Elle & Coach

Author: Stefany Shaheen
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 0316258741
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 187

Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller "This book will inspire and encourage countless parents and children around the country. I loved it."---Hillary Rodham Clinton Elle & Coach is the true story of a Type-A mom struggling to care for a daughter who has Type 1 diabetes and of the incredible service dog who changes their lives for the better. Stefany Shaheen tries everything to manage her daughter Elle's deadly and unpredictable disease. Overcoming the skepticism that a dog can provide answers that medical science is still seeking, the family finds a resounding sense of peace and reassurance through Coach's near miraculous abilities as a medic-alert dog, specially trained to detect dangerous changes in blood sugar levels.

Diabetes in Dogs

Author: Gordon Roberts
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781511652681
Category : Diabetes
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
Diabetes can be daunting for both you and your dog. But it does get easier, and it can be managed effectively with the right knowledge. This comprehensive, easy-to-read book will tell you all you need to know about diabetes in dogs and how to improve your diabetic dog's lifestyle for the better. You'll learn: - The biology behind diabetes and how canine diabetes differs to human diabetes - What to feed your diabetic dog to improve his health and well being - How to spot the danger signs of diabetes and what actions to take in an emergency - Why some treatments work better than others, and how treatment for diabetes works - What to expect when becoming a carer and how to efficiently manage the condition This book also includes some useful explanations of common medical terminology used in discussions of diabetes, so that you can be as informed as possible about this condition. It contains some straightforward, honest answers to your most commonly asked questions about canine diabetes. Your dog will thank you for reading it!

Dogs, Diet, and Disease

Author: Caroline D. Levin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780967225326
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book delves into some of today's most troubling canine illnesses, the factors that really cause them. It examines options for treatment, and provides detailed instructions on how to care for chronically ill dogs. With this book, readers can help their dogs have a better quality of life, and spare future pets a lifetime of chronic disease. This award-winning book is excellent if your pet is dealing with diabetic cataracts, or Sudden(ly) Acquired Retinal Degeneration, the sudden blindness associated with excess cortisol production and Cushing's Disease.

Doctor Dogs

Author: Maria Goodavage
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524743054
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Maria Goodavage takes us on a thrilling, delightful, globe-trotting journey to discover the heartwarming and fascinating new world of doctor dogs. In this groundbreaking book, Goodavage brings us behind the scenes of cutting-edge science at top research centers, and into the lives of people whose well-being depends on their devoted, highly skilled personal MDs (medical dogs). With her signature wit and passion, Goodavage explores how doctor dogs are becoming our happy allies in the fight against dozens of physical and mental conditions. We meet dogs who detect cancer and Parkinson’s disease, and dogs who alert people to seizures and diabetic lows or highs and other life-threatening physical ailments. Goodavage reveals the revolutionary ways dogs are helping those with autism, anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder. And she introduces us to intrepid canines who are protecting us from antibiotic-resistant bugs, and to dogs who may one day help keep us safe from epidemic catastrophe. Their paycheck for their lifesaving work? Heartfelt praise and a tasty treat or favorite toy. The emotional element in Doctor Dogs delivers as powerfully as the science. You don’t have to be a dog lover to care deeply about what these dogs are doing and what we are learning from them—although if you’re not a dog lover, you probably will be by the end of the book.

Canine Diabetes Handbook

Author: Dan Dvm Ms Dacvo Lavach
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781493156160
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Diabetes has become one of the most common serious medical problems in dogs. I completely understand your dilemma as an owner of a diabetic dog, as one of my dogs has been diabetic for seven years. Unfortunately, diabetes is a very complex disease, and it requires lifetime medication to control the diabetes. Complications are common, and every dog affected with diabetes will require careful and consistent care in order to minimize the complications. The owner of a diabetic dog must be proactive and understand the disease process as well as being the primary care provider. Most diabetic dogs can continue to lead nearly normal lives, but the diabetes cannot be ignored. This handbook will explain canine diabetes, the complications of diabetes, and the treatments available. It will provide a resource of information regarding pitfalls of treatments, reasons for treatment failures, and solutions for diabetic problems.

