The Diabetes Carbohydrate and Fat Gram Guide
Author: Lea Ann Holzmeister
From the experts at the American Diabetes Association
The ultimate reference for anyone looking to shop with confidence while managing diabetes with ease, this comprehensive book lists foods, serving sizes, and nutrition information for generic, packaged, and fast foods. Completely updated for the third edition, this handy guide includes ten nutritional facts each for over 7,000 foods.
Library Journal
In this third edition (the last was published in 2000) of the American Diabetes Association's useful guide, registered dietician and certified diabetes educator Holzmeister (101 Nutrition Tips for People with Diabetes) aims to help diabetics make educated food choices. After defining terms and briefly discussing food product labeling in the introduction, the author explains the four meal-planning methods used by diabetics (each represented by a chart) and weighs their pros and cons. Then the nutritional information for many generic and brand-name foods and beverages (arranged by food category) are listed, including 1500 new entries. Readers will find staples like peanut butter and eggs as well as fast foods served at establishments like Krispy Kreme Donuts, Subway, and Pizza Hut. Although there is no index, which would have allowed users to look up a particular food, this book still has great value. Recommended for diabetics and libraries serving diabetic populations.-Karen Sutherland, Bartlett P.L., IL Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying
Author: Maggie Callanan
Five years after its first publication, with more than 150,000 copies in print, Final Gifts has become a classic. In this moving and compassionate book, hospice nurses Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley share their intimate experiences with patients at the end of life, drawn from more than twenty years experience tending the terminally ill.
Through their stories we come to appreciate the near-miraculous ways in which the dying communicate their needs, reveal their feelings, and even choreograph their own final moments; we also discover the gifts—of wisdom, faith, and love—that the dying leave for the living to share.
Filled with practical advice on responding to the requests of the dying and helping them prepare emotionally and spiritually for death, Final Gifts shows how we can help the dying person live fully to the very end.
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