My Diabetes Organizer

Description

The Essential Planner and Record-Keeper for People with Type 2 Diabetes A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes means a lifetime of monitoring both diet and blood sugar. Packed with charts, guides, and advice, this complete health management system helps organize and simplify the lives of people with diabetes. With the planning tools in this handbook, patients can keep track of test results, contact information, and medication records. Favorably reviewed by the American Association of Diabetes Educators, the organizer features: -12-month check-up charts -envelopes and pockets for bills, lab test results, doctors' business cards, and more -a 30-day journal to get readers into the routine of daily care By looking beyond bare facts and providing real goals for living with type 2 diabetes, this book serves as a constant companion for vital self-care.

Gina Barbetta, MS, RD, CDE, CD-N, is a registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator, and nutrition consultant. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Lancet, and the New England Journal of Medicine. She lives in Wallingford, Connecticut. Valerie Rossi was inspired to create My Diabetes Organizer when helping her father when he was first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. She has worked for IBM in sales and marketing and has a 20-year history of volunteer work. She lives in Westport, Connecticut.

"Winner of Best Books 2006 National Book Awards in the Health: Organizers & Planners category." --USABookNews.com "All you have to do is open this all-in-one book and you will be in diabetic organizing heaven." --DiabetesTalkFest.com "This is one of the best little carry-around diabetes log books I've seen." --Diabetes Mine "Wow! They thought of everything!"" "" --"David Mendosa, ww.mendosa.com, Your On-line Diabetes Resource "This new planner and record-keeper is just the thing to help you gain that control over your type 2 diabetes." --Diabetes Update Newsletter at Mendosa.com "An all-in-one workbook, journal and health reference, this is the perfect organizational system for those with Type-2 diabetes." --"Kirkus" "A great tool for people with diabetes--a condition where being organized can mean better health." "--"Tania S. Burgert, MD, Yale University School of Medicine "Gives people an opportunity to take a proactive role in managing their diabetes. I think that is key." --Robert Savino, MD, chief, Endocrine and Diabetes Center of Western Connecticut