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Gretchen Becker book

googlegoss

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Location
Redditch
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Has anyone read Gretchen Becker's book on the first year of being a diabetic. Someone said I should perhaps buy it as its really good but dont want to waste my money on something that is a waste of time.
 
Yep this is a great book to read.
Full of knowledge and practical information.
A great book for your first year as the title 'is' aptly named :thumbup:
Quite a few of us have benefitted from reading this one.
Hope this helps?
Anna.
 
Thanks Anna. Will take the plunge and order. Anything learnt is a good thing.
 
Spend your money on this one rather than one or two of the cookery for diabetics books.... get your recipes from this forum!
I have the Gretchen book and tho it is a bit scarey at times it is worth having.
 
googlegoss - it IS a good book, you might be able to buy it cheaper second hand from Amazon?
 
I bought this book 3 months ago and it has really helped me to understand what is going on and what questions to ask and think about. I totally recommend it.
 
googlegoss, I actually got a copy of this book from my local library so you might want to try that, Deb x
 
I found this a very useful book when first diagnosed, very informative in an easy to understand no jargon way :thumbup:
 
I did buy it and started reading it but ended up doing most of my reading on this board instead, I'll get back to it at some point.

What I did read was informative and I didn't regret the purchase.
 
My boyfriend bought this for me when I was in a panic after first being diagnosed, and I found it a great help in explaining where you go from initial diagnosis, when you just need to know the basics, then it leads into stuff you need later on. It's a great book to start you off, definately one of the better books I've read on diabetes.

This website is great for advice from 'real' people living with diabetes too.

S
 
Thanks for all your replies. Will look forward to reading it.

I have found this site really helpful and the best advice regarding diabetes than anywhere else. I wouldnt have got as far as I have without this site and the fab people on it. :thumbup:
 
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