Best books for learning more about type 1 diabetes

[workaway32]

I came across this list of books recently. I read all of them (except the child’s book as it’s not relevant to me) and found them all so helpful, I learnt tons about my condition. I thought I’d share in case others find it useful.

Top 5 books every type 1 diabetic should read to manage their condition better - Diabetes gifts

Introduction Knowledge is power. As a type 1 diabetic, it is essential you become a life long learner to truly master your condition. There are over 400,000 type 1s in the UK according to the JDRF. Below is the top 5 books every type 1 diabetic should read. We have mentioned many of these books…...

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[Inka]

I agree with Think Like A Pancreas. Great book!

And Type 1 Diabetes in Children Adolescents and Young People by Ragnar Hanas (ignore the title - it’s great for adults too).

 

[workaway32]

Thanks I will check that one out.

Think like a pancreas really gelled for me. The diabetes solution was insightful but it’s a bit too extreme for me. Glad I read it though!

 

[workaway32]

I posted this in links earlier but I didn’t see this sub forum. It’s probably better suited for here. Sorry for posting it twice!

I came across this list of books recently. I read all of them (except the child’s book as it’s not relevant to me) and found them all so helpful, I learnt tons about my condition. I thought I’d share in case others find it useful.

Top 5 books every type 1 diabetic should read to manage their condition better - Diabetes gifts

Introduction Knowledge is power. As a type 1 diabetic, it is essential you become a life long learner to truly master your condition. There are over 400,000 type 1s in the UK according to the JDRF. Below is the top 5 books every type 1 diabetic should read. We have mentioned many of these books…...

diabetes.gifts

 

[nonethewiser]

Only read 1 on that list, Think like a Pancreas is great book, years since read it but very good.

 

[Proud to be erratic]

Thanks I will check that one out.

Think like a pancreas really gelled for me. The diabetes solution was insightful but it’s a bit too extreme for me. Glad I read it though!

Thanks for the link. I also found that Think Like a Pancreas was most helpful. I agree with @Inka that Ragnar Hanas's book is a great, but different, read (rather more of a reference source) for adults as well as children.

I'm currently reading Dr Bernstein's Diabetes Solution, but I'm absolutely not going ultra-low carb; despite some interesting perspectives within the book about D, I find his style domineering, overbearing and arrogant and I'm losing interest in finishing the book.

I hadn't come across the other's yet, but will take a look in due course.

 

[Proud to be erratic]

Could a moderator please consider merging this posting with the one in the Books part of the forum (of the same title). Thanks.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Could a moderator please consider merging this posting with the one in the Books part of the forum (of the same title). Thanks.

Threads merged into the books board 🙂

 

[workaway32]

Thanks for doing that 🙂

 

[helli]

It has often been mentioned how we are all different. This usually refers to how our diabetes reacts to food and exercise and more. Sometimes it is used to describe how our lifestyles are different.
This thread has highlighted how our tastes also differ.
I found "Think Like a Pancreas" incredibly hard to get through. I found it condescending and I failed to finish it.

Looking at my bookshelf, I see the book I was recommended when I was first diagnosed. I have not opened it for over a decade but it still sits there, maybe to remind me of those early days. The book is "Living with Diabetes for those Treated with Insulin" by John Day. A quick Google suggests it has not been updated for about 20 years so it is probably out of date. But I might take a read sometime as a but of nostalgia.