Cheating Destiny

Author: James S. Hirsch
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618918997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 350

Book Description
Examines the disease that is becoming America's fastest-growing epidemic, revealing the author's own bout with Type 1 diabetes, the science behind the disease, and the social and economic impact of diabetes in the United States.

The Discovery of Insulin

Author: Michael Bliss
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487516746
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 524

Book Description
The discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto in 1921-22 was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of disease. Insulin was a wonder-drug with ability to bring patients back from the very brink of death, and it was no surprise that in 1923 the Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to its discoverers, the Canadian research team of Banting, Best, Collip, and Macleod. In this engaging and award-winning account, historian Michael Bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin – a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific genius. Originally published in 1982 and updated in 1996, The Discovery of Insulin has won the City of Toronto Book Award, the Jason Hannah Medal of the Royal Society of Canada, and the William H. Welch Medal of the American Association for the History of Medicine.

Training Your Diabetic Alert Dog

Author: Rita Martinez Cpdt-K
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988850811
Category : Animals as aids for people with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 94

Book Description
The Scent of Safety You can harness dogs' amazing sense of smell to manage your diabetes. Many dogs can perform this life-saving task, but they must be trained if you are to produce a reliable diabetic alert service dog (DAD). The authors bring to this book extensive experience in training for diabetic alert and assistance dog work in particular, and over half a century of training dogs for search & rescue, obedience, and therapy in general. They will guide you through this process step by step. This book helps diabetics train their own dog with the help of a professional trainer, and explains how to: o Select a great dog for alert work o Find and work with a qualified trainer o Understand how dogs detect changes in diabetic blood sugar levels o Train alerts and low/high blood sugar signals o Teach your dog to alert at night and in the car o Train other helpful skills such as Go for Help, trailing the diabetic, and retrieving useful items (glucometer, juice box, etc.) o Troubleshoot training difficulties o Locate additional resources on training and assistance dogs And when you are done, you will experience the freedom that comes from knowing a canine friend is looking out for you.

Exercise and Diabetes

Author: Sheri R. Colberg
Publisher: American Diabetes Association
ISBN: 158040507X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 554

Book Description
Physical movement has a positive effect on physical fitness, morbidity, and mortality in individuals with diabetes. Although exercise has long been considered a cornerstone of diabetes management, many health care providers fail to prescribe it. In addition, many fitness professionals may be unaware of the complexities of including physical activity in the management of diabetes. Giving patients or clients a full exercise prescription that take other chronic conditions commonly accompanying diabetes into account may be too time-consuming for or beyond the expertise of many health care and fitness professionals. The purpose of this book is to cover the recommended types and quantities of physical activities that can and should be undertaken by all individuals with any type of diabetes, along with precautions related to medication use and diabetes-related health complications. Medications used to control diabetes should augment lifestyle improvements like increased daily physical activity rather than replace them. Up until now, professional books with exercise information and prescriptions were not timely or interactive enough to easily provide busy professionals with access to the latest recommendations for each unique patient. However, simply instructing patients to “exercise more” is frequently not motivating or informative enough to get them regularly or safely active. This book is changing all that with its up-to-date and easy-to-prescribe exercise and physical activity recommendations and relevant case studies. Read and learn to quickly prescribe effective and appropriate exercise to everyone.

The Ping Project

Author: Shari Finger
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781499742442
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description
Diabetic alert dogs can detect when a diabetic's blood sugar level is too high or too low with amazing accuracy (often 10 -20 minutes before their blood meter). However, the cost of purchasing a professionally trained diabetic alert dog can run as much as $20,000- making it an impossible dream for many families with type 1 diabetic children. The Ping Project proves that diabetic alert dogs can be trained at home, without the need of a professional trainer, and only the cost of having a dog in the household. Follow step-by-step how a family with a ten-year-old boy with type 1 diabetes trained an abandoned puppy to be a diabetic alert dog, and his best friend and faithful companion This book takes a different approach, often involving the child in the training process, while keeping it simple enough for the person with only a small amount of dog training knowledge to follow. The Ping Project was not written for professional dog trainers; it was written for the mom, dad, or diabetic that is interested in training their own dog.