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.
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.
How to Make this Book Work for You
A Few Words from the Authors
Acknowledgements
My Plans & Progress
First Month Checklist
How to Use the 12-Month Checkup Chart
My 12-Month Checkup Chart
The Daily Tracker
Things to Do… When to Do Them
Testing & Medications
Meal Planning
Exercise
Stress Management
In Case You Feel Sick
Questions for the Doctor
Sick-Day Guidelines
Too Low—Too High Plan
Emergency Wallet Cards
Record-Keeping
My Diabetes Team Directory
Medications Log
Laboratory Results
Health History
Medical Expenses
Insurance Information
Medical Bill Tracker
News & Resources
Medical Supplies
Shop Around
Order Form
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
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