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The Diabetic and the Dietitian: How to Help Your Husband Defeat Diabetes . . . Without Losing Your Mind or Marriage!
Written in clear, non-medical English, the book guides and supports the reader through the anxiety and confusion of initial diabetic diagnosis, the recovery process, and maintaining a diabetes free existence. Warm, witty, and reassuring this husband and wife team delivers the psychological support wives need to stay sane as they help hubby defeat diabetes. The authors explain how survive the five stages of diabetic grief, rewire both his and her brain for weight loss, learn menu lingo to uncover hidden blood sugar bombs without sacrificing fun or flavor, clear up carb confusion, and reverse diabetes induced sexual dysfunction. Included is a complete two-week diabetes-defeating meal plan with delicious, easy recipes.
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148 pages, Paperback
Published June 1, 2016
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July 20, 2016
This is an excellent resource for anyone with a spouse who is newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. When my husband was diagnosed 10 years ago, it was a blow out of nowhere for us, and I felt totally lost as to how to help my husband deal with this life-changing condition. I wish I'd had Ellen's book then! Even now, it's a great reminder of what we need to do to make life with diabetes as healthy as possible. I highly recommend the book to anyone managing diabetes in a marriage - it's a quick, easy read that will encourage and motivate you to keep your eyes on the goal of healthy living.
December 31, 2016
Uhm, no. Sorry, but no.
Aside from the fact that this book claims it can and does reverse diabetes, there is so much that had me grating my teeth while reading this (at least trying to read this, to be honest!). My husband is a diabetic, and I'd hoped I'd pick up some clues and tips here how to help with his condition on top of what he's already doing.
Unless I turned into a nagging wife who also treated her husband like a supposed adult whose brain never grew beyond the point of toddler-dom, then yes, maybe I could've found something helpful in there. It boasts of wifely manipulation - to get him to the gym, to get him to eat his veggies, to get him to the doctor.
First of all, the rule of any relationship or marriage, for that matter, is that you cannot change a person if he/she doesn't want to change! Your husband has got to want to do stuff for his health in order to work with his diabetes to manage it. You cannot trick him by swapping his extra-whipped cream Frappuccino with a green smoothie and just say, hey I missed and green colouring fell into the blender (pretty much the kind of reasoning this dietician wife wants you to follow). Is a man, a grown adult, really that gullible? I'd suppose not.
The many interferences by the husband who then passes for a happy-go-lucky idiot with the functioning brain cells of a perpetually drunk/stoned frat boy also do not help. It's meant to be funny, but it's not. The dietician wife then makes a comment that makes you think of someone dealing with their little kid who really doesn't know better and needs Mommy to smile softly and turn his head in the direction of the other shiny toy.
Do I want to treat my husband that way? Forgive me, but I actually respect the man, not see him as a frat boy I have to change and can actually change.
Then the tips - there really isn't much beyond 'take away his daily latte and you'll cut 300 calories from his day just like that!' I'm fine with that...but what if there hasn't been a latte in the first place, or if you've already removed said latte from your daily life? Where/how do you cut those 300 cals from? Better yet - tell me what I need to get in there as more nutritious food.
Basically, this book was a whole bag of tricks for me - how to trick your supposedly adult husband by treating him like a spoilt kid because you know better, into changing who he is to then reverse diabetes. Is that even possible? I'm not sure.
Steer clear of this book - your sanity will thank you for it.
Aside from the fact that this book claims it can and does reverse diabetes, there is so much that had me grating my teeth while reading this (at least trying to read this, to be honest!). My husband is a diabetic, and I'd hoped I'd pick up some clues and tips here how to help with his condition on top of what he's already doing.
Unless I turned into a nagging wife who also treated her husband like a supposed adult whose brain never grew beyond the point of toddler-dom, then yes, maybe I could've found something helpful in there. It boasts of wifely manipulation - to get him to the gym, to get him to eat his veggies, to get him to the doctor.
First of all, the rule of any relationship or marriage, for that matter, is that you cannot change a person if he/she doesn't want to change! Your husband has got to want to do stuff for his health in order to work with his diabetes to manage it. You cannot trick him by swapping his extra-whipped cream Frappuccino with a green smoothie and just say, hey I missed and green colouring fell into the blender (pretty much the kind of reasoning this dietician wife wants you to follow). Is a man, a grown adult, really that gullible? I'd suppose not.
The many interferences by the husband who then passes for a happy-go-lucky idiot with the functioning brain cells of a perpetually drunk/stoned frat boy also do not help. It's meant to be funny, but it's not. The dietician wife then makes a comment that makes you think of someone dealing with their little kid who really doesn't know better and needs Mommy to smile softly and turn his head in the direction of the other shiny toy.
Do I want to treat my husband that way? Forgive me, but I actually respect the man, not see him as a frat boy I have to change and can actually change.
