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Increasing numbers of people with type 1 diabetes, all of whose lives depend on insulin, as well as type 2 diabetics, have already adopted the insulin pump, which replaces a regimen of insulin shots with a continuous delivery of insulin. Yet many who stand to benefit from "the pump" are put off by not fully understanding the device, and many already using it don't have anyone with whom to compare notes about its use. Now Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, who has used the pump for more than three years, cuts through common personal fears about the pump and offers insight into the day-to-day challengesand rewardsof life with it. Drawing on interviews with more than seventy-five pump users, including Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999, as well as diabetes experts and other health professionals, Kaplan-Mayer discusses how the pump affects your sex life, dealing with money issues, finding support, counting carbohydrates, and much more. Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified offers knowledgeable, informative, reassuring advice that all pump userscurrent and futurewill find extremely valuable. Charts and tables add to this valuable insider's guide.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Some of the tips are quite handy and did give me a good idea of what to expect when starting on the pump. However, a lot of the advice concerned the American health service and dealing with insurance companies. Any references to blood glucose levels were also confusing as Americans do not use mmol/l.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I think this book is not helpful at all, and does not cover any of the real issues that people will encounter .... for eg: of course, you can wear a pump when doing such and such because Mrs X did ... and this is it.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Great for a new pumper or someone who cares about one
29 Aug 2004
Format:Paperback
I've been a Type 1 (IDDM) diabetic for over 15 years. I was lucky in the sense that I didn't get it until college, so I didn't have to deal with it as a child. However, diabetes at any age is tough. The insulin dependent kind in particular is tough because no amount of exercise or weight loss is going to reverse it. However, there is one thing that can come close, insulin pump therapy.
I'm now in my late 30s and my diabetes was getting much more difficult to control. I decided to seriously consider pump therapy. I knew a bit about it but not much. This book has made me an insulin pumping pro and helped me put any fears I had into perspective.
I bought this book because I wanted to hear about pumping from another diabetic who was using an insulin pump. Gabrielle Kaplan-Meyer does a great job of making pumping easy to understand and gives someone considering pumping clear facts. There are many issues to consider and having a clear guide helps tremendously.
Kaplan-Mayer gives you the facts in stories. The stories come from her own life or from interviews with other insulin pumping diabetics. Those help you relate and gives you what you need to make a good decision. At the end of each chapter she has a checklist highlighting important things to remember. That makes it easy to take in and easy to refer back to, if needed.
I even took the book to the hospital with me when checked in to get my new pump. It came in handy during my first few days and when I had some worries, I could quickly refer back to it for information. I've even loaned to a friend so he can learn more about what I have to deal with.
I would highly recommend this book to any diabetic considering pumping.
I'm now in my late 30s and my diabetes was getting much more difficult to control. I decided to seriously consider pump therapy. I knew a bit about it but not much. This book has made me an insulin pumping pro and helped me put any fears I had into perspective.
I bought this book because I wanted to hear about pumping from another diabetic who was using an insulin pump. Gabrielle Kaplan-Meyer does a great job of making pumping easy to understand and gives someone considering pumping clear facts. There are many issues to consider and having a clear guide helps tremendously.
Kaplan-Mayer gives you the facts in stories. The stories come from her own life or from interviews with other insulin pumping diabetics. Those help you relate and gives you what you need to make a good decision. At the end of each chapter she has a checklist highlighting important things to remember. That makes it easy to take in and easy to refer back to, if needed.
I even took the book to the hospital with me when checked in to get my new pump. It came in handy during my first few days and when I had some worries, I could quickly refer back to it for information. I've even loaned to a friend so he can learn more about what I have to deal with.
I would highly recommend this book to any diabetic considering pumping.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
No More Fear Factor!
17 Dec 2002
Format:Paperback
Gabrielle brings both a professional and a personal perspective to demystifyiing the insulin pump. This is a resource for every physician's book shelf to share with patients. All parents of children diagnosed with Juvenile diabetes need to own this book. The options for a fuller life that the pump gives to people with diabetes is highlighted in this book. The book, by demystifying the pump, greatly reduces the fear often associated with use of the pump. A book of this sort is long overdue. Kudos to Gabrielle and Gary!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Great book.
1 Jan 2003
Format:Paperback
finally, someone had to courage to write an easy to understand book for us, regular folks. The book is easy to follow and I could actually understand what I needed to do next to help improve my quality of life. Kudos to the author.
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