Kickass Healthy LADA, Jacqueline Haskins
Kickass Healthy LADA, Jacqueline Haskins
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Kickass Healthy LADA
How to Thrive with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults

Author: Jacqueline Haskins, Dr. Maury Hafermann

Narrator: Samantha Desz

Unabridged: 10 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Balance

Published: 04/04/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The first book for the general public on LADA (Latent Auto-immune Diabetes in Adults) aka Diabetes 1.5, Kickass Healthy Lada offers the most up to date (and little known) information, with practical strategies and tips for healthy living. If you are one of the millions of Americans with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA), you may not even know it. You may be one of the ten percent of people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who actually have LADA. Even if you do know that you have LADA, sometimes called “diabetes 1.5,” you’re likely to be inundated with unhelpful advice and potentially harmful treatments, leaving you feeling confused and overwhelmed. That was Jacqueline Haskins’ experience.  After visiting five doctors before getting helpful guidance, and realizing there wasn’t a friendly “how-to” book meant for the general public about LADA—she decided to write one.
Thoroughly researched, empathetic, and practical, Kickass Healthy LADA shares Haskins’s hard-earned expertise. Medically reviewed and vetted, this go-to guide provides critical information and insights, including: A detailed breakdown of the different diabetes diagnoses What makes LADA different and how to find the best treatment team Insulin: what it is, what it does, and how to know if we need more of this natural hormone Tools for good health with LADA, including food and nutrition advice Introducing Carb-Craft: how to safely enjoy the foods you love With a biologist’s keen eye, a patient-advocate’s tenacity, and the humor of a trusted friend, Haskins offers an essential toolkit for anyone diagnosed with LADA.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lea

LADA, Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults. In his mid-50s, my husband was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetics; however, more testing (due to my tenacious researching) revealed he was actually a slim, active, healthy Type 1 diabetic or LADA. If this describes you or a loved one’s situation, read this bo......more

Really enjoyed reading this book! The author has a down to earth style that really hooked me. I don't have LADA but do have autoimmune issues and her story of dealing with the medical system, advocating for self and finding a path that works for you really struck home with me. I also really enjoyed......more

Goodreads review by Susan

I was delighted to receive an advance copy of this book, and have been lucky enough to have known the author for years. Her overriding message is that you CAN permanently change your relationship to yourself, to food and eating, and to other healthy lifestyle choices, and though the transition may n......more

I was an early reader of this part memoir, part health/science/fitness guide for people who want to know more about diabetes, yes, but also anyone who wants to truly understand how our bodies consume food and what can go wrong. The best thing this author does, which I haven't seen anywhere else pres......more

Goodreads review by Heather

I am not diabetic. I had originally purchased this book to support a friend, figuring I’d skim it and then pass it on. However, within the first few pages I was hooked by Haskins’ down-to-earth, compassionate, self-deprecating, and insightful writing, the sort I enjoy in memoirs, and I read it cover......more