Synopses & Reviews
Few diabetes books focus specifically on the day-to-day issues facing people who use insulin. In this fully updated and revised edition, diabetes educator Gary Scheiner provides the tools to “think like a pancreas”—to successfully master the art and science of matching insulin to the bodys ever-changing needs. Comprehensive, free of medical jargon, and packed with useful information not readily available elsewhere, this new edition covers the many strides taken in diabetes education and management since the first edition seven years ago.
Think Like a Pancreas includes critical information, such as day-to-day blood glucose control and monitoring, designing an insulin program to best match your lifestyle, up-to date medication and technology, and new insulin formulations and combinations.
Review
DiabetesMine.com, 2/21/12
“Think Like a Pancreas covers essentially anything and everything you’d need to know about living with diabetes.”
About.com, 3/1/12 “This highly practical, humorous, and detailed guide covers it all.”
Review
DiabetesMine.com, 2/21/12
Think Like a Pancreas covers essentially anything and everything youd need to know about living with diabetes.”About.com, 3/1/12
This highly practical, humorous, and detailed guide covers it all.”
Eat Healthy, Live Well (blog), 3/8/12In his down-to-earth approach he offers a plethora of innovative out-of-the-box tips for taking care of the everyday, literal and figurative, ups and downs of diabetes using insulin
a terrific addition to your diabetes bookshelf.” Library Journal, 3/29/12Striking a balance between a casual and professional tone, Scheiner presents this material in an approachable manner
Recommended for public and consumer health libraries, especially those with the first edition.”
HealthCentral.com, 8/21/12
So readable that I found myself wanting to read every word of it when I picked it up with the intention of just skimming through it
The best guidance anywhere for people using insulin or thinking about it.”
Diabetes Forecast, February 2014
With the authors amiable voice and reasonable take on diabetes management, this is a far cry from a stuffy disease book.”
2014 Diabetes Educator of the Year, American Association of Diabetes Educators
Synopsis
The essential guide that “provides an organized and systematic approach to demystify[ing] the complexities of insulin and glucose regulation”—Diabetes Source
Synopsis
The all-in-one, comprehensive resource for the millions of people with diabetes who use insulin, revised and updated.Few diabetes books focus specifically on the day-to-day issues facing people who use insulin. Diabetes educator Gary Scheiner provides the tools to "think like a pancreas" -- to successfully master the art and science of matching insulin to the body's ever-changing needs. Comprehensive, free of medical jargon, and packed with useful information not readily available elsewhere, such as:
- Day-to-day blood glucose control and monitoring
- Designing an insulin program to best match your lifestyle
- Up-to date medication and technology
- New insulin formulations and combinations
- and more
With detailed information on new medications and technologies -- both apps and devices -- surrounding insulin, as well as new injection devices, and dietary recommendations,
Think Like a Pancreas is the insulin user's go-to guide.
About the Author
Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE, is a certified diabetes educator, insulin-pump user and trainer, and exercise physiologist. He serves on the board of directors of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and lives in Pennsylvania.