Diabetes Burnout: What To Do When You Can’t Take it Anymore
Written by admin on August 20th, 2010
- ISBN13: 9781580400336
- Condition: New
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Product Description
Diabetes Burnout is an interactive book that addresses the emotional issues that contribute to poor glycemic control and provides guidance to overcoming the barriers to good self-care. Worksheets help readers assess their current state of motivation and establish a successful plan of action…. More >>
August 20th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
The book took a little long to get delivered but it is in great shape.
Rating: 3 / 5
August 20th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
EXCELLENT book for those living with diabetes. Diabetes burnout is very common. This book is full of tips, suggestions, and even tests, to help you in dealing with diabetes.
Rating: 5 / 5
August 20th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Author William Polonsky, PhD and the folks of the ADA have yet again slaughtered, (almost unrecognizably) a topic of incredible worth.
Despite the authors appalling assertions, and “rah-rah” disregard… it is not possible to 100% summarily reject this book, (very close but not quite). The author describes the metaphors of the malevolent ~Sugar Fairy~, “werewolves”, diabetes “sugar police” to name a few, all amusing analogies, and potent images. All creatures, people whom diabetics meet on an almost daily basis, both in others and themselves. But too little time is spent evolving them, honing them into more meaningful useful images! He gave them a name, NOW what?
Multiple studies, research is described throughout the book, time and again it’s quoted, yet NONE is cited/listed anywhere to enable the reader to do further research, much less read those studies in full.
The book is well intentioned, and marks the beginning of ~new gates~ through which others will build the cobbled inroads toward the ~mental health~ management of this disease. An area dangerously overlooked in the medical community.
Yet, as written, what could have been a fabulous masonry gate, (worthy of Roman Architecture), in its place stands a few stones piled together of far less inherent value. The authors credibility quickly is non-existent, (and totally delusional) based on his appalling sentiments, “Checking blood glucose sometimes hurts” (SOMETIMES : O) is the heading which I read, slack-jawed and instantly numb with disbelief.
The author begins the paragraph touting the incredible improvements of technology. Correctly so in the case of the new ultra-fine lancets of today, yet a total mystery (fabrication?) when he mumbles about something called a laser lancet. However, it is the lines 5-6 of this heading which seals this readers opinion:
“If you are checking correctly, it should be relatively painless most of the time.” (p102 Sub-Heading 7, lines 5-6).
Refering to blood tests by this statement it is BLATENTLY apparent that despite his “academic credentials”, his “Joslin experience” with diabetics, the author is OBLIVIOUS in his ivory tower!
The author this reader suggests might do well to test himself IMMEDIATELY and with far, far more frequency as then a mere few pages later (p105-6) the author advocates “…having a serious talk with your blood glucose meter….” : O. On second thought never mind testing, somebody get this guy some juice, he’s hypo!
But the experience of testing even once would meaningfully teach him the arrogance of his false words! The book has very little merit for type 1 diabetics, (or persons with any diabetes experience) and is appalling in it’s a-typical ~rah-rah~ cheer leading. And it is tragic because it is a topic that is profoundly needed to be done well…
All in all save the money unless you find it second hand.
Rating: 2 / 5
August 20th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
I am so please with Amazon. I order most of my books and gifts on Amazon. It is so easy and quick. I recommend it to my family and friends. Easy to pay and easy to get reviews. Plus Amazon has great communication and I can track my orders.
This particular order was Diabetes Burnout. Very helpful. Because of it I joined a support group.
Rating: 5 / 5
August 20th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
Marvellous book – gave me further insights that have been extremely useful. Recommend this book.
Rating: 5 / 5