Type 1 Diabetes in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults (Class Health)

"I've bought 5 books about diabetes since my 2-yr old was diagnosed with type-1 in November 2007, and this is the best one by miles. It gives you more details than the hospital staff were able or willing to, e.g. time curves of effectiveness of different brands of insulin, how to inject for maximum or most immediate impact, what proportion of the condition is likely to be genetic vs environmental, and what the long-term risks are (which the doctors are definitely reluctant to talk about!) etc.

Had I known that in children with genetic predisposition there was a higher rate of incidence for those who drunk high amounts of cow's milk, I would have restricted my daughter's intake to the recommended amounts (she is keen on milk)!

All in all, it's a book with the science if you want it, and the practical tips you need to manage the condition in the best possible way, which is key to reducing the risk of long-term damage.

Highly recommended.
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~ Written on 2007-12-24

"This book is briliant! I have been diagnosed with type 1 for about a month now and have been given very little information on the whole condition. i.e the iformation is stuff you already know from lessons at school like your immune system has decided to attack you and you will be on insulin for the rest of your life as you can't make it yourself because your pancreus is now kaput.
This book explains so much I haven't yet been able to find a question it dosn't have some kind of answer to from differing types of sweeteners and insulines to having a baby or even minor things that sressed me out like bruses on my tummy explaing that this is normal not something I am doing wrong! with clear pictures, tips and graphs this is a brilliant book for the no.1 carer of someone with this condition weather that is: parents (looking after small children), someone like me who wants to know the facts so she can get on with her life or someone who has had diabetes for a long time there will be something there for you an example is the link between diabetes and hypothyroidism (which I also have) both are autoimmune probablems and how it effects your medication.
I'll be honest I havent bought any other books out there on the condition as I feel this one has it all and then some.
what can i say? buy it now!!
(p.s I agree with a reviewer further down about this book maybe scairing parents a bit just remember the complications it talks about may happen or they maynot depending on how well the individual looks after themselves and there are support groups out there)."
~ Written on 2007-08-05

"I can not recommend this book highly enough. I have used it many times, especially when, as is often the case, I can't get hold of anyone in the 'Medical Profession' and need to make a quick decision about my daughters health. My husband and I are on the committee of a support group for parents of children with diabetes and we always recommend this book to the parents of newly diagnosed children. A very helpful and easy to use book."
~ Written on 2006-07-12

"This is an invaluable book for anyone who has Type 1 Diabetes or has a family member suffering from the condition. So why did I hesitate before buying it? Because, before I read it, I thought it would be just another book on diabetes, written in the same old formula by another health professional for whom diabetes is the day job while families with a diabetic child live with it day in, day out.

If that sounds cynical maybe it's the result of sitting in on too many sessions with the 'diabetes health care team.' However if they're getting to you too read Dr Ragnar Hanas' book. I've learnt considerably more from it than all the clinics and advice sessions that we've been obliged to attend put together. It should be recommended reading for anyone whose job it is to work with people suffering from diabetes or their families.

The writer's whole approach to the subject seems not only genuinely empathetic but illuminating. This book is packed full of information in a clearly laid out informative text. He is able to deliver medical information in a concise, accessible way. And that's the thing. He explains things. He doesn't assume patients won't get it so he'll just throw in some patronising prose. He covers everything thoroughly to help the reader make sense of the subject.

When our young son was diagnosed we were on holiday in Wales and met a wonderful nurse who helped us more than anyone else has since. In Dr Ragnar Hanas' book, underpinning the scholarship, there seems to be that same quality of giving hope and encouragement by treating families as people and not merely patients or data in some health service system.

The author advises that you don't need to read the almost 400 pages cover to cover - I did. As a parent with a sick child I would never recommend this book to another parent if it wasn't worth having. It definitely is worth having.

David Parker"
~ Written on 2005-04-11

"The title is slightly misleading. Do not assume if you are an ADULT withdiabetes, this book isn't for you. It is!!! Yes, if you are a parent whohas a child with diabetes, this book is the one for you, but if, likemyself, you've got Type 1 diabetes, and are an adult, buy this book!
I developed Type 1 diabetes at the age of 17, in 1987. I managed to gethold of one of the first copies of this book, before it went on sale,through a medical rep, after hearing about it from Diabetes UK. That wasin 1998.
I cannot believe that someone can write such an indepth, factual, easy tounderstand, and superb book without having diabetes themselves, but thisprofessional, Ragnar, has.
I know nothing of the author, but all I can say is a HUGE Thank you tohim! For anyone out there with diabetes, whether it be newly diagnosed ornot, whether its you yourself that has the condition or a child of yours,go out and buy this! You will never need another diabetes book again; thiscontains every answer to every question you'll ever ask about thecondition!
You don't need to read it cover to cover; I have always used it as areference book whenever I've come across something with my diabetes that Idon't quite understand or want to know more about.
Absolute must for ALL diabetics! Superb!!!!!"
~ Written on 2004-04-25