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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hieronymus, Laura.
8 weeks to maximizing diabetes control/Laura Hieronymus, Christine Tobin.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-58040-279-8 (alk. paper)
1. Diabetes—Popular works. I. Tobin, Christine. II. Title. III. Title: Eight weeks to maximizing diabetes control.
RC660.4.H54 2008
616.4′62—dc22
2008000957
eISBN: 9781580403757
Acknowledgments
To my husband, G.D. (Chief), and our daughters, Kelly and Lindsay, my life—my loves, for their support in my ongoing efforts for diabetes education.—Laura
My gratitude to the people with diabetes who teach me every day what it entails to fit diabetes into their lifestyles. To my husband for his support.—Chris
TABLE OF CONTENTS
“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”—Reinhold Niebuhr
“Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me and I’ll remember. Involve me and I’ll understand.”—Confucius
“Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.”—Henry Ford
Being Active—The Magic of Movement
“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.”—Lou Holtz
Monitoring—Don’t Give Up on Excellence
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.”—Aristotle
Taking Medication—Is It Necessary?
“The facts speak for themselves.”—Demosthenes
“Skill to do comes of doing.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Positive Steps to Healthy Coping
“Each step upward makes me feel stronger and fit for the next step.”—Mohandas K. Ghandi
“Success…is a result, not a goal.”—Gustave Flaubert
“No matter how good you get you can always get better and that’s the exciting part.”—Tiger Woods