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# The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed (Marlowe Diabetes Library) Paperback – Illustrated, October 27, 2015

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A Great Starting Place for Type 2 Folks
  

*by D***S on Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2007*

Many of the reviews written here diss this book for not covering this or that, especially the emotional rollercoaster that can attend this or any other lifestyle changing condition. The "negatives" can also be interpretted as "matter-of-fact". She does not talk about how to get rid of the condition, but neither does she bring false hope that all of us who are type 2 diabetics can somehow be cured. It's true that some can control the condition with diet and that some who lose enough weight and are careful can reverse the diagnosis. It's not the norm, however. Most will live with diabetes and all of its possibilities, some controlling their levels with diet and pills, some with diet and insulin injections. Some will never be able to control it; some will not be willing to try. The author is not trying to bring doom and gloom or to touch every single variation on the theme. It is a refreshing dose of reality in fairly concise language.The two most important statements in the book are that I am in charge of my health care and that if I am a smoker, one of the simplest and best ways to help my treatment is to stop smoking. Taking charge of my health care made a monumental change in the level of attention that I received from my physicians and the quality of information that I received. I was suddenly treated with much more respect, and as more of a participant rather than a mere receiver of instructions to be blindly followed. My appointments changed from 8 minute data sessions to 30-45 minute discussions of how things worked and what could be tweaked to make things work better. Very important change in relationship with my main doc; it was good before, but now is great!Also remember that this is an INTRODUCTION to this condition, not the be-all and end-all of information. It helps the reader to formulate good questions to bring to their physicians and other members of their health-care team--questions that might otherwise go unasked and thus unanswered. Most of us are not well enough informed about this or any other subject when we first start learning about it.I've purchased three of these and given two of them away to newly diagnosed folks who have thanked me profusely for the great info that they've received and the hope that this book brings. It is a reality check that shares both benefits from good self-care and dangers from ignorance and neglect with this thing called type 2 diabetes. Lots of folks saw the horror stories, some folks saw the offer of light at the end of the tunnel. Look for the light. It's in there!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    I thought I "knew" about Type 2 Diabetes.  Well, this book gave me the REAL picture.
  

*by M***S on Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2023*

Out of the massive number of diabetes books available, I ordered this book chiefly on the reviews here.  According to Amazon readers,  The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes seemed to contain the most pertinent info a stunned newly-diagnosed diabetic needed to read before attending the first Diabetes class with my HMO.  And they were dead-on correct.Halfway through reading it, the light bulb came on, and boy was it flashing (not quite code red, but more caution yellow).  After 5 or 6 years as pre-diabetic, with a new diagnosis of the Real Thing (thanks to an A1c of 6.6), author Gretchen Becker showed me there's no time to waste.  We pre-diabetics and newly-diagnosed diabetics have precious beta cells in our pancreas that need protecting, like, YESTERDAY.  Get ready to think of them with the love and concern of a mama bear, because without their tireless functioning, the path ahead can offer some rather dire outcomes.Becker lines up the information in a way that addresses the emotional jolt of a diagnosis as well as providing clear descriptions of choices we all will have to make.  Get this book!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Best place to start
  

*by M***E on Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2020*

My husband has Type 2 Diabetes, almost lost him with in the first 2 weeks of being diagnosed, but thankfully he has been given a chance to turn things around.  There is a enormous amount of things to learn, to understand, to change, to do.  This book has been a great help. Well written, easy reading, relatable situations, better understanding of what to expect, just page after page of unjudgmental help, it is a valuable aid for the person who has diabetes and for people that care about them.

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