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Blood Sugar 101: What They Don't Tell You About Diabetes

By Jenny Ruhl
Blood Sugar 101
Title:
Blood Sugar 101
Publisher:
Technion Books
Pages:
200
Price:
£9.75

A very easy to read and comprehend book on blood sugars and life with diabetes.

Simple and easy to understand

Jenny Ruhl was diagnosed in 1998 with type 2 diabetes, after many unsuccessful attempts to follow doctor’s orders in order to control her condition.

She proceeded to sort out answers for herself. Based on her writings on the award winning website bloodsugar101.com Ms Ruhl has condensed her findings and recommendations into this simple and easy to understand book.

Blood Sugar 101: What They Don't Tell You About Diabetes

The book contains interesting and fundamental information on core diabetes topics many of which are not fully understood by many diabetics.

Including details about:

  • What normal blood sugar levels really are,
  • What actually causes diabetes,
  • What blood sugar levels cause complications,
  • What medications are safe to use,
  • What diet is right for different people.

In doing so, Ruhl brings together much of the research conducted by professionals in the diabetes field, as well as doctor’s advice and possibly most importantly personal experience of that advice.

Ruhl also examines a number or myths and uninformed ‘facts’ that are widely used and thrown at diabetics and makes suggestions in a concise and easy to understand way of dealing with the condition.

Your Comments
 
This was the first book that made sense to me and helped after I was diagnosed in the autumn of 2008. Having also read several cookbooks and other advice both online and in books. It was clear and used academic research to back up claims made. Discussing the alternative views and why in the authors opinion these were incorrect or misguided. It comes down in favour of the low carb diet which I now follow sucessfully.
Posted by Moogie1947, UK on Saturday, December 26, 2009
I had already read the website and got a lot out of it but it is useful having it in book form. A really good book, simply put but with all the detail there if you want it.
Posted by spinningwoman, Exeter on Saturday, November 28, 2009
Lots of useful diabetes information in an easy to read book, much easier to find information here than trawl through their web site - I would recommended this book to the newly diagnosed. I found it informative and easy to understand.
Posted by Sid Bonkers, London UK on Thursday, November 26, 2009
A great book - good to hear a woman's view on diabetes, personally. Nothing that I don't already know, however!
Posted by Lucy, Poole on Tuesday, November 24, 2009
I personally found this a useful book. Granted, Jenny Ruhl doesn't tell me anything new about my diabetes - but it was interesting to read another woman's slant on things.
Posted by Lucy, Scunthorpe on Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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