Then the tips - there really isn't much beyond 'take away his daily latte and you'll cut 300 calories from his day just like that!' I'm fine with that...but what if there hasn't been a latte in the first place, or if you've already removed said latte from your daily life? Where/how do you cut those 300 cals from? Better yet - tell me what I need to get in there as more nutritious food.
Basically, this book was a whole bag of tricks for me - how to trick your supposedly adult husband by treating him like a spoilt kid because you know better, into changing who he is to then reverse diabetes. Is that even possible? I'm not sure.
Steer clear of this book - your sanity will thank you for it.
February 8, 2016
Dr. Ellen Albertson is a dietitian and she and her husband wrote this book after he was diagnosed with Type II diabetes. Coincidentally, an offer for an ARC copy of this ebook arrived in my email inbox at the same time my own husband was diagnosed with Type II diabetes.
There isn't any groundbreaking information in here, but the information is presented in a conversational--albeit corny at times--style that almost anyone can understand. While I appreciated the chapter on the psychological tools a woman can use on her husband, I still think a person will really have to want to change in order to see results.
The last chapter has several healthy recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Again, nothing ground-breaking, but it does reinforce that not all foods need to be given up....eat lots of fruits and veggies and exercise portion control!
There isn't any groundbreaking information in here, but the information is presented in a conversational--albeit corny at times--style that almost anyone can understand. While I appreciated the chapter on the psychological tools a woman can use on her husband, I still think a person will really have to want to change in order to see results.
The last chapter has several healthy recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Again, nothing ground-breaking, but it does reinforce that not all foods need to be given up....eat lots of fruits and veggies and exercise portion control!
February 10, 2016
I received this ARC ebook from NetGalley for an honest review.
I chose this book to read, but not because either my husband or I have diabetes. However, we are both especially him at risk to develop diabetes. Wanting to be proactive, I was looking for tips to get your man to develop a regular routine of exercise and healthy eating (especially snacking). This book delivered and more. As a nurse who has done diabetic education, I know the basics of what is and how diabetes affects the body. This book would have been very helpful to enforce the education delivered. It is written in a non medical tone and reads very nicely, giving down to earth tips. The husband's comments, sprinkled through the book addresses his feelings to other men with diabetes. This book educates without being preachy. Highly recommended for those with diabetes and those who want to lower their risk factors.
I chose this book to read, but not because either my husband or I have diabetes. However, we are both especially him at risk to develop diabetes. Wanting to be proactive, I was looking for tips to get your man to develop a regular routine of exercise and healthy eating (especially snacking). This book delivered and more. As a nurse who has done diabetic education, I know the basics of what is and how diabetes affects the body. This book would have been very helpful to enforce the education delivered. It is written in a non medical tone and reads very nicely, giving down to earth tips. The husband's comments, sprinkled through the book addresses his feelings to other men with diabetes. This book educates without being preachy. Highly recommended for those with diabetes and those who want to lower their risk factors.
April 2, 2016
The Diabetic and the Dietitian by written Ellen Albertson is a great non-medical book which gives helps and suggestions to the reader through the various stages from the initial learning that one has diabetes to learning how to life with it. The author wrote this book from the standpoint that it is the man who has diabetes, but it easily can apply to a woman. The author divides the cycle into stages, which are diabetic grief, rewiring the brain for weight loss, how to uncover hidden sugar bombs without sacrificing flavor (or fun), and explaining carbohydrates. My favorite part are the delicious EASY recipes included. This is a great starting point for those who have just learned or those who want great ideas.
I received this book free from NetGalley for an unbiased review of it. Thanks NetGalley for this opportunity.
I received this book free from NetGalley for an unbiased review of it. Thanks NetGalley for this opportunity.
July 1, 2016
The author nicely puts together advice to help in all stages of diabetes. I have several family members who have this disease. I would recommend this book to them and others. I like the fact that there is recipes and things to do. It helps to know what you are heading into and what you can do to help along the way.
June 15, 2016
so. Bad. Sexist and condescending and just... awful? Can't believe this has good reviews, to be honest.
Read and reviewed for CBR 8: here, but honestly: just skip this one.
Read and reviewed for CBR 8: here, but honestly: just skip this one.
April 24, 2016
This is geared toward how to help someone adjust to new eating habits after being diagnosed with diabetes. You don't have to be a diabetic or have a diabetic spouse to get some useful information from this book. I think in general, this is a very healthy way to eat.
June 6, 2016
The information in this book is positive and uplifting when the subject is not. All the information is reinforcing good, healthy lifestyle choices that will improve living for everyone, not just married couples. Thanks for taking the time to write this!
April 9, 2016
Excellent resource. Review to follow.
April 9, 2016
I read the ebook of this from Netgalley. Very good! Will give a full review soon.
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