"Ms. O'Grady clearly excels as an educator. Teaching tips are abundantly interspersed in the text and these represent the 'gems' of this book. They demonstrate how complex teaching situations can be presented in simple, easily understood concepts, thereby teaching at the client's level—one of the basics of adult education."

    Paula Ryder, RN, BN, Diabetes Nurse Educator
    Anne Brooks, RN, BN, IBCLC

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"It is exactly what I was looking for."
     Gary Lutz, B. Pharm.

"This book provides the health care professional working in the field of diabetes education with a comprehensive overview of all aspects of diabetes management."

     Danielle Wohlgemuth, RD, CDE

"This book provides the opportunity to individualize diabetes health education for clients and their caregivers . . . . The author has successfully combined current knowledge about diabetes and her professional experience in a unique and well laid out format that is easily adapted to any teaching situation in the home or community."

     Bonnie Dewhirst, RN, BScN

"Thank you so much for looking after my child. I am so glad to have had you as part of our diabetic team."

     Brittany's mom

"Such a knowledgeable and articulate woman must be a real asset to your program. We gained a lot from the workshop, particularly on insulin adjustments. It is not often that we have a speaker who has practical understanding of the needs of Home Nursing Care Staff and patients."

     Joanne Evans, Administrator, Home Nursing Care Program

"Of particular interest and importance to pharmacists is the chapter on monitoring diabetes . . . . optimal blood glucose targets for individual patients, monitoring schedules, common errors in patient monitoring technique and the importance of keeping accurate records of monitoring results."

     Tino Montopoll, BScPhm, CDE (Pharmacy Practice, Vol 14, No 8/August 1998)

"I found this book an excellent, concise resource either studying for the exam or helping my patients. I've had so many comments how much I've helped them."

     Olga Dmytrisin, Pharmacist, CDE

"Excellent guidelines to make sure everything is covered and what topics to cover."

     Pam Noseworthy, RN, CDE, Diabetes Nurse Coordinator

"I love the examples used to help patients relate to complications—i.e. high blood sugar is like shards of glass flowing through blood vessels."

     Kate Brant, Health Educator

"The 'teaching tip' section is very helpful. It illustrates how medical terminology can be translated into terms anyone can understand."

     Tanya Gascoigne, Pharmacist

"I liked Chapter 5—Managing Diabetes. It contained more useful information on actions and action times of the OHAs and insulin than our large reference manual—much easier and quicker to find. I look forward to reading the new edition of To Teach, To Learn, To Live . . . ."

     Kay Moody, RN, Home Care Nursing

"The insulin dosage adjustment and management in Chapter 6 has been invaluable to me—especially when I began work in this field. I have used all sections, but this one I have referred to most. I truly don't know what I would have done without this manual. I would recommend it to anyone interested in Diabetes Education."

    Yvonne Wheeler, Diabetes Nurse Educator, Sussex Health Centre