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Dr Val Wilson is an academic with a Ph.D and MSc. in diabetes health education, as well as having had Type 1 diabetes for 50 years. Her mission is to help others with diabetes, health professionals and carers by providing information, education and support through her diabetes books.

In 2016, DIABETES: FROM THE EBERS PAPYRUS TO STEM CELL TECHNOLOGY won a silver award from the Non-Fiction Authors' Association. HOW TO LIVE WELL WITH DIABETES has been nominated for the 2020/2021 British Medical Association book awards and most recently, HOW TO REDUCE YOUR CHILD'S SUGAR INTAKE, was published by Robinson in January 2021.

In 2023, PSYCHOLOGY IN DIABETES CARE AND PRACTICE won the British Psychological Society Best Textbook Award. In February 2026, ...more

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Average rating: 4.88 · 186 ratings · 133 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	How to Live Well with Diabetes 4.94 avg rating — 97 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Reduce Your Child's Sugar Intake 4.86 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reincarnation of Sarah Good: Salem Witch 4.62 avg rating — 26 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diabetes: From the Ebers Papyrus to Cell Technology 4.83 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diabetes: The Psychology of Control it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Insulin: Uses and Abuses it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unforeseen Circumstances it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Psychology in Diabetes Care and Practice 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Diabetes Ancient and Modern: The Evolution of Diabetes as a Metabolic Disease 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A new book, How To Reduce Your Child's sugar intake, was released on 14th January by author, Dr Val Wilson.

Sugar is added to almost every food we eat to enhance flavour and texture, and as a preservative. These are often hidden sugars. If you've ever wondered why it's important to reduce the amount of sugar in your diet, and for the rest of the family too, this book tells you how. Loads of meal s Read more of this blog post »

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Val Wilson rated a book it was amazing Diabetes Ancient and Modern: The Evolution of Diabetes as a Metabolic Disease (Hippocrates) by Val Wilson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Format: Paperback Diabetes Ancient and Modern is a very well researched and thoughtfully written book that succeeds in making a complex medical subject both accessible and engaging. By tracing diabetes from its earliest descriptions in ancient civilis ...more
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