The Caregiver's Guide to Diabetes: Practical Advice for Caring for You and Your Loved One
Care for yourself while caring for a loved one with diabetes - Empower yourself to be an attentive caregiver for someone with diabetes while maintaining your own health and well-being. Get guidance on medications, treatments, financial and legal decisions, and practical advice for your own physical and emotional needs. Understand diabetes, read relatable stories, and explore essential caregiver tips.
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Care for Yourself While Caring for a Loved One with Diabetes
Taking care of someone with diabetes can be tiring and emotionally draining. As a caregiver, you might forget to take care of your own health because you are so focused on your loved one. This book helps you be a good caregiver for your friend or family member with diabetes, while also taking good care of yourself.
Give your loved one the support they need with guidance for everything from medications and treatments to financial and legal decisions. You'll also find practical advice for meeting your own physical and emotional needs, and dealing with the unique challenges you face as a caregiver.
Understanding Diabetes
Learn what diabetes is and isn't, how it affects the body, and how your role as caregiver fits in.
Relatable Stories
Read examples of real situations you might face as a diabetes caregiver.
What to Do, Say, and Ask
Explore questions to ask your healthcare provider, and get suggestions for what to do and say in specific situations, like if your loved one is having trouble managing their blood sugar or medication side effects.
Attend to your own needs while being a supportive diabetes caregiver with help from this compassionate guide.
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Brand: Rockridge Press
Publisher Date: 07/27/2021
Author: Amanda Ciprich
Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.0
UPC: 9781648765735
Pages: 166
