Getting used to life with diabetes can be difficult, join the Health Awareness Workshop via Zoom this Saturday 14th November. There will be lots of information to help you learn how to treat and manage your condition effectively.
From advice about what to eat, to emotional support and guidance, to help you live well with diabetes.
Slough Libraries has books for you to read up on the condition explaining how you can fit diabetes around your lifestyle, from what to eat, to how you can treat and manage your condition effectively.Â
Check for availability on our catalogue before requesting these books through Click & Collect. All four of our libraries – The Curve, Britwell, Cippenham and Langley – are now partially open for our new Click and Collect service and book returns. You just need your Library card and PIN number to use this new service and borrow books which our staff will select for you. For Click and Collect go to this link: https://slough.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/HOME
If you're not a member of Slough Libraries, join by clicking on this link and completing an online registration form:
https://slough.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/JOIN
You'll be issued a temp number which you can use to access all E-resources and use Click & Collect.
If you or a loved one is living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, you need this friendly guide to managing health, diet, physical activity, and treatment. This book is packed with simple, easy-to-understand explanations of how diabetes works and practical, positive advice for preventing or living with it.
Dr Hyman's bestselling 'The BloodSugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet' offered readers a step-by-step guide for losing weight and reversing disease. Now Dr Hyman shares more than 150 delicious recipes that support the 10-day detox diet, so you can continue on your path to good health. With easy-to-prepare, delicious recipes for every meal you can achieve fast and sustained weight loss by activating your natural ability to burn fat, reducing insulin levels and inflammation, reprogramming your metabolism, shutting off your fat-storing genes, creating effortless appetite control, and soothing stress.
Gestationaldiabetes, or diabetes during pregnancy, is an increasingly common medical condition, affecting around 35,000 women in England and Wales each year, with a threefold increase in diagnosis in the number of people diagnosed in the past ten years. A diagnosis of diabetes in pregnancy can be stressful and overwhelming and there are often more questions than answers, from 'why me'? to 'what's safe to eat?' to 'what's going to happen to my baby?'. This book, written by by a leading consultant diabetologist, provides a practical, no nonsense approach to understanding the condition, reducing risks and achieving the balance of blood sugar that is crucial to a healthy outcome.
In 'EatingtoBeat Type 2 Diabetes', qualified nutritionist and esteemed author Sarah Flower offers a key message for those who either have or are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes: avoid processed grains, sugars and other foods, and opt instead for a balanced diet containing proper ingredients that are rich in natural fats and good-quality protein. Sarah put her own clients suffering from type 2 diabetes onto this sugar-free, low-carb and high-fat regime with amazing results. They experienced weight loss, increased energy levels and - most importantly - they saw their blood sugar levels decrease to a normal range so that they were able to come off medication. This book explains how to make the essential dietary changes to fight type 2 diabetes and the science behind them.
Acomprehensive self-help guide for people with the condition, either newly diagnosed or for those who've been living withdiabetes for some time. This book has been written to help you understand your diagnosis so you can manage and live well with your diabetes for as long as possible. Every aspect of your life with diabetes is covered - from diet, sex and exercise to mood changes, managing blood glucose levels and physical complications arising from the condition.
What if you could not only manage your diabetes, but actually reverse it? 'The Reverse Your Diabetes Diet' takes a fresh approach to managing type 2 diabetes. Based on the latest research, this book will provide you withthe information you need to modify your diet and achieve stable control of blood glucose levels. Including 60 easy-to-prepare recipes, covering breakfasts, snacks, main meals and even desserts, this book is the perfect guide to nutrition for anyone with type 2 diabetes.
The Hairy Bikers prove that you can still eat your favourite foods while staying healthy and losing weight. With their delicious, low-cal versions of traditional classics and family favourites, the Bikers take the deprivation out of restrictive diets and are here to help you shift the pounds. Whether you've been struggling with Type 2 diabetes for years or have recently been diagnosed, there's no better time to take action and make a change than now. Packed with easy to-understand advice and simple and tasty recipes, this book makes getting your health back on track easier than ever before.