Comments on: Handiest Little Handbook Ever for the “Born Again Diabetic”

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:25:18 +0000

The very best meter on the market is the one that uses the smallest blood sample and does the least damage to your precious hands. I need functioning fingers in 10, 20, 60 years. Does my Anthem Blue Cross cover Freestyle? Hell no. But you can’t put a price on retaining fingertip sensitivity. I test 15-20x a day these days.

By: leigh1

leigh1 — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:29:09 +0000

Thank you so much, Wil, for your reply. I went back to Amazon and pre-ordered the book there (darn it!), otherwise I would order from the web site that you wrote about. I’m SO looking forward to reading your book! Best regards,

By: M

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:43:23 +0000

(1) As a non-diabetic, I’m not quite clear on what Wil means when he says “What is the very best meter on the market? The one you can get strips for.” Does “get strips for” mean (A) “strips that your health insurance will pay for”, or (B) “strips that are easy to find in drugstores, supermarkets, etc. so that you don’t run out of strips and so you test when you’re supposed to”?

(2) Also, can you explain “Thou shalt think about thy numbers.” Does that mean “just don’t test for the sake of testing, but instead actually react to the numbers by changing your short- and long-term behaviors”?

By: AmyT

AmyT — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:23:57 +0000

Lauren - oh yes! As noted, Wil blogs about his diabetes at Life After Dx.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:52:59 +0000

Is Wil diabetic himself?

By: Wil

Wil — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:13:21 +0000

Amy–Was sorry to hear that Leigh had trouble getting a copy. Amazon’s inventory is temp. out, but more books on the way to them. She should be able to order and they’ll ship to her when they arrive. Barns and Nobel aren’t carrying at this point. She can also order at the publisher’s web site at http://www.redbloodcellbooks.com

By: Stuart Schaffert

Stuart Schaffert — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:32:08 +0000

I just finished reading my copy over the valentines day weekend. It is one of the best diabetes books I’ve ever laid my hands on. This book should be in every diabetes patient’s and diabetes health professional’s library.

Stuart

By: Chad

Chad — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:48:34 +0000

Great Info It was very helpful to me The Ten Commandments of Glucose Meters was pretty cool.

By: leigh1

leigh1 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:28:56 +0000

Hi Amy,
Sounded so intriguing that I went to Amazon and Barnes and Nobel to look for it! The book is not available at Amazon, and Barnes drew a ? I’m so disappointed!

By: George

George — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:24:18 +0000

I can’t wait for my copy to arrive!