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Winner of the 2023 American BookFest Award in Health and a 2023 Reader’s Favorite five-star selection, Kickass Healthy LADA: How to Thrive with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (Hachette 2023) is the first book for the general public on an underdiagnosed, often confusing condition affecting millions of Americans. A fun and empathetic read, with practical strategies and tips that can be tailored to any lifestyle or heritage, Kickass Healthy LADA offers relief and hope to patients as well as valuable insights for health professionals. Endorsed by a former president of the American Diabetes Association and medically vetted, this actionable go-to guide brims with insights and inspiration.
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“Thank you so much for recommending Jackie Haskins’ amazing book in the TCOYD newsletter—it’s absolutely wonderful—her dietary advice is spot on.” — Dr. I.G. Paterson, University of Sheffield
“Very entertaining and scientifically accurate… I recommend this book to all newly diagnosed patients with type 1 diabetes or LADA and their family members.” — Endocrinologist Lorena Wright, UW Medicine Diabetes Institute
“Reading your book now, and it’s an absolute joy. Fun to read, incredibly informative. My husband was diagnosed with LADA two years ago and we have struggled to find helpful information. THANK YOU for creating such a great book.”—Elle I.
“Haskins’s advice to advocate for yourself is very valid, and the nutritional information she provides is extremely helpful. She writes so clearly and wittily that one can also recommend this book as a ‘good read.’ ” –Mayer B. Davidson, MD, Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, former former ADA president and editor-in-chief of Diabetes Care.
“A thoroughly useful how-to manual for LADA.”
— from the foreword by Maury Hafermann, MD
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.
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