Diabetes books

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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.

The diabetes code
Jason Fung
A popular argument that carbohydrate-heavy eating and insulin resistance drive type 2 diabetes, with fasting and low-carbohydrate diet as central remedies. It is a clear example of the diet-reversal strand, and its claims are contested by m
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Think Like a Pancreas
Gary Scheiner
A practical guide to insulin dosing and blood glucose management for people with type 1 diabetes, written by a clinician who has the condition. It is a standard example of self-management instruction.
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Dr. Bernstein's diabetes solution
Richard K. Bernstein
A book by a physician with type 1 diabetes that advocates very low-carbohydrate eating and frequent small insulin doses. It has been influential among patients who follow strict low-carb plans, and it is debated by many clinicians.
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Dr. Neal Barnard's program for reversing diabetes
Neal D. Barnard
A plant-based diet program presented as a way to reverse type 2 diabetes. It represents the vegetarian and low-fat approach to diabetes care, and its reversal claims are a point of discussion.
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Survival of the Sickest
Sharon Moalem
A popular book on evolutionary medicine that uses genetic conditions to argue that some disease-linked traits were once advantageous. Diabetes is one of several topics it covers, so it sits at the edge of the shelf.
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