes

DLIFE
www.dlife.com
Diabetes information and other resources

JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL
www.jdrf.org
Type 1 diabetes information and research news

TU DIABETES
www.tudiabetes.com
Social network for people with diabetes

CONFERENCE
Taking Control of Your Diabetes
www.tcoyd.org
Series of educational and motivational conferences and health fairs for people living with diabetes that was founded by and is under the direction of Steven V. Edelman, M.D.

 

 

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