Living with Diabetes Disabilities

In an empowering book that addresses attitudes affecting diabetes management, the authors provide suggestions for ways in which family members and co-workers can help make accommodations at home and in the workplace for the person with diabetes.

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The number of people with diabetes who report limitations on their activities is significantly higher than is found in the general population: 50.2 percent for people with type 2, and 42.3 percent for people with type 1, in contrast with 16.1 percent of the general population without diabetes. Living with Diabetes Disabilities addresses attitudes affecting diabetes management and offers suggestions for ways in which family members and co-workers can help make accommodations at home and in the workplace for the person with diabetes. Includes specific information on complications such as foot disorders, hypoglycemia, and neuropathy. Also includes general strategies in dealing with diabetes-related disabilities: legal rights, community resources, public benefit programs, and more.