New Diabetes Books Abound

New diabetes books are appearing left and right, and we’ve complied a list of some newly published and up-and-coming titles you won’t want to miss. Check out our diabetes books list, and if you’ve already read the books, please send us your feedback.

Insulin Pumps and Continuous Glucose Monitoring: A User’s Guide to Effective Diabetes Management

Francine Kaufman

Acclaimed pediatric endocrinologist, Dr. Francine Kaufman, who shared a story with us about her work in Haiti, has written a book on new diabetes technology. Insulin Pumps and Continuous Glucose Monitoring explains how new devices can dramatically improve care, as well as how to prepare for the physical and psychological challenges that come with these new regimens.

It provides a comprehensive medical approach to diabetes management and pump therapy with an appreciation for the real-life challenges and frustrations faced every day by people with diabetes. Dr. Kaufman’s book demonstrates just how well people with diabetes on insulin therapy can manage with insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors.

True Believers: A Novel

Kurt Andersen

Kurt Andersen’s latest novel tells the story of Karen Hollander, who has type 1 diabetes.  According to the book description, Hollander is a celebrated attorney who removed herself from consideration for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Her reasons have their roots in 1968—an episode she’s managed to keep secret for more than forty years.

Now, with the imminent publication of her memoir, she’s about to let the world in on that shocking secret—as soon as she can track down the answers to a few crucial last questions.

 As Karen reconstructs the past and reconciles the girl she was then with the woman she is now, finally sharing pieces of her secret past with her national-security-cowboy boyfriend and Occupy-activist granddaughter, the power of memory and history and luck become clear. Sounds intriguing, but what we really want to know about is the character’s diabetes.

D-blogger Mike Hoskins who reviewed True Believers said, “Throughout the narrative, readers are treated to about 30 separate mentions of type 1 diabetes, woven into the story naturally as part and parcel of the protagonist’s life. To achieve this, Kurt transposed some of his own D-experiences and emotions into his main character, who was diagnosed as a teenager in 1967.”

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Dad

Scott Benner

D-blogger Scott Benner, who writes Arden’s Day has written a memoir about being a 12-year stay-at-home dad and the father of a little girl with type 1 diabetes.

When Scott’s daughter Arden was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of two, his life changed, but his positive attitude didn’t.

If Scott’s voice shines through in this book as well as it does in his blog, then we can expect an honest, funny, and sometimes heart-wrenching account of life.  As someone who is always overwhelmed by piles of laundry, I have a feeling I will be able to relate to much of this book, even if I’m a mother, not a dad.   

Life is Short, Laundry is Eternal has a Facebook page.

 

 

Raising Teens with Diabetes: A Survival Guide for Parents

Jessica Apple

Jessica Apple grew up in Houston. She studied Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan, and completed an MA in the same field at the Hebrew University. She began to write and publish short stories while a student, and has continued to write essays and fiction while raising her three sons (and many pets).

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Jessica Apple

Jessica Apple grew up in Houston. She studied Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan, and completed an MA in the same field at the Hebrew University. She began to write and publish short stories while a student, and continues to write essays and fiction while raising her three sons (and many pets). Jessica’s work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Financial Times Magazine, The Southern Review, The Bellevue Literary Review, Tablet Magazine, and elsewhere. She is the diabetes correspondent for The Faster Times. In 2009 she and her husband, both type 1 diabetics, founded A Sweet Life, where she serves as editor-in-chief. Jessica loves spending time with her sons, cooking with her husband, playing with her cats, reading, biking, drinking coffee, and whenever possible, taking a nap. Follow Jessica on Twitter (@jessapple)