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Your Book on Type 2 Diabetes

64 pages, A5 size. A comprehensive, illustrated book covering all aspects of type 2 diabetes from monitoring to insurance.


Enjoyable Eating

56 page A5 size book. A total guide to healthy food choices for people with diabetes.
  • Section A - How food affects diabetes covers; what is diabetes; good nutrition improves diabetes control;carbohydrates, the good performers; about fibre.
  • Section B - What to eat? covers: breads and cereals; vegetables; fruit; milk and milk products and calcium; meat and alternatives, iron; vitamins; indulgences.
  • Section C - Food can affect your health, covers: blood pressure, salt; oils- fat cholesterol, triglycerides and omega 3; sugar and spice
  • Section D - Practicalities, covers: fresh is best; what do I buy; eating out for people with diabetes; modify your recipes; recipe rescues (substitutes).
  • Section E - Exercise, covers: muscles need fuel; what's best, some precautions before you start.


    Diabetes and Your Heart

    8 page A5 size illustrated booklet. Topics covered are: Diabetes and your heart, What is heart or cardiovascular disease? Lifestyle risk factors, Medical risk factors, and Suggested reading.


    Insulin in Type 2 Diabetes

    32 page A5 size book the notes have been prepared to help general practitioners deal with insulin treatment in type 2 diabetes: why, who, when, how. They are consistent with the national guidelines prepared by the RACGP.


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    Amongst our range of printed
    Diabetes Resources are

    Your Book on Type 2 Diabetes

    Enjoyable Eating

    Diabetes and Your Heart

    The Diabetes Manual 6th ed

    Healthy Eating & Diabetes Kit

    Diabetes Education Series

    Insulin in Type 2 Diabetes

    Syndrome X


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    Lesley Roberts

    Ph (08)-8222-8898  Fax (08)-8222-6044

    Diabetes Centre, 8 Woodville Rd
    Woodville, South Australia 5011


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    The Diabetes Manual 5th ed

    A comprehensive manual which documents nationally accepted guidelines for diabetes management in hospitals and health care settings. The manual has coloured tab pages which divide it into the following sections:
    • Introduction
    • Understanding diabetes
    • Diabetes education
    • Hospitalisation
    • Monitoring diabetes control
    • Footcare
    • Peri operative management of diabetes
    • Diet and diabetes
    • Maintaining a healthy lifestyle
    • Medication
    • Unstable diabetes
    • Long term complications
    • Pregnancy and diabetes
    • Resources
    • Reference

    Healthy Eating & Diabetes Kit

    A4 size ring binder. A diet kit for use by doctors, dietitians and diabetes educators designed as a tool in dietary education.

    • Section A contains ‘Information for diabetes health professionals’ on the following topics: How to use the kit; healthy eating guidelines for diabetes; healthy weight range chart; carbohydrate foods and the glycaemic index; resources.

    • Section B contains ‘Information for clients’ with separate pamphlets on the following topics: healthy eating and diabetes; 4 day food record; quick guide to food serves; healthy food triangle; major nutrient groups; goal setting; artificial sweeteners; special food products; be a label reader; exercise and type 2 diabetes; how about alcohol; smoking; eating out; cooking hints for low fat, low sugar; choosing cookbooks.
    There are multiple copies of major pamphlets and all pamphlets can be photocopied or ordered separately as required.