Living with Chronic Illness: Days of Patience and PassionFrom coping with uncertainty, pain and disability, to dealing with the effects of illness on self-esteem, relationships, and emotional well-being, Ms. Register reveals the toll chronic illness can take, and the rich possibilities it can present. Featured in Jane Brody's Personal Health column in The New York Times. |
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Page 134
... insulin level was being adjusted , but after that he learned to maintain the balance himself . His mother , diabetic for the previous ten years , was determined to keep his life as normal as possible . His parents placed no ...
... insulin level was being adjusted , but after that he learned to maintain the balance himself . His mother , diabetic for the previous ten years , was determined to keep his life as normal as possible . His parents placed no ...
Page 179
... insulin reaction , I had to have sugar for that and wait until it cleared up or I could not attend to the children , and that was hard to handle . I would have insulin reactions with no warning sometimes , and they took the form of ...
... insulin reaction , I had to have sugar for that and wait until it cleared up or I could not attend to the children , and that was hard to handle . I would have insulin reactions with no warning sometimes , and they took the form of ...
Page 348
... insulin- dependent " diabetes , which comes on in childhood or early adulthood and requires daily injections of insulin and frequent monitoring of the glucose level in the blood or urine . The intensity of symptoms and rate of ...
... insulin- dependent " diabetes , which comes on in childhood or early adulthood and requires daily injections of insulin and frequent monitoring of the glucose level in the blood or urine . The intensity of symptoms and rate of ...
Contents
Naming the Problem | 1 |
Naming Your Unhealthy Self | 32 |
The Etiquette of Chronic Illness | 55 |
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